Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that portrayals which carry negative stereotypes about PwD would impact their dignity and perpetuate social discrimination against them. The Supreme Court on Monday, July 8, issued a set of guidelines against the “disparaging” portrayal of persons with disabilities (PwD) in visual media and films, PTI reported. A three-judge headed by Chief Justice …
Technological innovation moves fast, but sometimes businesses can move slowly. Or even not at all. Take for example the news from Reuters that the Japanese government officially, and finally, decided last month to cease the use of floppy disks for things like business and regulatory reporting, among the over 1,000 other required use cases. The last, new floppy disk was manufactured …
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During COVID-19, one woman’s creativity soared, transforming her vision into a flourishing business in a remarkably short span. But it was only a few months ago, teacher-turned-entrepreneur Dipu decided to take her vision for unconventional jewellery to the masses. Her dream, however, was not to succeed alone, but to take underprivileged women in her community …
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Mitch Cobb firmly believes in a triple bottom line of profits, people and planet A decade ago, Mitch Cobb, co-founder of non-alcoholic brand Libra, had a revelation. A budding entrepreneur with a keen sense of social justice and equity, he discovered while doing an MBA program at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown that …
Amidst the looming collapse of Singareni Collieries, IRS officer N Balaram’s visionary leadership sparked an astonishing transformation, catapulting India’s oldest coal mining PSU from ruin to remarkable success. The story of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), India’s oldest public sector undertaking (PSU) in the coal mining sector, is a testament to resilience and remarkable leadership. …
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