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The name Infosys resonates with Corporate Ethics in the Indian Corporate Arena. Infosys is the flagship company of India's mighty ITES ( Information Technology Enabled Services) sector. Along with sustained financial performance, the company was an early adopter of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Infosys addresses some of India's most pressing development challenges in the areas...

21-year-old Sourav Roy from West Bengal boarded the ill-fated Coromandel express on Friday to join his first job in Chennai. His dead body returned home two days later. Sourav’s father works at a clothes shop in Kolkata while his mother has fallen sick unable to bear the news of her son's untimely demise. On 2nd...

India’s deadliest train crash so far, the train accident which took place near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district has shaken the entire nation. On the 2nd June, the accident involving the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train loaded with iron ore, has left 278 people dead and...

Companies and non-bank lenders in India are facing an impending deadline to fulfil their mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting obligations. The corporate affairs ministry has set a deadline of March 2024 for filing the CSR report for the financial year that concluded in March 2023. This report, known as the CSR-2 form, must...

World Environment Day, observed annually on June 5th, serves as a global platform to encourage positive environmental action. This year's theme, "Ecosystem Restoration," underscores the critical role that corporate entities can play in rejuvenating and protecting our natural resources. As the world grapples with pressing environmental issues, India's corporate sector has taken up the mantle...

Tata Power Company Limited is one of India’s largest integrated power companies and together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed/managed capacity of 13,515 MW. The company is progressing towards green energy, with operations across the entire power value chain – generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro...

The Covid-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented disruptions across the globe, including significant shutdowns of industries and transportation. While these measures aimed to curb the spread of the virus, they inadvertently led to an unintended consequence: a dramatic reduction in the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air. A recent study conducted at Hanimaadhoo, a...

Recently renamed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Aurangabad in Maharashtra has the distinction of housing two world heritage monuments. Apart from the world-famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Daulatabad and Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, the district is rich in monuments of historical and religious significance. This is why Aurangabad is called the Tourist District of India. Over the centuries, it became...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released a report titled 'Currency and Finance for the FY 2022-23,' which focuses on the theme of 'Towards a Greener Cleaner India.' India has been a leader in sustainable development despite the challenges of limited climate financing. The RBI report further solidifies India's commitment to achieving a...

Protesting Indian wrestlers Sakshee Malikkh, Sangeeta Phogat, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have decided to throw their medals in the Ganges and sit on indefinite hunger strike at the India Gate. This decision comes a day after the protesting wrestlers were detained by Delhi Police from their protest site near the Jantar Mantar. Taking to...

The Raigarh District Administration has taken a significant step towards promoting transparency and accountability in the industrial sector's corporate social responsibility (CSR) plantation activities. By leveraging NEAR Protocol's platform and Airchains' technological offerings, the administration aims to establish a blockchain-based monitoring system. This system will enable the tracking and verification of tree plantation initiatives,...

Cancer is a major cause of deaths across the world. In the year 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types...