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L&T Joins Swachh Bharat Brigade, Pledges 5000 Toilets
INFRASTRUCTURE multi-national Larsen & Toubro has announced a wp initiative that would add traction to the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ programme recently launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day. Observing that the objectives of L&T’s ongoing wp programme were aligned to the mission of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, A.M. Naik, Group Executive Chairman, Larsen...
Sachin, Sonam Lead Mahindra’s Girl Child Education Campaign
THE just-launched Proud Fathers For Daughters campaign is an initiative in support of Project Nanhi Kali which provides educational support, both academic and material, to underprivileged girls. Project Nanhi Kali was initiated by Anand Mahindra (Chairman & Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.) in 1996 through the K. C. Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) with the aim...
IMFA Pumps Rs. 12 Cr In Metals Training Centre
BIPF, the social arm of metals major IMFA, today laid the first brick of what will be instituted as Industrial Training Centre (ITC) for skill and development in the Sukinda Valley, home to the bulk of country’s chrome ore reserve, in the Jajpur district of Odisha. The main objective of ITC is to empower...
Treasuring Water
A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court recently seeking directions to the city government and its authorities to urgently take steps for making Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) compulsory in the National capital. The petition, filed by advocate R K Kapoor, contends that the authorities should “make it compulsory for all cooperative and...
Desalination Plants To Produce Fresh Water In Lakshwadeep
THE Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology indigenously developed and demonstrated by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) is found suitable for the Lakshadweep islands, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh has informed the Rajya Sabha.
The thermal...
First Meeting Of Joint Working Group On Climate Change
MINISTER of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar met the United States’ Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern. The meeting between the two key principals was followed by the first Meeting of the Joint Working Group on combating Climate Change. Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar said that in view of the 2015 agreement...
Is Delhi the Capital of Child Labour?
India continues to host the largest number of child labourers in the world today. As per the National Census 2011, India has 10.1 million child labourers in the age group of 5 to 14. The national Click Rights ‘#OpenYourEyes’ campaign by India’s leading child rights NGO, CRY- Child Rights and You (in partnership with...
Sustainable Luxury: Yes, It’s Possible!
THE notion of luxury harkens comfort, excess, decadence. ‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable’ it rarely is. Indeed, one often feel sustainability and luxury cannot go hand in hand. But in an attempt to turn this conventional notion on its head is the Taj group of hotels. Recently, nine Taj properties were awarded with Gold Certification by...
CRY: Immunisation Gaps Leading To 11 Lakh Infant Deaths A Year
DESPITE a robust immunisation programme by the Government and NGOs, there are various barriers that hinder parents from accessing vaccine dosages for their children. These include lack of awareness on need for complete immunisation at the correct age, long distances between villages and public healthcare centres, lack of awareness among mothers, lack of qualified...
UAE Exchange Ties Up With UNICEF For Ramzan Charity
The holy month of Ramadan inspires acts of kindness, good deeds and charity, and such deeds done during this month are considered to be very sacred. As children are the future of any society, helping children overcome the barriers they face to achieve a healthy and bright future takes on special significance during UAE Exchange,...
IMFA Annual Report: Rs. 4.1 Cr Spent On CSR
MINING major Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA) has reported a Rs. 4.1 crore wp spend for 2013-14, in its Annual Report 2013-14 published recently. IMFA’s wp arm, the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), has been creating economic and social opportunities for people at the bottom of the social pyramid, and aims...
Novartis Publishes 2013 wp Report
NOVARTIS has published a Corporate Responsibility (CR) Performance Report for 2013. The report reflects the best-in-class reporting standard, the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 guidelines, one year in advance of required implementation. “Our corporate responsibility work is embedded in our business strategy, which is to use science-based innovation to improve patient health around the world....
