Are We ‘Chasing Our Own Tail’ on the Circular Economy?
Wow. What a seminal year for CSR and sustainable development it has been, for bad as well as good! The corporate scandals came thick and fast – ranging from News Corporation hacking the phones of victims of serious crime through to Barclays manipulating
Organic farming to employ 80 lakh in Rajasthan: Assocham
It is like going back to the roots as a large section of farmers are switching to traditional yet healthier way of farming – organic farming. Revealing an interesting finding from its study on organic farming in Rajasthan, industry body Assocham said that
CSR: New minister wants special purpose vehicle to monitor funds
Sachin Pilot, the youngest corporate affairs minister, has proposed to create an independent entity to monitor corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund and ensure proper execution of CSR projects. The proposed entity, probably a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will be independent body that will
Renewable energy: India to boost capacity by 30,000 MW
The government proposes to create 30,000 MW of fresh generating capacity from renewable sources of energy during the 12th five-year plan (2012″17). This will bring India’s overall renewable power capacity to 56,267 MW. The country’s power-generating capacity based on renewable sources currently stands
The billion-dollar solar story has just begun
The idea of a ‘solar revolution’ – whereby we will all use free electricity from the sun, which is the biggest source of renewable energy on the planet – has an alluring ring to it, and the hope that it will come true
Social Entrepreneur of the Year: Goonj makes its mark
Anshu Gupta from Goonj has been declared as Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) India 2012, by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. The award was conferred by Chief Minister of
ONGC well in KG block leaking gas, causing fears of an oil spill
A deepwater well in a Krishna Godavari basin block operated by state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has been leaking gas for two months and there are now fears of environment damage due to the uncontrolled flow. There are no immediate reports
Centre tells states to mind water conservation and sewage disposal for project approval
The Centre has issued guidelines requiring state governments to incorporate plans for water conservation and sewage disposal in the master plans for cities before any projects are sanctioned. Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said that in the next phase of the Jawaharlal
Trafficking in Persons: India yet to meet minimum standards for dealing with it, says report
The 2012 report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by the US Department of State has declared that ‘the Government of India does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.’ Conceding that the latter is making significant efforts to
Drug trafficking: India calls for global action to be equal to this most difficult challenge
India has called for renewed global efforts to combat the ‘severe challenge’ of drug trafficking, warning it was being used to finance terrorism and transnational organised crime. ‘There is deep-rooted nexus between drug mafias, arms dealers and money launderers,’ visiting Member of Parliament