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You Heard It Here First: Budget Paves Way For Mining Sector Revival
The wp Journal had first reported on the government’s plans for a new mining policy and its plans for the revival of the beleaguered sector in Budget 2014, last week.
Atul Kasbekar’s Photography Masterclass For Slum Kids
FOR 32 children from Mumbai, who live in underprivileged conditions and find it tough to even fulfill their basic needs on most occasions, it was a moment of exhilaration when celebrity lensman Atul Kasbekar reached out to them to conduct a masterclass on photography. Kasbekar was participating in an event called Mumbai Meri Jaan,...
Lobo’s Choice
How grocery shop owner Anita Lobo is using social work to survive in business, having nailed the germ of what has evolved as wp: Engage and safeguard the community to protect your business bottom line.
– Mahatma Gandhi
Conservation of national sanitation is Swaraj work and it may not be postponed for a single day on any consideration whatsoever
Jindal Steel Promotes Vedic Culture and Scholarship
THE new building of Veda Vidyalaya, constructed with support from Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), has been inaugurated at Siddhamath, Keonjhar on Friday July 4, 2014. Mr. T. S. Shanbhogue, EVP & Unit Head of JSPL Barbil and Mr. Pratap Chandra Hota, Sub – Collector, Kendujhar Sadar inaugurated the building in a spiritual...
Gati Commits To wp Involvement In Uttarakhand
IT has been a little over a year since a natural calamity of catastrophic proportions hit Uttarakhand in which almost 5000 people died and more than 2500 houses were completely destroyed. But the state and its citizens people have barely recovered from the effects of the flash floods, especially those living farther inland.
Now to...
Tata Power Organises Safety Awareness Campaign In Mumbai
TATA Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has been undertaking numerous initiatives to spread awareness on safety not only at the workplace, but also in the community. In line with this, the Company has undertaken various initiatives to sensitise and educate locals residing around high-voltage transmission lines as part of its ‘Jan Jagruti Abhiyan’....
Show The Love
2015 is set to be a crucial year in the fight against climate change. Time is short, but the love is strong, say the folks at The Climate Coalition. Everyone loves something that could be affected by climate change. Our families, our beaches, the food we eat, woods and forests… but we have a chance...
Stock Exchanges Must Boost Socially Responsible Investing
By thewpjournal ThinkTank in International Stories
The wp Journal is committed to assimilate and bring together the best of thinkers and advocates in the wp & Sustainability community across the world. Under this initiative w Read More
The stock market is not synonymous to sustainable development. In the past, sustainability could very well be the last...
Cairn To Maintain 20k Toilets As Part Of ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’
CAIRN India, the largest private crude oil producer in India, has strengthened its initiatives to promote sanitation in its areas of operation. The company has signed a MoU with the Government of Rajasthan to maintain 20,000 toilets at household level in the state. Since 2013, Cairn India has been engaged in improving the state of sanitation...
EDGE 2014: The True Spirit Of Collaboration
EdelGive Foundation, the strategic philanthropic arm of the Edelweiss Group recently concluded a successful edition of EDGE an engagement platform that attempts to understand the challenges faced by their partners and facilitate discussion, insights sharing in the true spirit of collaboration. EDGE is a journey of collaborative philanthropy with participation from exceptional grassroot organizations, corporate,...
RBS : Earth Heroes Awards 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has given ‘Earth Heroes’ Awards for 2014 to seven individuals/ institutions from the field of wildlife and conservation, who have demonstrated exemplary work on ground. An independent jury comprising of active wildlife enthusiasts, environmentalists and conservationists, chose the recipients. All the winners were awarded citations and a cash prize at...