Degrees of indifference, the age of social-media emotions, and other miscellaneous outpourings
In a fair, ideal sort of world, my Facebook post urging people to take an affirmative stand for the cause of good air to breathe will get at least a fourth of the likes/comments/shares conferred on a post celebrating the awesomeness of someone’s
Schaeffler India: Getting the students skilled and job-ready
Industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler India has signed an MoU with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to implement a project aimed at providing skills training to 350 graduating students from Vadodara. The objective of the programme, which is fully funded by Schaeffler
The biggest cities in the world unite for a green cause
On 22nd September, 12 cities pledged to divest from fossil fuel companies and advocate for greater sustainable investment, as part of their commitment to accelerating a green and just recovery from Covid-19. Part of the C40, which is a ‘network of the world’s
The one per cent are occupying the carbon budget
The richest one per cent of the world’s population were responsible for more than twice the amount of carbon dioxide emissions as the poorer half of the world from 1990 to 2015, according to a new report by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment
Can we make sustainable animal farming possible?
The world population is predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. What does this mean from a nutritional perspective? Experts say this increase in population will lead to a 70%”80% increase in demand for animal-based food – this will place significant pressure on
Prosus: Asking for ideas to help the disabled
A startup challenge called the Prosus Social Impact Challenge for Accessibility (Prosus SICA) has been launched by Prosus, the global consumer internet group of Naspers, in collaboration with Invest India and Social Alpha. The challenge is open to Indian startups that are less
Detel: A tree for every customer
Detel Foundation, the CSR wing of Detel, has announced its collaboration with Grow-Trees whereby they will plant saplings on behalf of customers on the sale of each product across categories such as Detel TV, Detel washing machine, and Detel EV. Grow-Trees will provide
Rising sea levels now an inevitability
The Greenland Ice Sheet has melted to a point of no return. In a paper published in Nature, researchers at Ohio State University found that even if global warming were to stop today, the sheet would still disintegrate. Greenland’s ice sheet releases more
LinkedIn: Offering digital skills for free, for now
LinkedIn and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have announced a partnership to provide digital skills training to the youth for enhancing employability. As part of this, 10 free LinkedIn Learning paths, consisting of 140 courses for in-demand technology jobs, will be made available
Blue Dart: Greening up the Kanha-Pench Corridor
Blue Dart Express Ltd, one of India’s leading express logistics service providers and part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), has announced that it will plant 111,000 trees on the Kanha-Pench Corridor in CY 2020. This will be done in collaboration with