We are proud to say that we have put nine women on the driver’s seat in these two years,” smiles Kanakjeet Agarwal, secretary, RC Rourkela Queens, RID 3261.
At the recent Disha conclave, a goal-setting seminar, held in Jaipur for the incoming governors of Zones 4 and 7, the one message that was given by every leader was to focus on Rotary’s membership with the central aim to attract new members, retain existing ones, increase the gender balance in Rotary in India and swell the number of Rotaractors and Interactors.
Building peace requires thoughtful, sustained efforts and meaningful partnerships,” said RI President Stephanie Urchick, speaking at the Presidential Peace Conference in Istanbul. Held from Feb 20–22, the event centred on Healing in a Divided World.
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Imagine a scenario when you have to switch off all the lights and fans in your house in order to have enough voltage to run the motor to fill your overhead tank. As power supply is erratic and inadequate, even though many houses in this area do have overhead water tanks, they are rarely used. While most hamlets have power, it is only single phase. The reliability of such power is also a question mark, due to the power outages and the low voltage. And if and when power goes, which is mostly during the rainy season, it won’t be restored for days, as the terrain becomes slushy and very difficult to reach.
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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.
RC Goniana, RID 3090, organised the Gift of Mobility project, providing battery-operated artificial limbs to 180 beneficiaries at the panchayati Dharmshala.
Noteworthy articles The Feb issue has some interesting articles such as RC Agra’s child protection initiatives and RID 3231 lecture…
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.
Dothies and sarees were distributed to over 100 elders at the Helpage India Old Age
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.
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Kites filled the sky in Gandhidham, Gujarat, as participants of the Rotary Magical Miles Car Drive, an initiative by RC Mumbai Ghatkopar West, RID 3141, raised
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Rotary International President-elect Mario de Camargo at the International Assembly asked members to embrace growth, service and connection.
Listening to Brazilian cellist and Rotary Peace Fellow Diego Carneiro in Chennai was nothing short of mesmerising.
Bees know no borders,” said Rhyda M, an Interactor from Bengaluru, sharing an example of Israeli and Palestinian beekeepers collaborating through initiatives like
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After a day of interviews with the committee vetting candidates for 2025–26 Rotary International president, Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo returned to his hotel and waited. And waited. “It’s an elimination process,” he says. “The anxiety level reaches sky high.” When he got a call asking him to return to Rotary headquarters in Evanston, his first thought was that he’d made some sort of mistake. As he walked the few blocks to the building, he mentally reviewed everything he’d said. When he finally realised why he’d been called back, it was an emotional moment, he says. “The nominating committee stands up and applauds you, and you are invited to say your first words as president. Mine were, ‘Are you guys sure?’”