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Top CSR programmes for women empowerment

It has been proved that extra income in the hands of women leads to significant and positive changes in human development since it is largely spent on children’s education, health and nutrition, and is a catalyst for gendering development. Corporates can definitely empower women right from encouraging them to get educated to earning a...

Shortcomings in the CSR rules

A 90-minute drive from Delhi lies Birondi Chakrasenpur village in Dadri block of Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district. The government-run secondary school in the village is as plush as any private institution - its well-maintained classrooms bursting with students, a melange of colour on their walls, plenty of drinking water available, a clean...
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CSR audits to usher in transparency

Monitoring of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds will bring more accountability and transparency to the mandatory expenditure undertaken by India Inc. The projects implemented by companies under the existing CSR law are soon likely to be audited as part of the proposed monitoring. India Inc spends around Rs 15,000 crore under CSR programme annually. There...
School Children Organic Farming

School Children Practice Organic Farming After School Hours in Maharashtra

Organic farming is gaining a lot of mileage in recent years considering the damage caused because of the chemical fertilisers. The depleting quality of the soil and water, combined with the harmful effects on the environment and health of producers and consumers, the farmers across the world are showing more and more interest in...
The Body Shop Plastic for change-Shivasiddha's Segregation Centre

The Body Shop launches its first Community Trade recycled plastic from Bengaluru

Our planet is drowning in plastic. The devastating effect of plastic waste on our oceans is well known. However, there is a human element to the plastic crisis, which is rarely discussed.   Over three billion people live without formal waste management – that’s almost half the planet’s population. This has given rise to an...

Colgate India is first Indian co. to be certified TRUE Zero Waste Platinum

Colgate India has received TRUE Zero Waste Platinum certification, for all its four manufacturing sites in India, from Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. GBCI administers TRUE Zero Waste certification, a program for businesses to assess performance in reducing waste and maximizing resource...
Gautam Adani with PM Narendra Modi

The Age of Adani?

As India votes for its next government, how is the Adani Group placed? Among the tailwinds working in the group’s favour is the perception that it is close to the Bharatiya Janata Party. But this has also resulted in chatter about political risk for the conglomerate. This perception is disputed by the company. “Our journey spanning...
Aviation Industry

CSR: Aviation Industry Under Pressure to Reduce Emissions

The Aviation industry that was once synonymous to innovation and progress is now lagging way behind in terms of innovation to curb the carbon emissions. The aviation industry contributes to 2% of the world’s global emissions. While the popularity of products and services causing emissions is reducing, air travel, on the contrary, is growing more...

How smart is your smartphone about the environment?

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...
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The hypocrisy of harassment and discrimination in the development sector

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...
Plastic Express

Nestlé India Collaborates with Gati Foundation launches ‘Plastic Express’ in Uttarakhand

Strengthening its commitment to plastic waste management, Nestlé India in collaboration with Gati Foundation, a Dehradun based environmental action and advocacy group launched a project in Dehradun and Mussoorie for effectively managing post-consumer plastic waste. Recognizing the fact that there is a need for an organized waste management system around the “MAGGI points” on the...
Halophytes

CSR: Initiatives for Protection and Propagation of Halophytes

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...

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