Clean India chapter: ONGC to take care of Taj Mahal and 5 other tourist sites
The tourism ministry has roped in oil PSU ONGC to keep six major tourist sites clean and environment-friendly. The six sites are: Taj Mahal, Khajuraho temples, Konark Temple, Ajanta-Ellora Caves, Bodhgaya and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal. ‘ONGC has expressed its willingness to join
Green fee to enter Shimla: Expected from September first week
The Shimla Municipal Corporation’s green fee on all vehicles bearing non-HP registration is expected to be applicable from the first week of September. The union government has given its permission to the MC to implement the green fee. Earlier, the National Highway Authority
Organic cotton: Farmers in India to benefit from Japanese business partnership
Nearly 30,000 low-income cotton farmers in India stand to gain in terms of increased incomes by switching to organic cotton production, following a commitment made by two Japanese companies to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). BCtA is a global initiative that encourages
India’s poor: What a fat load of numbers
‘A theory which explained everything else in the whole universe but which made it impossible to believe that our thinking was valid, would be utterly out of court. For that theory would itself have been reached by thinking, and if thinking is not
Pre-school education: India shows 100 per cent-plus growth in enrolment over 9 years
According to a new United Nations report, in 2009 around 54 per cent of children in India were enrolled for pre-school education as compared to around 48 per cent in China. Comparatively, in 2000 around 22 per cent of children in India were
CM seeks USAID support to build houses for Delhi’s poor
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has sought assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a project to build houses for the economically weaker population in the capital. ‘I don’t know whether the USAID will help us in this regard.
Anecdotes from the life of domestic workers in Delhi and in defence of Sumari’s rights
‘A domestic animal is one, such as a dog or a cat, that is sufficiently tamed to live with a family, or one, such as a cow, a chicken or a horse, that can be used to contribute to a family`s support,’ according
CSR: Sustainability reporting framework to be ready within a month
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will soon come out with a sustainability reporting framework for companies to ensure that they follow certain parameters while meeting environmental challenges. ‘Any corporate body while they perform, while they do corporate social responsibility, they should also ensure certain
Ramesh announces Rs 990 crore for women empowerment
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has announced an offer of Rs 990 crore to the Women and Child Development Ministry for its women empowerment programmes in gram panchayats. In his words, ‘We can start with the most backward Naxal-affected districts or districts where
NTPC 6th largest CO2 emitter among top 40 power-producing companies globally
India’s state-owned NTPC Ltd ranks as the world’s sixth-largest polluter among 40 large power-generating companies, according to Centre for Global Development (CGD), a Washington-based think-tank. Four Chinese companies are among the top polluters, followed by a South African company at the fifth place.The