People across the globe condoled when two renowned personalities – theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and Indian activist Javed Abidi – died earlier this year. Hawking who was bound to wheel chair for his life was lauded for his extraordinary academic excellence while Abidi born with spinal cord birth defect ‘Spina bifida’ was recognized for his […]

CASA marked its 70 year heritage by dedicating the day to the communities of rural India which worked hand-in-hand with CASA in their march for development and dignified lives. CASA marked the thanksgiving event at Cathedral Church of the Redemption located in the heart of central Delhi. The event held in March 2018 was attended […]

Change in the weather pattern had completely disturbed the cropping pattern but after installation of weather station, we get to know about weather behavior in advance, it helps in taking all possible measures to protect the crops. By Md Mahfooz Alam  Intern – CASA Communications When an automatic weather recording station was installed in a […]

To try to describe Tipli and leave out technology – as the English say – is like trying to present Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ and leave out Hamlet himself.    By Isha Banerjee | Reporter – CASA Communications This is a real story of a village that could not be easily Googled nor was ever heard […]

Given these trend, it is difficult to imagine the world 50 years from now. To what extent we will keep on adapting. We might survive biologically but difficult to develop ourselves in an integrated way.    By Anita Kukreti | Project Officer – CASA New Delhi With each generation the degradation of environment is increasing. […]

The horrific memory of October 1999 – Odisha – still haunts people. In the recorded history of tropical cyclonic storms, the strongest cyclone ever, with respect to intensity and the scale of destruction it caused, hit the coast of Odisha on 0ctober 25, 1999.   By Saurabh Kumar Intern – CASA Communications   “Super cyclone […]

What if I ask you “the real name of Premchand”? Yes, Premchand- one of the most revered novelist is not known to us by his original name which is Dhanpat  Rai Shrivasatva. He adopted this pen name to conceal his identity from British officials at a time when speaking up against social problems especially if it […]

Kerala is reeling under heavy rains with floods and landslides putting lives at stand-still for many affected people. CASA India along with its state partners are providing relief in 3 districts of Kerala with dry ration and safe drinking water bottles to around 3000 families. #casaindiainaction  The items have been chosen based on community recommendations YOUR SUPPORT WILL […]

The second wave of flash floods in August halted Assam affecting over one lakh people with many taking refuge in relief camps. As many as 46 people lost their lives to the recurrent floods. The worst affected is Golaghat district in which 81,269 people remain in the dire need for relief assistance such as dry […]