Contractor refuses to collect ‘green tax’, says staff safety is at risk
South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) toll contractor (SMYR Consortium LLP) did not collect environment compensation charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering Delhi despite it being mandated by the Supreme Court (SC). In October, the Supreme Court (SC) had imposed ECC ranging from Rs
In India, more girls dying before the age of five than boys: UN report
The World’s Women 2015 report claims that the country with the lowest sex ratio in under-5 mortality is India, with a ratio of 93 (93 boys die before age 5 for 100 girls that die by that age). This is also the only
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