Yes Bank makes it to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Yes Bank, India’s fifth largest private sector bank, has been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in the Emerging Markets Index. The Index comprises of 92 companies from 14 emerging economies including China, Brazil, South Africa and Taiwan.
Delhi ‘walks in the dark’ to eradicate preventable blindness
Walking blindfolded along with visually-impaired school children, celebrated painter Jatin Das led the SCEH-IVI ‘Walk in the Dark’ at Daryaganj, Delhi, to spread awareness about eradicating preventable blindness. The Walk was organised by Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) in partnership with India
J&K Bank helps set up smart classrooms and upgraded model schools
Doing its bit towards the so-called Model School Programme in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K Bank has developed and upgraded two government schools – Govt Boys Higher Secondary School at Bijbehara and Government Girls Higher Secondary School at Ranibagh, Anantnag. Inaugurating the two model
CEAT Netranjali reaches out to over 4,000 truckers
The flagship programme of RPG Group, CEAT Netranjali has claimed to have completed eye check-ups of over 4,200 truck drivers through 50 camps, across Bangalore, Navi Mumbai, Noida, etc. CEAT Netranjali works towards preventing avoidable blindness in India. Given the fact that they
Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership invites applications for 2016″18 programme
Piramal Fellowship Programme, also known as Gandhi Fellowship Programme, is a two-year residential programme that helps young individuals to develop leadership skills necessary to bring positive change in society. The Fellowship encourages these young people to support primary school headmasters in transforming their
Companies, relax. No mechanism to evaluate CSR impact: Corporate affairs ministry
But surprise, surprise, there is stringent penalty for non-disclosure In an interesting revelation to CauseBecause, the ministry of corporate affairs, Government of India, has affirmed that there is no mechanism or system in place that will help them evaluate the impact of the
Every Tuesday a car-free day in Gurgaon. Delhi?
Starting 22 September, in Gurgaon it will be car-free day every Tuesday from 7 am to 7 pm. Collaborating in this initiative are Gurgaon Administration, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), Gurgaon Traffic Police and Gurgaon Municipal Corporation, with support from NASSCOM, Embarq India,
Nokia partners Save the Children for its CSR. Here are a few answered, and some unanswered, questions
Much like in the last year, the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) continues to be underlined in media communications from corporate groups. An interesting development this year is that corporate leaders who generally talk about growth numbers and product features are now attempting
Focus on Image, Innovation, Initiative and Interaction: Javadekar to forest and wildlife officers
Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day conference of principal chief conservators of forests (PCCFs) and wildlife wardens in New Delhi, Prakash Javadekar, minister of state (independent charge) of environment, forests and climate change, emphasised that forest and wildlife officers must focus on
Nearly all seabirds will have plastic inside them by 2050. Unless
Most seabirds have already eaten plastic. And it seems the situation is going to get worse. ‘We predict that plastics ingestion is increasing in seabirds, that it will reach 99 per cent of all species by 2050, and that effective waste management can