A pad-free university: In Dehradun
Feminine hygiene brand Sirona collaborated with University of Petroleum And Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, to educate their faculty and staff about the benefits of switching to a menstrual cup for period management and eventually make the varsity India’s first pad-free university. The programme
Grants worth Rs 3.20 crore for biodiversity projects: From The Habitats Trust
Applications can be sent in by organisations and individuals doing seminal work towards protecting and conserving India’s threatened wildlife and natural habitats. The Habitats Trust Grants, with a total prize purse of Rs 3.20 crore (three crores and twenty lakhs), will be given
A plastic-exchange mobile van – NOIDA Authority and HCL Foundation’s initiative to reduce single-use plastic
In this, people will be given ecofriendly products (cloth bags, bamboo straw kits, etc.) in exchange of single-use plastic items including PET bottles and polythene bags. The plastic collected through this drive will be channelised to the Indian Pollution Control Association, a certified
Team Sea Sakthi at Monaco Energy Boat Challenge – with support from Legrand India
The boat for this first Indian participation in the Energy Boat Race Challenge is designed by Team Sea Sakthi, comprising 14 students from Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil NÄdu. The boat is assembled keeping in mind sustainability with zero emissions rate. The
Flipkart Group: Committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
One of India’s leading digital commerce entities, Flipkart Group is looking to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and the larger value chain by 2040. This is in line with the global Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) of keeping the global temperature rise to
World Environment Day 2022: Who did what
Official ceremony in Sweden As host for 2022, Sweden held the official World Environment Day ceremony at the Tekniska Museet in Stockholm. Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Annika Strandhäll, and UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen were in attendance. Watch here. In
Plastic is not going away anytime soon. Let’s talk about alternatives, options, and the almost-solutions
If necessity is the mother of invention, now is the time for lots of inventions. There is such a lot of plastic in most things we use that without those inventions and innovations, we may end up (barely) surviving on a planet that
Hero MotoCorp: Saying ‘thank you’ to Indian Army veterans
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, recently handed over Hero Destini 125 scooters to Indian Army soldiers who were disabled while in service. Done in the presence of Brigadier Sanatan Singh (VSM), Brigadier Vikas Bhardwaj of the Directorate
Smile Train India and FOGSI: Together will diagnose and treat cleft lip and palate
The cleft-focused NGO is partnering with The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), India’s largest association of gynaecologists and obstetricians, to put into action a medical protocol for identification and treatment of cleft lip and palate to drive early diagnosis
Dell: Its most sustainable laptops yet
The Latitude 5000 series features the world’s most innovative use of sustainable materials, the company claims in a press release shared with CauseBecause. Take a look: “A laptop lid made from 71% recyclable and renewable materials including tree-based bioplastic upcycled from the paper-making