BNHS and TCF welcome SC order on Great Indian Bustards: Saving them a priority
The Supreme Court judgement (dated 19 April 2021) directs for power lines to be taken underground in Great Indian Bustard (GIB) habitats. Welcoming the order, Kedar Gore, director, The Corbett Foundation (TCF), says that while new renewable-energy parks have been planned in
Biodiversity at tea estates in India
Tea estates in India span three predominant geographical locations: Assam, Darjeeling and the Dooars, encompassing thousands of hectares. Given that global warming is increasing, tea estates have a pivotal role in conserving biodiversity. It is estimated that 70% of tea lands in India
Are CSR stories deflecting our attention from companies’ sustainability?
Notes on India’s top CSR spenders
Companies covered Reliance Industries | ONGC | Tata Consultancy Services | HDFC Bank | Infosys Companies seeking to squeeze the most brand value out of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends is fair enough. Yet, when they go on and on
Numero Uno: Doing denim with ‘one glass water’
The company claims that it is ‘using 1 glass of water to create 1 pair of jeans’, having achieved this feat through improvised processes and technology. To put this in some perspective, traditionally a pair of jeans requires 70 litres of water to
A Model Project
Agastya: Learning science, healing nature
The 172-acre Kuppam campus is Agastya’s crowning glory and a potential model for educational interventions in India and the rest of the world. It is unique in its core philosophy as well as for the remarkable efforts that have transformed its breathtaking settings,
Diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) at workplaces and why these matter
Years of identity-related activism and discourse have finally borne fruit with anti-sexual harassment policies, gender and racial diversity, and unconscious-bias trainings going mainstream and becoming a key part of modern workplaces. And the biggest proof of this encouraging turn of events is the
World Environment Day 2021 (5th of June) press releases: Worthy mentions
Companies covered: Amrita University | Blue Dart | Canon India | HDFC Bank | Ramky Enviro | VAHDAM ® India Note: The statements, claims and numbers are as per the press releases shared with CauseBecause. Amrita University’s Coimbatore campus now has 1.75 lakh
The Logitech mouse: Comes with ‘carbon impact’ label
Back in June of 2020, Logitech had announced its decision to include detailed carbon impact transparency labelling on all product packaging across their portfolio”much like nutrition labels on food packaging. As stated by the company, consumers should be informed about the impact of
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Building a creative nation from the ground up
Think of the untapped potential of millions of poor children who have it in their genes to achieve great things, but fail to do so because they lack the tools to ignite their innate curiosity and express their creativity. Imagine these poor children
There’s no breaking this chain of thoughts
So, there’s an obsessive compulsion to check the news every hour (two hours at the most?). Terrifying as the news is, the need is there. Maybe partially to prepare oneself for whatever is unfolding out there and then get a fuzzy idea about