Another day, another reality check on climate change
Towards the end of last year, another sobering report by the UN was released which found that despite the many warnings by scientists, climate activists and organisations, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are still rising. The Emissions Gap Report, produced by the United Nations
Fossil fuel fuels global warming and how they lie about it
In October last year, a damning report on the top 20 polluting firms in the world was released. As per an analysis by Richard Heede at the US-based Climate Accountability Institute, 20 fossil fuel companies are responsible for more than one-third of all
Tata Chemicals: From chemicals to processed waste
Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) has begun operating a dry waste processing plant at Mithapur, Gujarat. This is an initiative launched under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign and is being implemented in partnership with Sampurnearth Environment Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a social
Maruti Suzuki: Driving tribal students towards training
Towards the end of last year, Maruti Suzuki announced the successful completion of the driving training of 15,000 tribal youth at the All Gujarat Institute of Driving, Technical Training and Research (AGIDTTR) in Waghodia, Gujarat. The company also claimed that 70 per cent
HCL Foundation: So as to fight climate change in NCR
A tri-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by HCL Foundation, the district administration of Gautam Buddh Nagar, and Greater Noida Authority for implementing mass afforestation and rainwater harvesting to combat climate change. Nidhi Pundhir, director – HCL Foundation, Samakant Srivastava, GM,
Tata Power: Supporting women-led enterprises
Towards the end of 2019, Maharashtra’s first all-women dairy enterprise was launched in Maval, Pune, with support from Tata Power. The Maval Dairy Farmer Services Producer Company Ltd has membership of 1,200 women farmers who run and manage the project and have assumed
Going Dutch is a good idea
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands requires the government to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels by the end of 2020. It is the first time a nation has been required
Cargill India: End of plastic packaging?
Towards the end of last year, Cargill India seems to have adopted packaging made of recyclable material across most of its products. In association with Dow Chemical, the company claims to have converted 90 per cent of its plastic packaging for its edible
UNICEF: The kids are not all right
In its report on children, food and nutrition, the UNICEF warns that a high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets that is damaging their health and a food system that is failing them. The main reasons are poverty, urbanisation,
Dabur: In pursuit of plastic-free communities
Dabur India Limited has launched a plastic waste-collection drive, called ‘My 10 Kg Plastic,’ in collaboration with East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA). This ongoing initiative is running a series of programmes to build awareness about plastic waste