CHENNAI, India, Sept 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – F amilies are forced to make their young children toil at brick kilns in north India to make enough bricks required to earn them their minimum wages, a report found on Wednesday. Up to 80 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 14 who live …
“Only the bricks count”: children toil to help families in Indian kilns Read More »
Having completed half a billion rides in India – the stories we heard of everyday lives of our drivers and riders were nothing short of inspirational. Every journey is a story about pursuits and quirks and relationships and progress. Uber Journeys is a showcase of the extraordinary journeys of ordinary people.
Launched by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, the “Bandhan Tod” app will try to create awareness on resisting child marriage and will also provide round-the-clock help to adolescent girls saying no to the practice in the form of an SOS button. In a unique initiative, Gender Alliance Bihar, a collective effort of over 270 …
Mobile App to Fight Child Marriage Launched in Bihar Read More »
Due to a rapid increase in the number of pollutants in the environment, a green future seems distant, but people like Rashmii Tiwaari give us cause to believe all is not lost. At the beginning of 2017, Rashmii Tiwaari originally from UP and settled in Hyderabad, was wondering how she would go about her M.Arch …
This architect is building eco-friendly toilets using old plastic bottles Read More »
CHENNAI: The UNICEF ‘CEO Run’ 2017 — Chiefs for children, organised by United Way of Chennai was conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, on Sunday morning. The focus was to get leaders of the society to safeguard children and provide holistic development. The event began with an energetic Zumba session for warm up.
