Month: October 2021
Recycling floral waste to protect river water
In Nashik, dried flowers used in weddings and places of worship are now finding a new use thanks to an initiative of RC Nasik Godavari,
Rotarians feted for Covid relief work
uring his visit to the post-Covid care centre at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, in Chennai, RID Mahesh Kotbagi felicitated seven
Letters to the Editor – October 2021
The plight of Afghan women The editorial on the fate of Afghan women is timely. To help education in Afghanistan, RC Emerald City and other
Empowering women in Surat
Rotary Club of Surat, RID 3060, under its women’s empowerment programme, has started a vocational training centre in Amroli, Surat, to train women in tailoring.
Club HOP – October 2021
RC Salem Metropolis — RID 2982 Five hundred nurses were honoured at the Government Mohan Kumara- mangalam Hospital. Hospital dean Dr Valliammai feted club’s
RC Rewari Main renovates a public health centre
Rotary Club of Rewari Main, RID 3011, recently renovated an urban public health centre (UPHC) run by the Haryana health department at Rajeev Nagar in
A hygiene awareness rally in Hyderabad
In a major initiative against spitting in public places, RC Jubilee Hills, RID 3150, organised a mega awareness rally, in partnership with Rotaract and Interact
Rotary oxygen bank provides Covid care in Nepal
All the seven clubs in Pokhara, Nepal, came together to form a Covid task force after the second wave hit the Gandaki province and its
50,000 patients screened on Rotary Day in RID 3012
Around 100 multispecialty health camps were held across RID 3012 with all the 126 clubs taking part in a mega Rotary Day programme (Aug 29)
In Brief – October 2021
Golden-tongued mummies A team of Egyptian-Dominican archaeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues placed inside their mouths. The 16 mummies were discovered at Alexandria’s
No way out
Few in India have shown the gumption that actor Naseeruddin Shah did to call out those in India celebrating the return of the Taliban
On the racks – October 2021
The Thinnai Author : Ari GautierPublisher : HachettePages : 186; Rs.399 In this delightful book, originally written in French, Ari Gautier takes
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Rotarians and Rotary clubs, or districts, that undertake well-planned and meticulously executed projects that benefit the local community, transforming people’s lives, naturally want them known
Weaving colourful dreams
The series of lockdowns caused by the Covid pandemic across India has left debilitating and far-reaching implications for the handloom industry. Not only has the
Rotary provides relief to rain-hit Mahad
Following extremely heavy rains in Mahad, an industrial town in Raigad district of Maharashtra, and based on feedback received from local Rotary clubs, a detailed
The Rotary Foundation sets and meets challenging goals
Today, we all face continuing challenges caused by the pandemic. But when it comes to handling this pandemic, we are people of action: people who
Pandit Jasraj: A music veteran who walked tall
For Hindustani music lovers with Hyderabad connections, the sixties and seventies of the last century were a golden era of sorts, with high quality