Passive funds: Survey finds 80% investors hiked passive investment in one year

Passive funds: Survey finds 80% investors hiked passive investment in one year

Passive fund adoption is on the rise, a survey conducted by Motilal Oswal AMC revealed, adding that 80% of investors have increased their allocation towards index funds and ETFs in the past year. Passive funds have seen a significant growth in assets under management (AUM), surpassing Rs 11 lakh crore by September 2024. This marks … Read more

Singareni coal company holds awareness campaign titled ‘Ujwala Singareni’ across the coal belt

Singareni coal company holds awareness campaign titled ‘Ujwala Singareni’ across the coal belt

To motivate its workforce to work more efficiently to reduce the cost of coal production, the management of the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) organised a two-day awareness campaign in all its 40 coal mines and different departments across the State’s coal belt on Thursday and Friday. The campaign christened “Ujwala Singareni – The … Read more

ZooNation: Raising awareness about mental health through theatre

ZooNation: Raising awareness about mental health through theatre

ZooNation Tommy Franzen in The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Welcome to Wonderland. The stage is set for ZooNation dance company’s production of The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at London’s Linbury Theatre. Over-sized cups and saucers, laden with delicious-looking treats, stand next to teapots of many colours, ready to be wheeled on for rehearsals. But there … Read more

School Students take out awareness rally on rainwater harvesting

School Students take out awareness rally on rainwater harvesting

S. Kavitha, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), flagged off the rally from the old bus terminus opposite the fort.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement : Ahead of the Northeast monsoon, the district administration has organised a school students’ awareness rally on rainwater harvesting here on Wednesday. Officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Drainage Board (TWAD), which … Read more

Karnataka gets first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness – ET HealthWorld

Karnataka gets first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: To bring more awareness about snakebite prevention as well as to prevent snake persecution, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Karnataka’s Mysuru. Incidentally, in February, Karnataka also became the first state in India to declare snakebite as a notifiable disease. The chatbot, launched by Humane Society International (HSI) India in collaboration with … Read more

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind launches awareness campaign against drug abuse

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind launches awareness campaign against drug abuse

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind members releasing posters of their campaign against drug abuse, in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has planned to run a State-level campaign against drug abuse and other vices. Representative of the organisation Abdul Sattar, on Saturday, said that about 98 lakh people, including minors, were addicted … Read more

Andhra Pradesh lauded for efforts to raise awareness on ill-effects of tobacco use

Andhra Pradesh lauded for efforts to raise awareness on ill-effects of tobacco use

Andhra Pradesh has secured first position in the country for organising a series of awareness campaigns during ‘World No Tobacco Day-2023’ drive from May 31 to August 15 this year. Health and medical officials from Andhra Pradesh were lauded for creating a benchmark and becoming an inspiration for other States in their efforts towards bringing … Read more

Walkathon to raise awareness on maintaining a healthy heart and brain organised

Walkathon to raise awareness on maintaining a healthy heart and brain organised

A walkathon was organised on Sunday to raise awareness on the need to maintain a healthy heart and brain. Gleneagles Healthcity’s 4km-walkathon was flagged off by actor Prasanna. The walk wound its way from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and ended at the Pallikaranai police station. Students from Asan Memorial College, Sathak College, Hindustan College, … Read more

CMC observes International Snakebite Awareness Day in Vellore

CMC observes International Snakebite Awareness Day in Vellore

The sixth International Snakebite Awareness Day being observed at CMC in Vellore on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Poison Control Center of Christian Medical College (CMC) Hospital observed the sixth International Snakebite Awareness Day on its campus in Vellore on Tuesday. According to a press release, the day marked the culmination of year-long activities … Read more