Disabled people across the Global South have faced significant discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater risk of life-threatening abuse, violence and mental health problems, according to a new study. It also carries a few recommendations that include creating a disability-inclusive recovery, engaging with disability researchers and advocacy groups, mapping disability covid and thinking about long-term sustainable systems …

AnantU’s Anant Centre for Sustainability led by its director Dr. Miniya Chatterji, CEO Sustain Labs with support from Nitish Rane, an MLA from Mumbai,  has created  two new COVID care facilities in Devgad and Vaibhavwadi in Maharashtra. Converting existing vacant and unused infrastructure into COVID care facilities for patients with mild to moderate symptoms is an idea, which has been …

1M1B Activate Impact Summit is scheduled at United Nations, New York in December 2021 during which 10 top works will be showcased.  A new category of teacher awards has been announced by Bangalore-based 1M1B (One Million for One Billion), a United Nations accredited not-for- profit organization focused on SDGs and future skills and leadership development among youth in India. Called …

A team of researchers at IIT Roorkee led by Prof. Soumitra Satapathi, Laboratory of Integrated Nanophotonics and Biomaterials, has developed a disinfection box that can be used for sterilizing a wide variety of personal belongings including medical equipment, Personal Protection Equipment, apparels among others, against coronavirus. Termed as the ‘Unisaviour’ box, it comprises a metal coated with specially- designed highly …

XLRI-Xavier School of Management in its response to  the outbreak of COVID-19, has extended its support to Jamshedpur district administration to fight against the pandemic. Over the last few weeks, XLRI professors have engaged round-the-clock with various government bodies, local authorities, and healthcare professionals to prepare a broad and meaningful strategy to manage this pandemic together. As an initial step, XLRI has …

Stanford Rebuild by Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) is a global innovation sprint focused on ideating and accelerating solutions for the wide range of challenges and opportunities society will face as it emerges from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Open to students, innovators and business leaders around the globe, who are invited to participate in an 8-week focused …