India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience, said Sudarshan Suchi, chief development officer at Reliance Foundation, at a timely discussion on ‘Rebooting Development for Disaster Resilience’.The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday backed students protesting against alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations, saying that “every student is tormented by the BJP regime”.In a post on X, Rahul said thousands of students were protesting in Maharashtra because their trust in the system had been … Read more
In a session on tech and AI in scaling change, panelists highlighted ways in which they’d each worked with the technology, and underscored how it could be customised to local contexts.Aniket Doegar, co-founder and CEO, Haqdarshak, spoke about his organisation’s use of tech to help people access govt’s 20,000 schemes, including cash transfers, from which … Read more
M P Ahammed, chairman of the Malabar Group of Companies Speaking at the inaugural session of the TOI Social Impact Summit, M P Ahammed, chairman of the Malabar Group of Companies, said his business practices, with 450 showrooms in 24 countries, are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India, Market to the World’ … Read more
A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour, and meaningful change must go beyond numerical targets and provide people with genuine ownership and representation, speakers from the social and corporate sector said at a panel on ‘Scaling … Read more
Cooking is a complex task from neurological point of view: Doc New Delhi: What if one of the simplest ways to keep the brain active later in life is already sitting in the kitchen? A six-year study from Japan has found that older adults who cooked at home at least once a week were less … Read more
PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country, including the robust growth in GDP, on his govt’s watch as congenital pessimists and fault-finders, asserting the “power of truth” will eventually overwhelm the “campaign of lies”.With … Read more
Sanjiv Puri has said sustainability and inclusive growth must be an integral part of the corporate sector’s business model ITC chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri has said sustainability and inclusive growth must be an integral part of the corporate sector’s business model, a model his conglomerate has followed.“Economic progress cannot be seen in isolation … Read more
CBI has filed an FIR against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and some other individuals for allegedly defrauding LICHFL (LIC Housing Finance Ltd) of Rs 1,322 crore between 2018 and 2026. LICHFL alleged that Chandra had submitted a ‘net worth certificate’ of … Read more
The interaction with National Teachers Award winners was held at PM Modi’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence NEW DELHI: “You need confidence and plenty of practice.” That was the public-speaking advice PM Narendra Modi received from a national award-winning teacher during an interaction that moved from a joke about his “aura” to screen addiction, drug abuse … Read more