CII COVID-19 Relief and Rehabilitation Initiatives: Distributing Relief Material to the Last Mile
12 Jun 2021 As the second wave of Coronavirus spread across India, it reached remote parts of rural India as well. The spread put tremendous strain on an already weak healthcare system and led to the loss of lives and livelihoods. Large swathes of rural populations – many of whom had returned from the cities […]
How to Manage Large-Scale Public Crises
14 Jun 2021 Read about how we can manage a large-scale public crises in the CII blog, based on a Stanford Social Innovation Review article by Haritha Saranga and Prateek Raj. In a world fraught with uncertainty, unforeseen crises have the power to bring entire economies to a standstill. During such times, public attention focuses […]
CII Covid-19 Relief and Rehabilitation Initiatives: Strengthening Healthcare Infrastructure
17 Jun 2021 The second wave of Coronavirus put tremendous strain on healthcare infrastructure as the number of patients rose rapidly. Hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, ventilators and other necessary medical equipment and facilities were in short supply and people were often travelling great distances in the hope of getting medical support. While the Government was […]
Health, Wellness, Yoga!
21 Jun 2021 Yoga has been an integral part of the Indian tradition, culture, and lifestyle since the very beginning and has been well accepted in different parts of the world as a means to lead a healthy and balanced life. The International Yoga Day, which is on 21 June this year, gives us an […]
Zoonotic Diseases- The chain of transmission
22 Jun 2021 As COVID-19 continues to rattle the world, discussion around zoonotic diseases has gained prominence. Zoonotic diseases or ‘zoonoses’ are diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans due to viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L33a9fnxTiw The novel coronavirus has been widely presumed to be transferred from the animal world to humans. The […]
COVID-19 Accelerated Clean Energy Adoption
24 Jun 2021 Globally companies are getting into corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with renewable energy producers. This trend of corporate PPAs was popularized by tech giants such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, AT&T who have altogether around 10 GW of PPA, but it is becoming more and more mainstream now. Corporate PPAs grew […]
Driving Change for Child Safety: A battle worth fighting
26 Jun 2021 Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a real problem in many countries in the world, and even in India, the numbers have been alarming. In recent times, due to awareness, more information, and accessible avenues to raise an alarm, more cases are now coming to light. The unfortunate reality is, however, that reported […]
Community: Taking Corporate Citizenship to the Next Level
09 May 2022 Community involvement or engagement is a key pillar of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), wherein companies incorporate social and environmental goals in their business decisions and operations. While CSR today has become a business imperative in the community engagement aspect of CSR, the focus overwhelmingly lies on communities and their betterment. This, in […]
Healthcare: Technology Delivering Next Level Healthcare
12 May 2022 Over the years, emerging technologies, innovation, scientific breakthroughs, and new business models have dramatically transformed the healthcare industry. Some of the top trends that are fast revolutionizing the field of healthcare, range from availability of information and Big Data, integrated medical records, improved communications, automated processes, among others. As rapid advancements in […]
Bringing Change through Technology
28 Jun 2021 India is passing through an unprecedented health crisis and yet another economic challenge. However, the loss of economic momentum is not as severe as last year. As vaccination gains speed, the second half is expected to be strong. The objective, both for the Government and for the Industry remains the same – […]