CSR crisis: Common people against Posco; Vedanta lied, says environment ministry
Although Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has allowed Posco to resume work, the steel plant does not seem to be coming up soon. The locals in Jagatsinghour, the proposed plant site, have intensified their agitation against the project. Criticizing Ramesh, Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti
Nourishing humans, replenishing water, sustaining development
In the beginning of this week, the president of the UK arm of PepsiCo said that business ‘needs sticks as well as carrots’, to ensure that it takes action against climate change. Richard Evans said this at a meeting called ‘What next after
The mission is self-reliance and dignified survival
On January 23, a leading daily reported that Lutheran World Service India Trust (LWSIT), an NGO that fights for the rights of the under-privileged, will kick-start a mission to stop water wastage in Kolkata. Earlier, around January 17, the same organisation along with
CSR alliances with local government in a new age of austerity
As the dust settles on the latest round of climate negotiations at COP16 (UN Climate Change Convention, Cancun), and with world expectations for a solution still at an all-time low, it is timely for CSR practitioners”like everyone else”to reflect on how we are
Smart Energy India is talking sustainable development of India’s power resources
To discuss and find solutions for better management and sustainable development of energy resources by implementing ‘smart grid’ and embracing renewable energy is the primary agenda of the ongoing Smart Energy India conference in New Delhi. Professionals from the power sector and metering
Coasts to breathe easy as environment ministry gets strict
Beautiful coastlines across India, which were losing their identity due to environmental abuse by various industries and fishing mafias, may breathe easy as the environment ministry has started a process for identifying and punishing violators under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (CRZ), 1991.
Tigers’ number can grow by three times; lions’ share going to them
A study by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) says that if efforts are made to preserve tigers’ breeding areas and it is ensured that they are connected by habitat corridors, the number of tigers can triple. At present, about 3,200 tigers live in
President Pratibha Patil’s Republic Day speech
My Fellow Citizens, On the eve of our 62nd Republic Day, I extend my warmest greetings to all of you across the country and also to those living abroad. I convey my special greetings to the members of our armed forces and paramilitary
Human rights defenders being labelled as naxalites, terrorists, militants, insurgents, or anti-nationalists: UN rapporteur
After completing her first fact-finding mission in the country, Margaret Sekaggya, rapporteur on human rights defenders appointed by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, warned that the space for civil society has contracted in India. She said that the country’s human rights defenders are
I am an eco-tourist – waiting to take off
An offhand question: Which are the eco-destinations in India? Suppose I am an eco-conscious tourist in the excruciating habit of calculating/guesstimating the ecological cost of random getaways, which are the destinations I might choose from? Who among my fellow holidaymakers are intent on