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Addressing the sustainability of blue economy is a matter of concern across the globe. Especially for India as the country is surrounded by sea from three sides. The health of the oceans and that of other marine species rely on this. The blue economy has been a conversation topic since a while now with...

India is among the first countries to mandate CSR but lacks the professional expertise, measurement methodology, rating systems to ensure apt use of the CSR money spent. Harsha Mukherjee, MD IICSR believes that a Sustainability and Social Responsibility Maturity (SSRM) model would enable the industry and NGOs to rate themselves and take corrective steps...

बदले की आग में झुलसते भारत के कलेजे में ठंडक मिली है, शहीदों के परिवार वालों की मांग आज पूरी हुई है, भारत ने बदला लिया है, पाकिस्तान को करारा जवाब मिला है। देश का हर नागरिक सलाम कर रहा है भारतीय वायुसेना को, देश सलाम कर रहा है जाबांज सिपाहियों को, उन वतन...

India is among the largest consumers of tea in the world. It represents 19% of the global tea market. Tea is part of every social gathering in the country. However, the price we pay to have that tea is often overlooked by many. Assam is the tea-growing state of India. The tea industry is mostly...

ICICI Foundation plans to train 5 lakh individuals by 2020 With the Prime Minister’s Office taking a keen interest in enhancing skill capabilities of the youth, and PM Narendra Modi’s aim of skilling 500 million people by 2022, industry stakeholders like ICICI Group are working towards closing the gap between skill development and unemployment. Creating vocational...

Huawei India R&D Centre is the first overseas software development center of Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Established in the year 1999 in Bengaluru, the India R&D center formally known as Huawei Technologies India, spent a total of 1.43 crore rupees on corporate social responsibility in 2017-18. Here's a...

The corporate sector is increasingly getting involved in solving climate problems by making a lot of changes in its operations as well as through their core product offerings. In the last several years there has been an advancement in technology that works towards solving environment-related problems. The Indian renewable energy sector is the fourth most...

Imagine you have to go to work on the day of India’s 2019 CWC final against a well-deserved side, and there is no way for you to know who won? Who scored the maximum runs? Who took the maximum wickets? Before you see it again during the late night highlights. Won’t that make us...

Birth control of monkeys, a revised regime for sterilisation of stray dogs and electronic chips to identify owners of deserted pets and cattle are some of the measures that Delhi government's first policy on animal welfare recommends. The 'animal health and welfare policy 2018', which also proposed a cowshed at Ghumanhera where cows will be...

Though the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ varies across companies and countries, it’s generally considered to be a form of organizational self-regulation focusing on an employer’s approach to sustainability across a variety of topics, such as environmental efforts, human rights, corporate governance, health and safety and economic development. Unilever’s sustainable living plan sets out ambitious targets...

The United Nations estimates that illegal wildlife trade worldwide could be worth $8 billion to $10 billion annually. The value of the ivory trade alone contributes about $1 billion. For now, foot patrols and drone-based surveillance have not been effective at preventing poaching, and these efforts are labour-intensive and under resourced. One AI-based solution has...

The United Nations has asked the Australian Government to consider suspending the Adani project in central Queensland until it gains the support of a group of traditional owners who are fighting the miner in court. A UN committee raised concerns that the Queensland coal project may violate Indigenous rights under an international convention against racial...