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By Sanjaya Mariwala Think what comes to your mind when you hear the words ‘sustainable’ or ‘development’. ‘Sustainable’ takes us directly to the core of energy renewal, harnessing and the management of our depleting natural resources and, going green and eco-friendly. ‘Development’ in a layman’s language mostly refers to government plans and policies, both domestic...

According to the companies act, firms with a net worth of ₹500 crores or more, or turnover of ₹1,000 crores or more or net profit of ₹5 crores or more, are required to spend 2% of average net profit of the preceding three years on corporate social responsibility activities. These include initiatives that would have...

JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru, part of Marriott International, will host the ‘Run to Give’ charity run in Bangalore on September 22, 2019. JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru will join other Marriott International hotels across 23 countries and territories concurrently in the Asia Pacific for this fund-raising initiative. Ever since the event inaugurated in 2014, ‘Run...

With rising awareness on climate change, the world is standing together today to speak up against the phenomena. In order to show their solidarity towards the cause, Global Climate Strike is organized to coincide with the United Nations Climate Week activities in the NewYork City. The Strike is a weeklong series of walkout protests and...

Agriculture is still the largest source of livelihood among the majority of people in rural India. Thus, if the country has to grow, it is important to uplift the agriculture sector of the country. Acknowledging the need to develop the sector, the government of India had kept agriculture as its core of the Union Budget...

A new technology developed by Indian scientists for ecological restoration is helping in the revival of mangroves degraded due to rising sea levels, climate change and human intrusion in the Sunderbans in West Bengal. Ecological restoration is basically the process of reviving native ecosystem in degraded areas while maintaining the diversity of original flora and...

The accumulation of marine litter in the world’s oceans over the past decades has risen. Plastic is ubiquitous, cheap to produce and extremely durable. Every piece of plastic ever produced still exists, therefore much of it has ended up, in the oceans. Worryingly, plastic breaks up over time into smaller and smaller pieces known as...

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मंच पर देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जलवायु परिवर्तन पर गहरी चिंता व्यक्त कर चुके है, राज्य की देवेंद्र फडणवीस सरकार कई बार पर्यावरण संरक्षण को लेकर ढिंढोरा पीटती नज़र आयी है लेकिन जब बात आरे की आयी है तब ना केंद्र सरकार और ना ही देवेंद्र सरकार आरे को बचाने के पक्ष...

Access to vital health products, in India and around the world, is hampered by the last mile problem: the difficulty of matching the supply of medicine from central storage to the demand at urban and rural health facilities All too often, people requiring lifesaving care do not get the medicine they need when they...

There are multiple agencies involved in the renewable energy sector in India. At the central level, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal ministry of the Government of India (GoI). The broad aim of the ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements...

Life for people with disability is not easy. It becomes very difficult for an individual who is deaf as well as blind to be able to express themselves. Especially to someone who is not acquainted with sign language. It is unfair to children with such disabilities because they do not get the opportunities every...