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Floating man-made plastisphere could set off another pandemic

Plastic pollution is one of the most prevalent environmental pollutants and a significant driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. But it is not just the cigarette butts and drinks containers littering beaches, turtles suffocating on discarded plastic straws and whale stomachs full of plastic waste. While extremely concerning, these visible impacts are the...

SAP India and TERI Join Hands to Propel India’s Sustainability Agenda

SAP India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to mutually support India’s larger sustainability agenda. The program will aim to achieve sustainability in all aspects of operations, service delivery and governance across key industries, societies, and government. Recent reports have revealed that India’s top 250 companies...

A Millennial Wildlife Presenter Launches a Line of Apparel to Raise Funds for Environmental Projects

Suyash Keshari, a 25-year-old Wildlife Presenter, Filmmaker, and Conservationist, has developed a conservation goods brand that will donate 100% of its revenues to environmental projects. The brand was launched with the aim to raise funds for conservation while also allowing individuals to get involved. The programme will enable everyone to make a difference, actively...

YES BANK pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2030

YES BANK plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations across the country to net zero by 2030 to support the goals of the Paris climate agreement. As a first step towards achieving this target, YES BANK House, the Bank’s headquarters in Santa Cruz, has entirely switched to renewable energy to significantly cut...

ITC Bags the Top Spot for CSR in Water Conservation at National Water Awards

Water scarcity has been a bane to the development of many countries of the world. At present, the water requirement for India is estimated to be around 1100 billion cubic meters per year. It is projected to go up to 1447 billion cubic meters by the year 2050. India is the fastest-growing economy in the...

CES 2022 pre-show keynote from Samsung Electronics underlines commitment to CSR

Samsung Electronics unveiled its vision for the future, 'Together for tomorrow', during a pre-show keynote event at CES 2022. CES is the world's largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition. This year, it is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 5-7. Keynote speaker Jong-Hee Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of DX (Device...

India has Already met its Renewable Energy Targets of 2030

According to the recently released statement by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India has already achieved the target of sourcing 40 per cent of energy from non-fossil fuel sources in 2021. The ministry said, “At COP-21, as part of its NDCs, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of its installed...

Adopting Sustainability in Designing Products to Tackle E-Waste

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the rapid increase in digitization in the world. This is accompanied by the increase in the problem of e-waste. According to the report, The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017, the world discards approximately 50 million tonnes of e-waste every year, and of this, only 20 per cent is recycled. India...

STL commits to net-zero emissions by 2030, strengthens sustainability focus

STL, an integrator of digital networks, today announced its commitment to become a carbon-neutral company by 2030. As the company drives digital networks of the future, it is accelerating its efforts towards net-zero manufacturing and sustainable network build strategies. Recently, at the COP26 Summit, nations discussed the importance of urgent climate action. They have committed...

A Balanced, Post-Glasgow Climate Policy for India

India’s role in the recently concluded Glasgow Climate Summit was both progressive and a defence of the status quo. This has implications for the shape of its climate and energy policies. On the one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ambitious targets such as India achieving net zero emissions by 2070 and non-fossil fuel...

New Tissue Culture Laboratory to Save Critically Endangered Tree Species

Heartfulness Tree Conservation Centre launched Modern Tissue Culture laboratory to help propagate the critically endangered plant and tree species in the country. The project was inaugurated by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare - Narendra Singh Tomar, to mark the conservation efforts by Kanha Shanti Vanam. While Heartfulness Institute aims at growing the plantlets...

Denmark’s New Year Resolution: Eliminating Fossil-Fuel Powered Domestic Flights by 2030

The government of Denmark government has set a target of eliminating fossil fuel-powered domestic flights by 2030. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen remarked in her New Year's address that she intended to "make flying green." Denmark has declared its intention to reduce overall carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. PM Frederiksen said,...

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