CSR in India: Companies have minimal clarity in terms of choosing projects
While the government of India is all set to announce the much-debated ‘companies bill’ that will have a clause making spending towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory, a KPMG survey has revealed that not many companies are prepared for the same. The findings
Wildlife conservation champion and RTI activist Shehla Masood shot dead
Avid RTI and anti-corruption activist Shehla Masood was shot dead yesterday by an unidentified gunman in the northern Indian city of Bhopal. The fatal episode happened outside her home as she was just about to drive to an Anna Hazare protest meet. Masood,
Indian Railways is set to take the green route via LNG
Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to tap into the potential of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in locomotives, workshops, and factories. This will help Indian Railways to reduce diesel consumption, cut down on CO2, and
Rantings of a judgemental mind on India’s 64th Independence Day
When an established cinema actor”and one who hails from one of the ‘first’ ‘Bollywood’ ‘families'”asserts that he will not permit his daughter to join the same industry that has earned him and his family wealth, fame, and adulation (and the attendant by-products), the
Conservation is not restraining, but progressing in a sustainable manner
Speaking at the inaugural session of InfraGreen’11 conference, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan stressed the need for creation of green infrastructure and focusing on sustainable development. ‘India has managed a good growth rate despite our various initiatives to combat climate change. While we focus on
NGOs may stay out of Lokpal ambit: Team Hazare
Keeping the pressure on to bring the prime minister and the higher judiciary within the ambit of the proposed Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare’s team says that it wants non-government organizations (NGOs) to be kept out of its purview – or at least those that
CSR will help Coal India in achieving growth targets
In an effort to win people’s confidence in order to streamline business, Coal India (CIL) will focus more on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. India’s biggest coal producer believes that inability to develop stakeholders’ interests led to problems in land acquisition in
Lokpal bill in Lok Sabha today – some highlights of the bill
Aimed at setting up an anti-corruption watchdog, the much debated Lokpal bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha today. With a chairperson and eight members, half of them judicial, Lokpal is expected to have authority to investigate and even prosecute. It will
Environment cannot be protected by perpetuating poverty: PM
‘The regulatory framework for environmental clearance of development projects needs urgent streamlining and reform. The environment cannot be protected by perpetuating poverty,’ said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh added that the central government will soon set up an independent regulatory body, the National
Cradle Baby is curtailing female infanticide and improving CSR in TN
The Cradle Baby scheme, under which cradles are placed at various locations to receive female children abandoned by their parents, has been extended to five more districts in Tamil Nadu. The scheme is aimed at improving the child sex ratio (CSR) by curtailing female infanticide