Day: November 1, 2023
Rotary Foundation bags Mahatma Award
Rotary Foundation (India), RFI, led by PRID C Basker (till Sept 30) has won the prestigious Mahatma Award instituted by Gandhian, philanthropist and social entrepreneur
Project Vignettes – November 2023
40 new Interact clubs in RID 3020 RID Raju Subramanian installed 40 new Interact clubs in RID 3020. RC Visakhapatnam hosted an event to install
Letters to the Editor – November 2023
A model Rotary project With unwavering commitment and service projects worth ₹51 lakh, RC Nilgiris has made an indelible mark on the Bettati village community
Rotary ki Pathshala for new members
RC Chandigarh Midtown, RID 3080, held a new member orientation programme called Rotary ki Pathshala (Rotary classroom) at the Rotary House in Panchkula, Chandigarh. The
Water divining Rotarians of RC Bangalore South Parade
Finding drinking water is always a challenge. India has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, making it
An app to prepare students for exams
DG Milind Kulkarni of RID 3142 has conceptualised an app called Ideal Study to help Class 10 students prepare for their state board examination. The
RC Bangalore rejuvenates Palar river, transforms villages
Even as there is a lot of political turmoil over the passage of the women’s quota Bill by the Lok Sabha, despite all political parties
Greening the hills and lighting up lives
Rotary Club of Pune Sports City, a 28-year-old club with 65 Rotarians in RID 3131, has been implementing environment protection projects for over five years.
From a cancer patient to happy woman
With anxiety and fear writ large on her face, 60-year-old Gnanambal travelled 30km to a breast cancer screening camp hosted jointly by RC Rasipuram, RID
Sri Vanam, a green oasis in Chennai
Stepping into its third year, Sri Vanam, an urban trail forest spread over one acre and created with the aim to nurture a huge nursery
RC Madras South completes 500 heart surgeries for children
On August 26, 2023, the Rotary Club of Madras South, RID 3232, celebrated a rare landmark — the completion of 500 heart surgeries over the
Club HOP – November 2023
RC Kattumannarkoil — RID 2981 A kitchen to prepare midday meals was built at the Kunjamedu Middle School and a microforest project (1.5 acre)
Meet your Governors
Rebranding Rotary in urban areas In the corporate world, where I come from you give orders and wait for them to be executed. But
Finland & Iceland… where happiness reigns
Finland has topped the list of the happiest countries in the world for the last three years. Located in northern Europe, Finland is one of
The wheelchair brigade at airports
We Indians are a strange lot and most of the time we don’t realise how strange we are. For example, have you noticed how many
India will miss this gentle, caring farm scientist
I will always remember M S Swaminathan as an extremely kind, gentle, courteous and affable gentleman. As a journalist working for the Indian Express first, and then
Beware of this Big O
This is your alarm clock. Wake up. A joint study by WHO and ICRIER (the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations) warns
M S Swaminathan will be missed…
It was with great sadness that I read about the passing away of Prof M S Swaminathan, father of the Green Revolution. Only those who have
Reduce the carbon pawprints of your pets
Pets have become part and parcel of urban living. Many animal-loving families keep dogs and cats at home. Not only do these loving animals
Get me rewrite!
I quit my job in the summer of 2021. There were lots of factors, but one had absolutely nothing to do with my career as a