Environment
MyRight: Independence From Environmental Degradation
Blessed with rich natural treasure, India has it all. From lush green hills to deserts, dense forests to snow clad mountains; the country has a wide-ranging variety of ecological topographies. However with the passage of time, these terrains are being risked against ‘development’.
In the current technology-driven era of urbanisation, environment and environmental protection laws...
Ensuring Dignified Adieu To Lord Ganesha
Amidst the exquisite fanfare in the past 11 days, the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities have now come to an end. Made using Plaster of Paris (PoP), lakhs of idols were immersed in water bodies which further floated back to shores in broken pieces as they did not dissolve.
The festival is celebrated across the country in...
Plantation Drives: A Strong Lever to Push the Green Coverage
It is over six months since the entire world came together, discussed and agreed to reduce carbon footprints. On December 12, 2015 at the Conference of Parties 21 (COP21), all parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change have agreed to combat climate change and push for a sustainable low carbon future. It...
Future Generali Adopts 7 Hamlets In Rural Maharashtra For Clean Lighting
In its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project in Maharashtra, Future Generali India Life Insurance adopted seven hamlets in Jalgaon block of Buldhana district to provide clean lighting. This project has been launched in partnership with The Energy Resource Institute (TERI) to provide clean lighting to un-electrified households through the Light a Billion Lives...
Tata Steel and Task Force Reach out on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Tata Steel in collaboration with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) organised an outreach programme with industry experts to deliberate on how to manage risks and opportunities related to climate change.
Objectives of the Task Force, Phase I report released earlier this year, set out its remit and principles of effective disclosures and...
‘Together for Sustainability’ Launch Their India Chapter
Together for Sustainability (TfS), an initiative by global chemical companies to adopt sustainability measures and supply chains in chemical companies recently launched formally in India. A day long summit was organised in Mumbai in this regard.
The summit aimed at building awareness around the importance of creating a sustainable supply chain in the chemical Industry....
A ‘Nudge’ in the Swachh Direction
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is probably the most talked about Government Initiative in recent years. The plan, as stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is to build 12 crore toilets and eradicate open defecation by 2019, a year marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The reason this plan is so significant is the...
UN Chief Lauds India’s Decision To Ratify Paris Agreement
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday lauded India for its "swift action" over the decision to ratify the Paris pact on climate change, saying he is looking forward to receiving New Delhi's instrument of accession.
"The Secretary-General has made clear his hopes for the ratification of the Paris Agreement by a large number of states...
India Ratifies Paris Climate Change Agreement at United Nations
New Delhi: India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification at UN headquarters in New York on Sunday - the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The instrument of ratification was deposited by India's permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin.
By putting Gandhi seal on the climate deal, the country will now urge the global community...
World Animal Day: Pawing The Way
It is essential to align core and job-specific competencies with values and in turn capture organizational values as core competencies. The same can be communicated and developed in corporate citizens at every talent management touch point and reinforcing corporate culture. In recent years, Government of India has also recognized the need to impart education...
Redefining CSR- The CSR Journal SWAG Awards 2016
Mumbai: The CSR Journal established a platform to honour individual social contributions through SWAG (Social Welfare & Growth) Awards, 2016 on July 8 in Mumbai. The news portal will take a leap forward with the launch of ‘The CSR Journal TV’ and a bimonthly magazine by early 2017 on (Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). These initiatives are...
Government Exploring Ways To Mobilise Funds For Swachh Bharat Kosh
Finance Ministry and the Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) will meet next week to deliberate on ways to mobilise more funds for the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK).
Established in November 2014 under the Finance Ministry, SBK has been set up to attract CSR funds and contributions from individuals and philanthropists in response to the call given by Prime Minister...