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CSR: How Deforestation Contributes to Spreading of Nipah Virus
Nipah virus has hit back the state of Kerala again after claiming 17 lives in 2018. A young student was confirmed to have been...
Ambuja Cement to spend Rs 125 cr on CSR this year
Ambuja Cement plans to spend INR 125 crore, including INR 40 crore in Rajasthan, towards corporate social responsibility in the current fiscal. Pearl Tiwari,...
Nestlé India Conducts Cleanliness Drives Across Locations On World Oceans Day
Nestlé volunteers worldwide participated in clean-up drives to celebrate World Oceans Day, on June 8, 2019. In India, around 2000 volunteers participated in this...
Miss India pageant criticised for being partial to fair skin
By Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Organizers of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant came under fire on Thursday for selecting only fair-skinned women, with human...
CSR: Securing The Food For Future
The global food system is expected to feed a world population of 9.8 billion by 2050. However, it is under threat from all sides....
Canada Is Now the Largest Funder of Women’s Rights Organizations in the World
Canada is committing $330 million to women’s rights organizations and gender equality in Canada and across the globe, making the country the top investor...
Companies Commit to Renewable Energy Goals
Corporate entities account for around two-thirds of the world’s final energy consumption and will continue to account for more than half by 2050, as...
CSR for World Environment Day 2019
World Environment Day (June 5) was bigger this year than ever before. Practically every socially responsible company marked the day with an eco-friendly initiative.
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HDFC Bank offers Parivartan Grants to 25 social sector start-ups
In 2013, Sumeet Mohanty, a biochemical engineer from IIT Kharagpur, had taken a trip to a small village in Jharkhand. He was troubled to...
The UK Now Has More EV Charging Locations Than Gas Stations
According to various reports, the United Kingdom now has more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations than it does gas (or shall we say petrol, or...
India Falls Under ‘Very Poor’ Category in SDG Gender Index
India has secured 95th rank in the first-ever SDG Gender Index, which measures strides made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set targets. The...
IKEA Reducing Air Pollution With Design
Air pollution is a growing health peril and severe global concern. The situation in North India is most alarming, with 9 of 10 of...