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March 4, 2024
‘ATMANIRBHAR SURAKSHA’ The Vital Role of Citizens in Ensuring Electrical Safety and Preventing Fires in Mumbai! Mumbai is a city that never sleeps. Its skyline is dotted with residential and commercial buildings pulsating with the energy of a vibrant …
Tags: Be Secure, Personal Safety, TogetherVCAN's Social Sanchars
May 25, 2022
2022: The COVID-19 Pandemic is on the ebb, and the Monsoon is upon us with the predictable challenges that will have to be faced throughout the country, and for Mumbai the flooding in particular! As we do every year …
Tags: BMC, Personal Safety
January 6, 2021
Personally, I am looking to make 2021 a memorable investment year, and hope to have all of you along with me, with optimism and masked too! The year 2020 has ended and ensured that all of us have become investors …
Tags: Health & Covid, TogetherVCAN's Social Sanchars
June 17, 2020
As we all grapple with the COVID-19 Pandemic, Monsoon is already upon us and the inevitable challenges it brings to Mumbai have to be faced, be it flooding or the ailments that come with the rains! With everyone’s focus squarely …
Tags: Health & Covid, Personal Safety
January 13, 2020
Safety on Roads – #MySafetyMyLife It’s All About Life – Yours, Mine & Ours As we enter 2020, let’s make a promise to ourselves to be Wiser and Smarter! To have Good Times but keep Safety and Security uppermost! A …
Tags: Personal Safety, Safety of your Children
June 12, 2019
What a relationship the Monsoon brings to us in Mumbai! All summer, we talk about when the rains will come and pray that they come soon. Yet when they do, within a few days of getting cooled down, we start …
Tags: Personal Safety
April 6, 2019
Every five years the biggest festival of India takes place, the Festival of Democracy, exemplified by our General Elections! The whole country switches to Election Mode to participate in electing our National Government. Diversity, often called the hallmark of …
Tags: Be a Smart Voter
September 9, 2017
Did you know there is an International Public Service Day? I discovered it quite accidentaly few months back, while browising the newspaper one morning in Kolkata. The UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service …
Tags: Be A Smart Citizen
June 20, 2016
Every season has a special bond with us, be it Summer, Monsoon, or Winter, with Spring making only a fleeting appearance in Mumbai. Truth be told, the season which rivets us all in Mumbai, is the Monsoon! All during …
Tags: Disaster Management and Community Resilience, Personal Safety
November 15, 2015
#MYSAFETYMYLIFE – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Road Safety has become an issue of concern at the National as well as at the International level. The United Nations has rightly proclaimed 2011-20 as the Decade of …
November 15, 2015
We must always remember that the phrase “My Safety, My Life” not only means that our lives are in our own hands, but also that the lives of others rest in our hands as well. Instead of thinking that …
June 17, 2015
The United Nations’ has declared 2011–2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety initiative. “Safety of Self and Others has been a major stimulus of V Citizens Action Network (VCAN) and Road Safety issue is something we feel very strongly …
Tags: Personal Safety
November 25, 2014
Generally it is not a cake walk for people, to interact with their Senior Government Officials. Not because the Officials do not want to interact, but it is not always easy for all concerned to make time to meet. Then …
October 31, 2014
Today 31st October is being observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. We all joined this morning to “Run for Unity.” The whole atmosphere at Marine Drive, opposite Air India building from where …
October 13, 2014
Post the Lok Sabha Election, we now have a stable Central Government. It is now the time for Maharashtra, come 15th October 2014. We need to have such a Government in Maharashtra, which will ensure that the State can truly …
Tags: Be a Smart Voter
September 29, 2014
What is in a name? The English Bard was absolutely right. You may call a rose by any name; it will spread its fragrance! Swati’s parents had rightly named her Swati. As I got to know Swati during her court …
September 18, 2014
What is Primary Care and why should it matter to you? One aspect is clear: primary care in India is facing a crisis situation. Most people, laymen and medical practitioners included, still do not know the purpose of primary care. …
September 16, 2014
Calling on all Office Bearers of Cooperative Housing Societies, you will be a great help this Vidhan Sabha Elections to the Election Commission and to all Voters! A few months ago, our Country witnessed the Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Elections. Elections …
Tags: Be a Smart Voter
September 11, 2014
The Problem: The year was 2002, as a mother of a school going child in the city of Mumbai, I had felt very strongly that there is an urgent need to have in place an orderly safe, secure and efficient …
Tags: Child Safety
August 28, 2014
The time is upon us again when the City gears up to celebrate the arrival of Lord Ganesh. Mumbai celebrates with great fervor this annual festival lasting 10 days! Particularly during these days, our attention is automatically drawn to the …
August 14, 2014
The first thought that hit me when I saw Sheela for the very first time was that this woman seems to have gone through hell! Her hair was uncombed, clothes were crumpled and she was trying to hide a burnt …
Tags: Be Legally Aware
August 5, 2014
After we give birth to our baby, as a Mother we look forward to when our Baby takes the first step! We are filled with a sense of thrill and anxiety at the same time. TogetherVCAN is just born and …
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