Green Signals from Jairam Ramesh – ‘go’, ‘no go’, and making sense of the in-betweens
On a pleasant March day (the last of the year’s pleasant March days in Delhi) at his Lutyens’ bungalow, former environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh discussed with Padma and Ranjan the thought processes that shaped Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in
World Bank dollars, economic growth, land acquisition… what’s in store for Tribal India?
Last week, the country’s mainstream media was flashing a couple of good news hinting at economic progress for the country in the near future. The claims were backed by the approval of a $500 million loan from World Bank for the MSME Growth
Kissa yoni ka – the vagina monologues
The men and women of Dharavi, the world’s largest slum, were quite curious about Kissa Yoni Ka, the Hindi translation of The Vagina Monologues, which they heard was a bold play about a never-spoken-about part of the woman’s body. As the performance started
Lupin to focus on combating tuberculosis in Mumbai
Pharma major Lupin along with Rotary Club, Mumbai, announced a joint anti-TB campaign – on 24 March, marked as World TB Day – to create awareness about TB as well as detect and combat the disease in Mumbai. Under this campaign, TB camps
Shubh Aarambh by Mondelez India
Mondelez India announced its national community initiative Shubh Aarambh to address the development needs of children by promoting healthy and active lives. The programme is expected to impact close to 200,000 beneficiaries across 5 states over the next 3 years. Shubh Aarambh
LG recognized by United Nations for emission reduction efforts
LG Electronics (LG) has become the world’s first to receive Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits in the appliance industry, awarded by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project encouraged by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established at the Kyoto Protocol, the
Ingersoll Rand partners with Sankara Eye Hospital on ‘gift of vision’
As part of its social convergence initiative, Ingersoll Rand has partnered with Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, for a community rural outreach programme called Gift of Vision. The programme with a special focus on preventive and curable blindness will help economically disadvantaged people in remote
Recycling 34 million cubic metres of water, claims Vedanta
The water-conservation efforts of Vedanta led to recycling of nearly 34 million cubic metres (34 billion litres) – which is 22 per cent of water used – during April 2014″January 2015, claimed the company in its media release. ‘Water conservation and its
Women’s Empowerment Journalism Awards by Diageo
In an effort to recognize and honour outstanding achievements in the reporting on women’s issues, Diageo felicitates journalists through Women’s Empowerment (WE) Journalism Awards. Part of Diageo’s Plan W, the awards honour print, broadcast and online journalists across six categories and also chooses
Zero-waste sachet recycling by IBHA
The Indian Beauty and Hygiene Association (IBHA) undertook a unique Zero-Waste Sachet Recycling pilot project and collected about 600 kilograms of sachet waste in Mumbai in 2014. The waste will be recycled to produce oil and carbon. ‘This project is a first for the industry in looking at ways to reduce our carbon