Myntra: Will do its cotton sourcing better
The fashion and lifestyle e-commerce company has partnered with Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a global non-profit organisation heading the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world, to source cotton for its in-house brands. To begin with, Myntra will focus on sourcing 10% of
Tata Steel: Will recycle steel
The company has commissioned its new 0.5 MnTPA steel-recycling plant at Rohtak, Haryana. In a press release, it claims that the plant is the first such facility in India, equipped with mechanised equipment such as shredder, baler, and material handler. The scrap will
Let there be more Olympians
Lakshya Institute, a Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar winner, has partnered with Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), the philanthropic arm of Dream Sports, to support seven promising athletes across five sports in their pursuit of the Olympic dream. They are calling this mission ‘One Dream,
Cadbury Gems’ ‘birthday’ party: A (very) virtual attempt to spread joy and gems
The press release did not provide much of an explanation except that the company wanted to host ‘a laughter-filled, adrenaline-pumping birthday bash’ and also ‘guarantee a gems-filled experience that was chocolaty, colourful and abundant.’ (All adjectives are theirs.) The rationale was that
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SCEH: Holding up the right to sight and doing the cross-subsidy model right
The right to sight, if you think about it, is embedded within Article 21 of the Constitution of India guaranteeing one’s fundamental right to ‘life and personal liberty’. The expression ‘life’ in Article 21 means a life with dignity and not mere survival
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CEQUE: Ensuring that teachers learn, so that children learn
Armed with around 440 masks and 5 litres of sanitiser, Bapu Munghate, a government school teacher in Mahawada village, a remote area of Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra, tried to convince the gram panchayat members to allow him to teach the children there, despite
CEAT: Trying to talk ‘responsible travel’, but with a fleet of 9 vehicles
The fleet – comprising 9 vehicles (including the Thar, Fortuner and Gypsy”none in the ‘environmentally friendly’ category) and 25 participants – will cover various territories in Ladakh, with the first one planned from August 1 to 14, and the second from August 21
ONGC: Helping homegrown handicrafts
The energy major is supporting 15 projects focused on the country’s indigenous handicrafts, in line with the government’s observance of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Observing India’s 75th year of independence, PSUs under the petroleum ministry have undertaken 75 projects to commemorate each year
JSW Foundation: All for restoring the glory of Kashmir’s Mughal Gardens
The Foundation has signed an MoU with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to restore the historic gardens, located at Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh. While JSW Foundation will extend technical and financial support, the Government will provide assistance and continue to
Dabur: Starting to say no to paper cartons
As a first major step in this direction, the company is removing outer paper cartons from its flagship Ayurvedic toothpaste brand Dabur Red Paste. The carton-free, ecofriendly packaging is being rolled out in key modern trade outlets in a joint initiative with Reliance