Five individuals doing remarkable work in Rotary’s focus areas — economic development; health; literacy; and water, sanitation and hygiene were honoured at the Rotary institute with a citation and a cash reward of Rs.1 lakh each.

Are you making more digital payments after the pandemic struck and will you continue to do so in the future too? Have you given cyber protection to your mobile phone and computer against malware, hacking and other electronic frauds?

Rotary was instrumental in helping to formulate the original documents that created the United Nations,” said RI director Peter Kyle, addressing a panel discussion at the virtual zone institute titled The ­Odyssey. He recalled the milestone events

There will be no compromise on basic healthcare services during the Covid vaccination rollout and the Central government will follow strict scientific norms and protocol, said Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, the planning body of the GoI.

Over the last one-and-half years, Rotary clubs have done remarkable work in holding Know Your Numbers camps across the country. “Please continue the camps which can be held even in pandemic times as we are checking around 150–200 patients in a camp, hence Covid precautions and social

The need to save the environment and our planet so that future generations can live safe, secure and happy with plenty of trees and biodiversity, was the ­single-point agenda of the two insightful sessions at the virtual Rotary institute. Ecology warrior Vandana Shiva and nine-year-old Licypriya Kangujam

Ranjit Sinh Disale, a teacher at the Zilla ­Parishad ­Primary School in ­Paritewadi village, Solapur, Maharashtra, won $1 million as Global Teacher Prize 2020 for promoting girls’ education and introducing a QR-coded textbook revolution

The Covid-19 pandemic has taught scientists engaged in public health many valuable lessons, and the first one is that investment in public health is crucial. “There is no getting away from it,” said WHO chief

The very definition of the conventional role of corporates and social responsibility of business as merely pursuing legitimate profit and shoring up shareholder value is undergoing a definitive change, said chairman of the

Look forward to the next Rotary zone institute at Mahabalipuram, a heritage town replete with Pallava architecture near Chennai, on Dec 10–12. “Mahabs Rotary Institute will be a stellar example of both purpose and pleasure as Rotarians can listen to eminent speakers in

The governors-elect and governors-nominee training seminars (GETS and GNTS) formed a prelude to the Rotary zone institute which went virtual this year. The training sessions were breakout sessions on the zoom platform and were named after zodiac signs. GETS, GNTS and Partners’ sessions