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Only about 10% of banks and finance institutions in the world view climate change as an issue that can have either a positive or negative impact on their balance sheets. In January 2019, the Bank of England, with the assistance of the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, set up a joint climate risk...

HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will invest in the learning and well-being of the students across age groups who come from underserved backgrounds. HARMAN will also aid these students in gaining soft skills. For the last 20 years, Christel House International, a non-profit, has been transforming the lives of impoverished children...

Employing over seven million families in India, the craft sector is the country’s largest source of employment after agriculture. In addition to having a high potential of employment, the sector also has great economic importance in terms of foreign exchange earnings. Despite this, the sector is grappling with problems like the inability to produce high...

Volkswagen India signed an MoU with International Association for Human Values (IAHV) for a watershed management project in Latur district. Volkswagen India has committed INR 1.34 crore for this project that seeks to restore and sustain natural resources in selected village cluster of – Lasona, Indral, Wadmurambi and Ambanagar. The aim behind this initiative is...

Within the growing urban vulnerability, it is the poor and those who live in informal settlements that will be the hardest hit. There are close to 14 million slum households across India (Census 2011). Measures to lower impact on these families will be essential, particularly from the growing heat stress. A first look at what...

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar has underlined the need to mobilise funds from all sources especially corporates to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Kumar further said the focus should be on 'conscious capitalism' wherein corporates go beyond chasing bottomline and focus on ensuring maximum social return. "If corporates can make SDGs as part of...

By Gabriel M. Piccillo The international community is concerned about stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects, and the knock-on effects on regional stability, and international tranquility. 25 years of diplomatic initiatives have failed to bring peace to Israelis and Palestinians. In 1991, at the Madrid Peace Conference, the two sides met and negotiated in person for the...

While the overall state of healthcare in India has improved over the past 10 years, it still continues to be one of the key concern areas particularly for the rural population in the country. Access to quality healthcare is still a challenge and we are far away from fulfilling the WHO norm of having...

HP Reinvent announced its bold vision for print sustainability – pledging that every page printed with HP will support a forest positive future, carbon neutrality, and materials designed to reduce the impact to the planet. Built on HP’s longstanding commitment to environmental innovation, this new vision supports HP’s ongoing efforts to deliver the company’s...

In the aftermath of earthquakes in Kashmir in 2005 and Nepal in 2015, there were instant reactions to local materials, with a view that concrete structures were safer. Yet in both cases, what was seen was that well-built indigenous structures proved safer than unengineered reinforced concrete homes. In Kashmir, it took some time but...

The level of learning achievement among children remains a major area of concern as India’s schooling system still focuses on rote learning with little re-invention. In 2008, the percentage of standard II level readers in government schools was 15% lower than children in private schools. By 2018, this gap widened to 21% on a national...

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) showcased the projects implemented by the alliance’s IIoT test bed, which was launched three years ago as a part of LTI’s CSR focus to support education of students from marginalized backgrounds. The lab established at VJTI Mumbai focuses on technologies such as artificial intelligence,...