India’s green IT and sustainability spending predicted to double over 2010-2015
The prediction is founded on two factors: one, green IT and sustainability emerging as key concerns for businesses across industries and policymakers, and two, future policy initiatives and regulatory measures from the Indian government that will drive these initiatives. In its report
Save the leopard
At least four leopards have been poached in India every week for the last decade. So says the report titled ‘Illuminating the Blind Spots: A Study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India (2001-2010)’, released by Traffic India, the wildlife trade monitoring
Vidya Balan endorses Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
‘We are so far removed from the realities of the rural environment, that when I read the statistics about sanitation I did not want to lose the opportunity to be a part of this movement,’ said actor Vidya Balan on being appointed as
India scores real low on food security index
A study on national food security has put India at 66, much lower than its giant neighbour China, which is at 38, and some of the under-developed countries such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Botswana and Guatemala. The study, covering 105
CSR sought to be subject to public disclosure and scrutiny: PM
Emphasising the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is intrinsically linked with the concept of sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, ‘Corporate governance including responsible conduct towards all the stakeholders, within the corporation as well as outside, is also seen as
Christel House: Breaking the cycle of poverty in classrooms
[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]hristel House India’s first learning centre commenced operation in Bangalore in July 2001. Just over 300 children – in the age group of 5 to 10 years – enrolled from kindergarten through to Grade III. During those early days, classes were conducted
SEBI makes CSR reporting compulsory. December 31 is the date
The country’s top 100 listed companies (by market capitalization) will have to report certain critical information to its shareholders as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) circular. The circular has a special mention of corporate social responsibility (CSR), asking companies
Agartala hopes to become Northeast India’s first solar city
The Tripura government has announced plans to make Agartala a ‘solar city’, replacing at least 10 per cent of regular power use with solar energy. Inaugurating a 50-kilowatt solar power plant at the Agartala Municipal Council head office, the state Urban Development Minister
Heritage Kanyashala building to be restored by JSW Foundation
In an effort to encourage art education in the country, JSW Foundation will undertake restoration of the Kanyashala building where the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Univesity is being run. The foundation has already taken the university’s consent and signed a memorandum of
Illegal mining: Leases up for grabs in Sonbhadra
A Right to Information (RTI) query has thrown light on how illegal mining has become rampant in Billi Markundi reserve forest in Robertsganj township of Sonbhadra District. An area of 2622.10 hectares in this reserve was notified on November 5, 1969, under Section-4