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15 Jun

IC3 Institute comes forward to support women affected by the COVID-19 surge in India

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New Jersey/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [USA/India], June 14: The IC3 Institute, a U.S. non-profit, is helping women from families that have lost their breadwinners to COVID-19 in the recent surge in India by empowering them with training and employment opportunities. These women will be trained as career counsellors and connected with full-time employment opportunities within IC3's global network of high schools. “The COVID-19 surge in India has brought many challenges, one of which is the loss of the sole breadwinners in many families, pushing them to the brink of poverty. While there has been a lot of international and domestic support for…

10 Jun

’Care for Healthcare Covid Warriors’ – a free helpline service to support the mental health of Healthcare Covid workers, launched by Aavishkar Centre

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 10: ‘Aavishkar Centre for Self Enrichment’ has launched a free helpline to support doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics, and other healthcare workers on Covid duties to support them with any emotional distress they might be experiencing. The last 16 months of the pandemic have been tough for the frontline healthcare workers; and the second wave pushed the limits of the healthcare infrastructure, creating additional emotional distress for these Covid Warriors. Speaking during the launch, Dr. Nirmala Rao, Director, Aavishkar Center said, “Watching the news helplessly over the past year, I was feeling bad about the conditions under…

10 Jun

Survivors Turning Saviours: An Inspiring Story from Uttarakhand

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Sachin Upadhyay, a Covid survivor and social entrepreneur in Dehradun is helping 200 villages fight the Covid-19 pandemic – he is saving lives and building a recovery plan. Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 9: Sachin describes the two weeks as a Covid patient the worst of his life – the isolation, loss of physical strength, constant inflow of distressing news of illness and deaths – he believes it is somewhat of a miracle that he came off the disease without any complication. While the first wave of Covid-19 last year had a very limited impact on the hilly state of…

09 Jun

Permagard India pledges to plant 10,000 Trees across the country as part of its Commitment to Environment.

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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 9: We humans are experiencing a remarkable pace of progress like never before. Technology, Design, and Engineering- Everything's evolving super fast. At the heart of all this progress are few outstanding organizations, which move the world forward towards a more sustainable future. They feel responsible towards nature. They even feel a bond with the natural resources that nourish us. One such organisation that's setting new benchmarks is India's No. 1 Car Care Brand- Permagard India. It has pledged for an extraordinary initiative: "Permagard India will plant 10,000 trees, 1 tree for every car that will be…

08 Jun

On this World Environment Day, Viral Desai plants 4,000 trees under ‘Satyagraha against Pollution’

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Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 8: Known as the Greenman Viral Desai, an environmentalist and businessman spearheaded his 'Satyagraha against Pollution' campaign on World Environment Day by planting and distributing about 4,000 trees in various places. As a part of this campaign, he planted trees in Vaktana, Vaanz, and Bhimrad villages, both of which have been associated with Gandhiji's Dandi Yatra. In this regard, Viral Desai said, "Just as Gandhiji and Sardar Patel got freedom from British slavery through Satyagraha, now is the time for us to get freedom from the slavery of pollution through Satyagraha." That is why our foundation…

08 Jun

India’s largest football stadium turned into a 250-bed COVID hospital by AMRI Hospitals

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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 31: In Kolkata, the steep rise in COVID-19 cases challenges the city’s top hospitals to provide beds to patients. Initially, many healthcare providers restricted admission of general patients but amid the sudden rise in cases, even this step did not seem much helpful. Also, several private hospitals expressed helplessness in expanding their critical care units due to a lack of resources. IN the middle of these unprecedented situations, AMRI Hospitals has resolved to pull out all stops to manage and treat COVID-19 patients. Within a year, the hospital managed to set up an entirely different…

08 Jun

Surat’s IDCC Hospital and Shri Vasishtha Group of Schools jointly organized a unique honouring ceremony “Real Heroes”

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Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 8: On 6th June 2021, IDCC (Institute Of Infectious Disease & Critical Care) and Shri Vasishtha Group of Schools together organised a special honouring ceremony for Doctors of Surat in the evening. This program was a recognition to those Super Specialist Doctors who without a thought risked their lives treating corona patients in different hospitals of the city. Many Resident Doctors also served dedicatedly during the pandemic, some of them were infected with the Coronavirus while on duty. One doctor who was very serious and was put on a ventilator, selflessly got back to serve Surat,…

08 Jun

The third former ruler of the Jadeja dynasty of Kachchh, Gujarat dies due to Covid-19

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Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 8: The Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha (1897) pays their respectful homage to Late who died of Covid-19 complications, in a condolence ceremony held virtually on June 5, 2021. He was the third former ruler of the Jadeja dynasty of Kachchh, Gujarat, and a descendant of Lord Shree Krishna and lived a royal purposeful life of 85 years. Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur expressed his heartfelt condolences. Since Late Maharao Pragmal III had expressed his wish that there would be no Maharao on the throne after him. On this matter, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar shared, “The…

07 Jun

Scion of erstwhile royal family of Khimsar, Dhananjai Singh extends his help for fighting Covid-19

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Nagaur (Rajasthan) [India], June 2: The wrath of Covid-19 spared nobody irrespective of their age and their monetary status. Second wave being worse than the first one has taken a toll on everyone. Khimsar in Nagaur district in Rajasthan is located halfway between Jodhpur and Nagaur. Dhananjai Singh, the prince of erstwhile royal family of Khimsar, is the founder of Annadata Charitable Trust and also the Director of Khimsar Group of Hotels in Rajasthan. Dhananjai has taken a step forward to support the government along with other Corona Warriors like doctors, etc. to fight the pandemic by procuring oxygen cylinders…

07 Jun

UN-backed Music Video on Pollution and Environment ‘Prithvi Manthan’ – The 2nd Churning

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An epic thriller Music Video based on Siva Strotam Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4: Auromira Entertainment, the production house behind the wildly popular viral music video 'Aigiri Nandini' collaborates with Veteran Singer Susmita Das to release an epic thriller and action song titled 'Prithvi Manthan'. This music video based on Shiva TandavaStrotam and makes a reference to the mythological Sagar Manthan (Churning of the Sea). What is The 2nd Churning… Sagar Manthan (Churning of the Sea): In Hindu mythology, the Gods and the Demons joined up to churn the seas to extract the hidden treasure. But the skimming also produced…