Rising sea levels now an inevitability
The Greenland Ice Sheet has melted to a point of no return. In a paper published in Nature, researchers at Ohio State University found that even if global warming were to stop today, the sheet would still disintegrate. Greenland’s ice sheet releases more
LinkedIn: Offering digital skills for free, for now
LinkedIn and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have announced a partnership to provide digital skills training to the youth for enhancing employability. As part of this, 10 free LinkedIn Learning paths, consisting of 140 courses for in-demand technology jobs, will be made available
Blue Dart: Greening up the Kanha-Pench Corridor
Blue Dart Express Ltd, one of India’s leading express logistics service providers and part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), has announced that it will plant 111,000 trees on the Kanha-Pench Corridor in CY 2020. This will be done in collaboration with
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India: Ladies-only lessons
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India recently conducted an all-female digital road-safety awareness training as part of its ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’ initiative. The company claims that over 160 women in six cities across South and West India learnt how to ride safe through
Hindalco: From mud waste to useful cement
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Hindalco Industries Ltd, one of the global leaders in aluminium and copper, and UltraTech Cement Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of cement, as per which Hindalco will deliver 1.2 million metric tonnes of red mud
Friendicoes and PokerBaazi: Partners in feeding Delhi’s stray animals
Friendicoes, Delhi’s oldest animal shelter, has collaborated with PokerBaazi.com, one of India’s leading gaming platforms, to provide aid to stray animals who have been left unattended during the ongoing global pandemic. This initiative is a part of the #FeltsForStrays campaign that was started
Clean green, clean better
Unilever has pledged to eliminate fossil fuel-based ingredients from its cleaning products by 2030. As part of a €1 billion Clean Future initiative that also aims to help the company cut the use of virgin plastic in half, the company plans to replace
Utilities need to turn over a green leaf
A new study has found that only 1 in 10 of the world’s electric utility companies is prioritising clean renewable energy over fossils fuels. The research by the University of Oxford and published in the journal Nature Energy states that a majority of
ASICS: Getting recycled materials in their shoes and packaging
The uppers of the new collection’s six running shoe models and three SportStyle offerings employ recycled polyester fibres made from a total of around 300,000 PET bottles. These items represent the first stage of an ASICS drive to switch to 100% recycled polyester
Cognizant and Grundfos: On a mission to restore Chennai’s Sembakkam Lake
Cognizant and Grundfos have announced funding support for the restoration of the Sembakkam Lake in Chennai. While Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, will contribute over INR 2.7 crores (approx. USD 360,000), Grundfos will contribute INR 1.7 crores (approx. USD