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Smartphones have revolutionized our daily lives. From instant messaging to global interaction at our fingertips, today’s communication is fast, efficient and low-cost. But how smart are our phones when it comes to the impact on the environment? Do you know what’s in your smartphone? There have been significant steps taken by big players in the technology...

India is one of the most populated countries in the world, with the majority of its population devoting their passion towards the game of cricket. Sports like hockey, football, basketball, badminton, etc, have always had a niche following in our country, but the introduction of the league based model for these sports, has resulted in...

Current discussions and debates on social issues related to race, caste, gender and religion in progressive circles have somehow managed to trickle into popular discourse. This means that even as many people are railing against the ‘revised’ norms of what is considered as decent, acceptable behaviour, they are being forced to adapt to this...

With extensive use of chemical fertilisers, there is a significant increase in the salinity of soil as well as water making it difficult for plants and other living organisms to survive. Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that grow in waters with high salinity, such as in mangrove swamps, marshes, seashores and saline semi-deserts. Only two% of...

HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies, yesterday signed a Tri-party MoU with NMCG (National Mission for Clean Ganga) under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India and INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) to scale up the Afforestation movement of native species like...

A new report by UK accountancy firm Ernst & Young showed on Wednesday. In an annual ranking of the top 40 renewable energy markets worldwide, China was in first place, with India dropping to fourth place from third last year. France moved to third position from fifth, due to its focus on floating offshore wind...

The demise of ITC Group Chairman Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (72) on May 11 has come as a big shock for the corporate sector. Deveshwar is credited with steering ITC through turbulent times and diversifying the group from a tobacco company to a hospitality, FMCG and IT conglomerate. His death will have far reaching impact...

The gaming industry is reaching new heights every day with its massive audience. With the potential to indulge and influence the millennials, it is a precious space to encourage social and environmental impact on a global scale. To explore this, UN Environment has been working with the gaming industry, as well as with the International...

जल है तो कल है ये कहावत हम कई बार सुनते है, लेकिन बावजूद जल को बचाने के लिए हम कुछ नहीं करते, शायद हमारी सरकारें भी कुछ नहीं करती, जल संरक्षण को लेकर अगर "कल" हमने कुछ किया होता तो आज परिस्थितियां कुछ अलग होती, "कल" यानि बिता हुआ कल, महाराष्ट्र में सूखा...

Maruti Suzuki educated its customers in Odisha and West Bengal on the dos and don'ts to avoid damage to vehicles during cyclone Fani. The Company reached out to its database of over 3 lakh customers through SMS and informed them about preventive measures on April 30, 2019, nearly a week before the cyclone’s landfall. Maruti...

In recent times clean energy is getting a lot of attention across the globe. With increasing temperatures because of excess use of fossil fuels, the carbon emissions across the globe has resulted in a 2-degree rise in temperature in the last century. As a result of this, about a million species in the world...

Discarded plastic clutters pristine land, floats in huge masses in oceans and rivers and entangles wildlife, sometimes with deadly results. An agreement on tracking thousands of types of plastic waste emerged at the end of a two-week meeting of United Nations-backed conventions on plastic waste and toxic, hazardous chemicals. One-hundred-and-eighty-seven participants agreed to make global trade...