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Making the lockdown easy for People with Disabilities
Registered in 1996, NCPEDP is the country’s premier cross-disability, not-for-profit organization working as an interface between Government, Industry, International Agencies, and the Voluntary Sector towards the empowerment of persons with disabilities. They conduct workshops and seminars to spread awareness about the difficulties faced by the disabled in their everyday life. These workshops also shed light …
Handsfree Sanitizers: A timely innovation for Public Spaces
Beco is a sustainable product start-up founded by Anuj Ruia, Aditya Ruia and Akshay Verma that works to make a sustainable and eco-friendly world. It has various biodegradable products made from bamboo and corn starch, ranging from tissues to earbuds to trash bags. They also use recycled and craft paper for the packaging of their …
Getting back to Work, the social-distancing way!
Nations are progressing towards relaxing the lockdown and reopening of activities to ensure that the economy does not collapse fully. People have started accepting that COVID-19 is to stay for long. People are getting back to work and thus it is a matter of urgent concern to transform offices into safe workspaces. A guide book …
Tribal youth make short-films in local languages to educate vulnerable communities about COVID and lockdown
Nandurbar district is counted as one of the most underdeveloped districts of India. 85% of its population consists of tribals of the Pawara and Bheel community. Due to low literacy levels, people were barely aware of the global pandemic world is currently facing. A team of ten members from Aadiwasi Janjagruti is now carrying this …
COVID-19 Hotspot Zones in India (Explained)
SARS-CoV-2 i.e. novel coronavirus continues to take thousands of lives across the globe. It is compelling authorities to impose lockdowns and take stringent steps to prevent healthcare systems from collapsing. The Government of India has colour-coded districts and zones depending on the number of COVID-19 patients in the area. The decision of the government to …
Fighting the other side of the Pandemic: Hunger Crisis
As the entire human race fights the baleful boutade of COVID-19 with countries sealing borders, cancelling international travel and imposing nationwide lockdowns; the other equally bad side of the pandemic stays more or less hidden under the carpet. With the world economies crumbling down, healthcare systems collapsing and people losing their jobs and money, daily …