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January 2016
Every day in the 40 weeks that a mother bears a baby in her womb is a lifetime. A mother’s body goes through numerous psychological, emotional, and physical changes while she is raising a life within her. To imagine that approximately 2,000 expecting mothers’ hopes are shattered each day because…
Drunk Driving Statistics: A Case of Missing Data
While the debate rages around the travesty of justice in the Salman Khan hit and run case, the prolonged case has put a spotlight on the menace of drunk driving. Earlier in 2015, a Supreme Court Committee issued guidelines recommending jail term for drunk driving offenders. Also, with the 2015…
Can Technology Make Government Subsidies More Effective?
A boy goes to the ration store to buy dal and rice. A small farmer sprays fertilizers on his crop. A mother fills her water jug at the community tap. A family purchases kerosene to light their house. For India’s poor, government subsidies are crucial to maintaining a certain minimum…
2015: What a Year It’s Been!
Don’t have the time to read the full blog? Check out our deck instead! Top 10 Highlights of 2015 – SocialCops from SocialCops On the first Monday of 2016, we started our year with a Team Townhall to reflect on the previous year and plan for what is coming next.…
A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer at SocialCops
According to tradition, I am supposed to write an article on a day in the life of a graphic designer at SocialCops. However, being a designer at SocialCops is better defined as a lifestyle than by a single day’s work. So I must start at the beginning — scratch that,…