Clean hands: Need to create more awareness
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Every year we observe October 15 as Global Hand washing Day to remind people about the importance of hand hygiene to health. India has one third of the world’s poorest population and the Global Goals have a significant role to play especially at a time when 1.3 billion people are forced […]
Awareness is the key to arrest blindness cases
By: Dr Mahipal S Sachdev To slow down the rapid increase in the number of cases of Blindness in India, Awareness on the grass root level is the key. In India, due to the significant urban-rural divide, lack of awareness is one of the leading causes for rise in such cases. Awareness of methods of […]
Remembering Dr A P J Abdul Kalam: The ‘Missile Man of India’
By: M Ahmad Great souls never leave; they are always on the mind of humankind. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born on 15th Oct 1931 and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and this day […]
Living with disability and disasters
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 13th October is celebrated as International Day for disaster Risk Reduction to bring awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face. “Disaster means catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from nature or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which result in substantial […]
World Sight Day: Caring for the sightless with assistive technology
On the second Thursday of October, people all around the world celebrate World Sight Day. This global event to be observed on 13th Oct, 2022, draws attention to blindness, visual impairments, and the prevention methods of both. It’s praised as the “most important advocacy and communications event on the eye health calendar.”The World Health Organisation […]
Living with disability and disasters
BY: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 13th October is celebrated as International Day for disaster Risk Reduction to bring awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face. “Disaster means catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from nature or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which result in substantial […]
Being sensitive towards the elderly
Vijay Garg The emotional attachment and support that senior citizens need can only be provided by family. It cannot be satisfactory that some relaxation has been given to senior citizens for traveling in trains and banks also give them additional interest. To set up old age homes with basic health facilities across the country the […]
Poem : To my friend
Shahid Shamshad Kumar You are so unique Unique as a tool in wisdom So you have freedom Freedom of hope and positive vibes Your dreams of white coat Will turn your journey to that boat Boat of feeling the pain In the valley of “reddish drains” The God is to provide happiness And you there […]
Are you just shy or is it ‘Sociophobia’?
Umair Shafiq Khanday Are you afraid of attending public gatherings or feel overly conscious while meeting new people? Does the feeling of being judged affect you in everyday situations? If you have been feeling this way consistently for quite some time or if these feelings make it hard to keep up with your daily routine […]
Daughters are a bloom forever
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 10th October is always observed as the International Day of the Girl .Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world. They are a fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a crucial tool to support their work, activism and leadership. Our Indian society is […]