Amway’s CSR arm introduces awards for young achievers
Commemorating Amway’s 15 years in India, its CSR arm Amway Opportunity Foundation played host to the ‘National Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Development’ in Delhi on 6 May 2013. The objective of the summit was to ideate, discuss and call for
Infant mortality in India: Over 3 lakh die within 24 hours of taking birth
Every year, lack of political will and funding for crisis kills over three lakh infants within a day (24 hours) of being born in India, says a recently released report State of the World’s Mothers. The crux of this 14th annual report by
Companies Bill reaches Rajya Sabha; likely to be passed without hurdles
The much-awaited Companies Bill 2012, which will change the rules of governing, functioning as well as social responsibilities of corporate groups, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha this week. The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha in December 2012 but is yet
Almost impossible to ‘not’ get environment clearance
The statutory Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) took just one day to clear several projects that it had rejected earlier for falling foul of green regulations or being too damaging to the environment. The cleared projects included a water supply project on
Your sparkling-white cotton shirt is the dirtiest in the world
a) Why? a) Because the cotton it is made of is the world’s dirtiest crop. The cotton produced on about two per cent of the world’s farmland consumes nearly 20 per cent of insecticides and pesticides – nearly double of any crop produced
Food Security Bill a step towards hunger eradication: KV Thomas
‘The day is not far off when India will be known the world over for this important step towards eradication of hunger, malnutrition and resultant poverty,’ asserted Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Professor KV Thomas with regard to the National Food
Supreme Court asks Sterlite Industries to pay Rs 100 crore for polluting environment
The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 100 crore on Sterlite Industries, part of Vedanta Resources, for polluting environment through its copper-smelting plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. However, the apex court refused to direct closure of the plant. The company has
Solar energy: Pay-as-you-go model makes it affordable for rural
Yet another new developmental experiment to have reached rural India is the pay-as-you-go model for solar power. The idea has been implemented on a small scale by Simpa Networks. With a little down payment initially, a villager can get a high-quality solar home system
Child marriage: Govt working on a national plan to prevent it
Accepting that ‘child marriages continue to take place at some places in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,’ and that ‘it is also prevalent in West Bengal,’ Women and Child Development Minister of Krishna Tirath has told the Rajya Sabha that a national action
Economic Survey: New avenues needed for sustainable development
With resource crunch posing a major challenge, India needs to find new and additional financing avenues as well as technology to ensure sustainable development, the Economic Survey for 2012-13 has said. ‘While it makes efforts to efficiently and expeditiously bring price signals and