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Mumbai, Maharashtra [India] : Since our ancient times, India has been known as the land of ‘Sujalam and Sufalam’. The various rivers worshiped as deities has ensured that Indians remain water secure. However, rising urban population and growing industrialisation have taken a toll on water resources and rivers once worshipped have turned into sewage canals. This demanded a fresher outlook towards the overall management of the Urban Water Cycle. An integrated approach comprising of Water Supply and Sewage Treatment with Reuse is the only solution to this crisis. The thumb-rule is 80% of potable water supplied to a city returns…

Kerala, [India] : Born in the Malappuram District of Kerala, Adv KC Naseer has been prominent and headlines because of a lot of pro bono cases for the poor and marginalized sections of the society. He is an advocate as well as a member of – AILC (All India Lawyers Council). Naseer had also contested as a SDPI candidate, in the Kottakkal assembly in 2011 and the Tiruragadi constituency in 2016. And became an SDPI candidate in Vengara in 2017. Naseer has started running several campaigns for the betterment of society. But he came into recognition and was noticed by…

New Delhi, [India] : The AllIndia Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) organized the first Craft Kutumb- ShilpUdyam Samman Presentation Ceremony on the 19th of February 2021. The virtual award ceremony was held to support Indian craft businesses that have demonstrated potential to grow, scale and reach new and emerging markets. Prize money of two lakhs has been awarded to the deserving entrepreneurs, craft groups or organizations selected through established eligibility criteria and a competitive selection process. Further, all participating businesses will be part of an acceleration programme to build enterprise development capacities.Around 150 craft enterprises have participated in the awards…

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India] : The Unnao rape scandal has been much talked about in the past years, due to which there was a great rage among the people of the whole country, the discussions of MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's power kept the media busy for many months, but now filmmaker Sanoj Mishra is going to reveal the sensational news in front of the country. Recently, director Sanoj Mishra met the family of Kuldeep Singh Sengar and after getting consent from the family, research work on this subject has started in Unnao, Kanpur, Lucknow and Delhi, Sanoj Mishra is considered a…

(Adv Sumayya calls on civil society to focus more on family counselling, parenting, pre marital education and women empowerment) Ahmedabad, Gujarat [India] : Adv Sumayya created ripples across her community and larger society with her initiatives on focusing women empowerment and family counselling. Her single minded focus has brought in scores of people attending parenting, marital education in society and she is urging civil society to focus on these matters that really enhances the quality of life of women from every community. Sumayya was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and brought up in Kerala. The vast experiences she has gathered travelling…

Valsad, Gujarat : Celebrated the day of Love , a 24- hour immersive experience at a global confluence of world-renowned inspiring personalities including Spiritual Masters, Industry Leaders, Humanitarian Heroes and many more, together ignited a resolve for a positive, peaceful and better future. In the presence of 14 world-renowned Mentors and Motivators such as Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai, Pujya Gyanvatsal Swami, Pujya Gaur Gopal Das, BK Sister Shivani, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Ronnie Screwvala, Dr. Aditi Govitrikar, Kuntal Joisher, Aarti Shah, Idalene Kesner, Akanksha Singh, Jaineel Shah,  Anish Mehta , Dr Mansi Shah, Atmarpit Shraddhaben  and internationally-acclaimed artists such as Kailash Kher,…

Surat, Gujarat [India] : In the second year of the Pulwama terror attack, a program to pay homage to the martyrs was organized by the Hearts at Work Foundation of Surat and Greenman Viral Desai. The country's first Pulwama monument is located at the country's number one Green Udhna junction station. So many eminent personalities of Surat city gathered to pay homage to the soldiers who were martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack. In addition, monuments of 'I Love Green Udhna Station' prepared by Hearts at Work Foundation were unveiled at Udhna Junction Station. The Heart at Work Foundation also…

Surat, Gujarat : The Rotary Club of Udhna distributed Drying Stands for clothes to the RPF Battalion personnel at RPF Colony, Udhna. The event was attended by Rotary Club of Udhna  President Vishal Merchant, Secretary Chetan Jariwala, Prakash Patel, Former President Manish Nayak, Nirali Choksi, Social Worker Nirali Nayak and Ami Merchant. It is worth mentioning that the first urban forest of Indian Railways is located near Udhna RPF Colony. Using the Miyawaki method, this urban forest was created by the Hearts at Work Foundation of Surat under the able leadership of Greenman Viral Desai. Says Greenman Viral Desai, "The…

New Delhi, [India] : India has been home to a few of the brightest and highly talented entrepreneurs in the world. Entrepreneurship is becoming more and more popular among the youth of the nation. Not only does entrepreneurship make the young generation independent but it also makes them aware of their social responsibilities. Social entrepreneurs in India are very limited. These are entrepreneurs who work for the benefit of society. They are responsible for generating business for a social cause. There are several hurdles in their path but the driving force behind them is the idea to uplift lives for…

Surat, [India] : On account of the nation’s 72th Republic day, Youth Nation gave the message of ‘Say NO to drugs’ to the country through a huge car rally. This is the seventh straight year since they started rallying to spread awareness among the youth. Members of various organizations in the city including Youth Nation and Surat City Police came together and successfully conducted the event. The Say NO to Drugs Roadshow rally was led by the National Police at 5 pm from the civic amenities center, Athwalines, traffic police personnel and members of the city's famous biking queens. It…