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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...

Hospitality firm OYO Monday launched its corporate social responsibility assistance programme 'OYO Reach' from Shimla, where the majority of hotels under the company's brand have been equipped with rainwater harvesting systems. Through its CSR assistance programme, the company is aiming to provide necessary technical and financial assistance to its partners across the nation in a...

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...

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...

Kangana Ranaut has always been a vocal and responsible star. The Bollywood diva has established herself as a symbol of resilience against the patriarchy ingrained in the industry. Last year, after the devastating floods that shook Kerala, Kangana had donated to those who had been affected. She had said, "I want to urge to people...

Long before I heard the term 'cruelty-free', I had switched to using skincare products from a brand that proudly refrained from animal testing. As an animal lover, I didn't want my personal grooming to bring any harm to other living beings. I didn't know back then (more than a decade ago) that the brand...

Policy makers, practitioners and researchers from 15 countries across the region wrapped up a four-day training in Cambodia underscoring the need for appropriate agricultural machinery to enable the adoption of conservation agriculture approaches in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite its growing significance as a means to address land degradation and declining yields in the agricultural sector,...

The global economy is growing at a rapid speed. However, the price for this growth is being paid by nature in the most horrendous manner. The relentless pursuit of growth combined with the impact of climate change has put one million species at risk of extinction, according to a report on the damage done by modern...

HDFC Bank today announced that it will restore and repair 20 government schools in Odisha that were affected by cyclone Fani. This initiative is aimed to help restore normalcy for distressed school students in the cyclone-hit districts of Khurda, Puri and Cuttack. The restoration plan will cover: Repairs and Refurbishment for school premises Restoring Sanitation...