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World Elephant Day is observed on 12th of August every year. The day was established in 2012, with an aim to create awareness on the plight of Asian and African elephants. India has the largest number of wild Asian Elephants, estimated at 29,964 according to 2017 census by Project Elephant, i.e. about 60% of the...

Tata Consultancy Services, globally referred to as TCS is India’s largest software and IT services company. A part of India’s largest multinational business Tata group, TCS has over 420,000 of the world’s best trained consultants in 50 countries across major continents. Talking about their corporate social responsibility, TCS gives special attention to STEM (Science, Technology...

According to figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in July, 60 to 70 million people in India suffer from common and severe mental disorders. However, numerous hurdles are standing in the way of addressing the situation. Aside from the fact that the ratio of psychiatrists (0.3), psychologists (0.07) and social workers (0.07) per...

The first ever CSR conclave hosted by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) on Wednesday emphasized on enhancing healthcare infrastructure, education, skill development in the twin cities of Mira Road and Bhayandar and making these more sustainable places to stay. How CSR funds can be utilised for the purpose was also a major focus...

Kerala Chief Minsiter Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the state government would recruit global expertise, state-of-the-art and future-proof climate-resilient technologies, and enlist top environmental architects to build a model township for the landslide victims in Wayanad. He has ensured that the government would invest heavily in this project, and claimed that several businesses and...

The dumping of plastic is causing significant environmental degradation and adversely affecting aquatic life in the country's rivers and water bodies, said the Supreme Court on Tuesday. "The dumping of plastic is causing serious environmental degradation and also impacting aquatic life in the river banks and the water bodies in the country.Unless concerted effort is made by the responsible authorities with people's...

The Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is hosting a CSR conclave in Mira Road with a primary focus on boosting Education, Healthcare and sustainability in the twin cities adjacent to Mumbai. The event is titled “CSR Conclave: Transforming Mira Bhayandar@2047”. The CSR conclave will be hosted at Bharat Ratna Gaansamragyi Lata Mangeshkar Natya Gruha Auditorium at...

Established in 1975, NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an installed capacity of 73,824  MW (including JVs), plans to become a 130 GW company by 2032.  NTPC Ltd. is India's largest integrated power utility, contributing 1/4th of the power requirement of the country. With a diverse portfolio of thermal, hydro, solar, and wind...

The Government of Karnataka is planning to formulate a policy as per which corporates operating within the state will have to direct their Corporate Social Responsibility funds to education. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar recently spoke about this while addressing corporate sector representatives at the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Bangalore Chamber...

Consumers these days are well aware about activities of various brands. Which is why, they prefer if the brands they support are responsible corporate citizens. However, all of this fades away if the consumers find out, that they are being incriminated in violation of human rights, unethical practices and environmental degradation by the companies...

Following the recent unfortunate incident in which three Civil Service aspirants drowned to death in the basement of a coaching institute and one aspirant lost his life due to electrocution, the Delhi Government has issued guidelines to ensure safety and security of school students. The guidelines issued by the Directorate of Education will be...

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are setting a new standard, not only in the athletic excellence but also in environmental conservation. At the opening ceremony of the coveted sports event, leaders from across the world and members of the sports community launched the Sports for Nature (S4N) initiative, aimed at making sports events more...