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Severe mental disorders affect individuals across all ages and spare no social class. Only a concerted approach by different departments can help contain the consequences of mental disorders in a public health programme. To read the entire case study, click here
   
 
Pravah, and Commutiny - the Youth Collective, have brought out a book- The Ocean in a Drop: Inside-Out Youth Leadership. The book explains what youth leadership is and how it can be promoted
   
 
Simple everyday items and things that you were about to throw away can be fashioned into toys for science learning. Here are some instances of an innovative approach to science learning that is easy on the environment as well.
   
 
MOHAN Foundation, a pioneer organisation in the promotion of cadaveric organ donation, has introduced a toll-free number to ease the process of helping people donate organs of deceased family members. For further information, call 1800 419 3737
   
 

Established in 1919, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) is one of the oldest philanthropic institutions in India, and has played a pioneering role in changing traditional ideas of charity. The Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, formed in 1974, works together with SRTT to bestow grants

In a first of its kind initiative in Vidarbha, producer companies, ie profit making companies owned by farmers have come together to organise a Grain Festival in an endeavour to link the customers directly to the producers of what they eat.
 
A training programme was organised by the Reviving Green Revolution (RGR) Cell and Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana from March 25-28, 2013.
 
A project of Action for the Rights of the Child, a Pune-based network of NGOs and individuals involved in the promotion of children's rights and education, this website offers easy and systematic access, in both English and Marathi, to the provisions of the Right To Education
Act, 2009.
 
Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, have been supporting projects that work for children with special needs for almost a decade. This publication shares finding from studies on the work of our partner organizations - Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal and Communication Developmental Eclectic Approach to Language Learning.
 
The RGR cell at Punjab Agricultural University has adopted 1,100 villages in the state to encourage crop diversification and help farmers prosper. Read more about their activities as reported by the media here
 
 
A first-hand account of how water programmes impact the lives of hundreds and thousands of villagers by journalist Suhit Kelkar
 
The 7th annual partner's meet of IWMI - Tata Water Policy Research Programme attracted over 200 participants from the government, research institutes and international organisations.
 
To view other initiatives and articles that have been featured in the spotlight section, click here
 
India has been witnessing a sudden surge in the number of cars on road. This trend has not only led to rise in traffic problems, but a rise in number of road accidents as well.

This report, which is a comprehensive look at the incidence and patterns of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) in India, aims to take a deeper look at the areas where changes can be brought through research and development. A graphical look at the seriousness of the issue can be obtained through an in-depth presentation, which can be downloaded
here.

The aim is to try and reduce the number of injuries and fatalities due to RTAs. To read a review of the findings, click here
 
Supported by the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, the Mohan Foundation is doing sterling work to save lives by facilitating organ donations and training transplant coordinators