Day: March 3, 2025
RID 3233, IIT-Madras form partnership
To mentor Rotary districts and clubs in design, development and implementation of humanitarian global grants and CSR India grant projects, an IITM Rotary Centre for Social Development was formed in the presence of IIT-Madras director Prof V Kamakoti.
Project Vignettes – March 2025
RC Goniana, RID 3090, organised the Gift of Mobility project, providing battery-operated artificial limbs to 180 beneficiaries at the panchayati Dharmshala.
Letters to the Editor – March 2025
Noteworthy articles The Feb issue has some interesting articles such as RC Agra’s child protection initiatives and RID 3231 lecture series titled Yathumanaval (she is
Hi-tech machine for Retinopathy Centre
To aid in the treatment of avoidable blindness due to diabetic retinopathy, RC Panaji Riviera, RID 3170, has donated an OCT (optical coherence tomography) machine worth Rs.43 lakh to the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, through a CSR grant from Jollyboard Ltd.
Club matters – March 2025
Dothies and sarees were distributed to over 100 elders at the Helpage India Old Age
A digital mission in Karnataka
Eighteen months ago, 15 Rotarians from RC Bengaluru Harmony, RID 3191, conducted a six-month pilot programme at five Arivu Kendras, in Kalaburagi district of north Karnataka. Arivu Kendras (knowledge centres) are digital learning centres located near village panchayats in Karnataka; apart from book catalogues, they are equipped with digital screens, laptops, desktops and mobile phones with internet connectivity.