National Geographic: Harnessing women power to solve plastic pollution in oceans
The ‘Sea to Source: Ganges’ river expedition, in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the University of Dhaka, and WildTeam, is part of an initiative by National Geographic to understand and document how plastic waste travels from source to sea, and
CSR and the environment ministry – are they in lockstep?
With CSR becoming the norm for all medium- to large-scale companies, private and public, CSR causes and fields have also expanded substantially. This means that companies are now doing work that was hitherto the exclusive domain of governments or, in many cases, collaborating
Judge me not: A need for safe spaces for victimised women and girls
‘She asked for it.’ ‘If she lost weight she’d be pretty.’ ‘She got promoted because of her looks.’ These statements reflect the usual body shaming, casual sexism, and blatant objectification that women and adolescent girls go through every day. Be it for the
Maruti Suzuki: Changing lives (or reputation?)
One of the top, and perhaps among the most ubiquitous, auto companies in India is Maruti Suzuki. The biggest carmaker in the country, it has more than half of the market share in the passenger-vehicles segment. As has become quite the trend in
The end is nigh: Global warming is here
A new report states that it could take as little as 31 years before a majority of humankind is destroyed by climate change. The report, What Lies Beneath – The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk, is by Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration
Let’s talk about mental health: Numbers, organisations, and gaps
With a population that is slowly becoming aware of the importance of physical health (blame it on the air pollution), there’s another aspect of a person’s overall health that hasn’t received the same attention in India. Mental health is as important as physical
STAIRS Foundation: It’s all about grassroots sports promotion
The ministry of youth affairs and sports, Government of India, has recognised STAIRS Foundation (Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports) as a national sports promotion organisation (NSPO) for promoting sports at the grassroots and community level. STAIRS claims to be the
IKEA: Asking people to buy climate-friendly furniture and products
IKEA India, the Swedish home-furnishing retailer, has begun a campaign called ‘A Better World Starts at Home’ to help customers live in a sustainable way. It aims at inspiring and enabling people to reduce their carbon footprint by using climate-friendly products. The company
Walmart Foundation: Helping farmers help themselves (and Walmart too?)
Walmart Foundation has begun collaboration on a programme that aims to benefit 10,000 smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh through the introduction of sustainable irrigation products and practices. The programme is being offered by the International Development Enterprises-India (IDEI) and supported with funding from
H&M Foundation: Funding and crowdfunding for sustainable fashion
H&M Foundation has launched an initiative with crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to engage with customers and enable them to take active part as supporters, backers and testers of innovative solutions. This is part of the Global Change Award instituted by the Foundation where winners