‘The phasing out of nearly 100 substances that were being used in refrigerators and air conditioners, and restrictions on aerosols’ use worldwide have stopped the ozone layer from being depleted further. Although it is not yet increasing, it is expected to get its full strength by the middle of this century,’ says a United Nations…
To create environment awareness among students so that they can, in turn, create awareness in the society at large, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board has come up with a ‘Green School’ project in government schools. Considering that deforestation is one of the major causes for rise in pollution and change in global climate, the state…
With Indian consumers becoming more ’cause’ conscious (read: CSR a buzzword), their brand preferences keep shifting to favour the brand that is socially more responsible. The phenomenon directly creates a connection between the sales and the CSR. The trend suggests, ‘the better the CSR policy, the more the sales.’ The trend affects most product categories…
Ahead of next week’s summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of the world’s population remains hungry. The report reveals that 20 out of 28 poor nations are off track to halving hunger by 2015, and 12 of these are going…
Ahead of next week’s summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of the world’s population remains hungry. The report reveals that 20 out of 28 poor nations are off track to halving hunger by 2015, and 12 of these are going…
‘About 300 million people live in towns and cities underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing and increasingly choking traffic. The condition of the urban poor is by many measures worse than the poor in rural areas, towards which special attention has been given during various five year plans,’ Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari…
‘About 300 million people live in towns and cities underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing and increasingly choking traffic. The condition of the urban poor is by many measures worse than the poor in rural areas, towards which special attention has been given during various five year plans,’ Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari…
On September 20-22, 192 UN member states will meet in New York to discuss how much has been done and how much needs to be done to achieve those eight goals that all of them had set together for the overall development of the human race in this millennium. Each country will present its plan…
On September 20-22, 192 UN member states will meet in New York to discuss how much has been done and how much needs to be done to achieve those eight goals that all of them had set together for the overall development of the human race in this millennium. Each country will present its plan…
About 165 industries that are located along the Ganga on a 450-kilometre stretch between Kannauj and Varanasi have been found violating the pollution norms as they are depositing sewage and industrial waste from factories directly into the river. Doubting the efficiency of the state polution control boards, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh has asked…
