CSR: Perfetti launches Solar Electrification Project in Uttarakhand

May 9, 2013

In an effort to provide clean, affordable and sustainable lighting in the remote areas of Uttarakhand, Perfetti Van Melle India (PVM India) has launched a solar electrification project. The project is the company’s CSR initiative and is being implemented in collaboration with TERI.

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Inde et Nous: Small NGO, big commitments

May 9, 2013

[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap] group of friends travelling from a foreign land  could not  bear to see the miseries of children in Indian slums. They decided to do  something, take a first step in making a difference to at least a few lives, if not

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Infant mortality in India: Over 3 lakh die within 24 hours of taking birth

May 7, 2013

Every year, lack of political will and funding for crisis kills over three lakh infants within a day (24 hours) of being born in India, says a recently released report State of the World’s Mothers. The crux of this 14th annual report by

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Companies Bill reaches Rajya Sabha; likely to be passed without hurdles

May 1, 2013

The much-awaited Companies Bill 2012, which will change the rules of governing, functioning as well as social responsibilities of corporate groups, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha this week. The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha in December 2012 but is yet

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Your sparkling-white cotton shirt is the dirtiest in the world

Apr 30, 2013

a) Why? a) Because the cotton  it is made of is the world’s dirtiest crop. The cotton produced on about two  per cent of the world’s farmland consumes nearly 20 per cent of insecticides  and pesticides – nearly double of any crop produced

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Future Trends in CSR – The Next 10 Years

Apr 30, 2013

Looking to the future, what is needed – and what is just starting to emerge – is a new approach to CSR, which I call Systemic CSR, or CSR 2.0. This is a purpose-driven, principle-based approach, in which business seeks to identify and

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Almost impossible to ‘not’ get environment clearance

Apr 30, 2013

The statutory Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) took just one day to clear several projects that it had rejected earlier for falling foul of green regulations or being too damaging to the environment.     The cleared projects included a water supply project on

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Food Security Bill a step towards hunger eradication: KV Thomas

Apr 3, 2013

‘The day is not far off when India will be known the world over for this important step towards eradication of hunger, malnutrition and resultant poverty,’ asserted Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Professor KV Thomas with regard to the National Food

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Supreme Court asks Sterlite Industries to pay Rs 100 crore for polluting environment

Apr 2, 2013

The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 100 crore on Sterlite Industries, part of Vedanta Resources, for polluting environment through its copper-smelting plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. However, the apex court refused to direct closure of the plant. The company has

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Solar energy: Pay-as-you-go model makes it affordable for rural

Mar 27, 2013

Yet another new developmental experiment to have reached rural India is the pay-as-you-go model for solar power. The idea has been implemented on a small scale by Simpa Networks. With a little down payment initially, a villager can get a high-quality solar home system

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