CM seeks USAID support to build houses for Delhi’s poor
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has sought assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a project to build houses for the economically weaker population in the capital. ‘I don’t know whether the USAID will help us in this regard.
Anecdotes from the life of domestic workers in Delhi and in defence of Sumari’s rights
‘A domestic animal is one, such as a dog or a cat, that is sufficiently tamed to live with a family, or one, such as a cow, a chicken or a horse, that can be used to contribute to a family`s support,’ according
CSR: Sustainability reporting framework to be ready within a month
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will soon come out with a sustainability reporting framework for companies to ensure that they follow certain parameters while meeting environmental challenges. ‘Any corporate body while they perform, while they do corporate social responsibility, they should also ensure certain
Ramesh announces Rs 990 crore for women empowerment
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has announced an offer of Rs 990 crore to the Women and Child Development Ministry for its women empowerment programmes in gram panchayats. In his words, ‘We can start with the most backward Naxal-affected districts or districts where
What would ‘butch cassidy and the sundance kid’ do?
An absence of aspiration is putting sustainable development goals in jeopardy All film lovers will recall the famous scene in the acclaimed Western movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: our anti-heroes stand at the cliff edge with the prospect of either jumping
NTPC 6th largest CO2 emitter among top 40 power-producing companies globally
India’s state-owned NTPC Ltd ranks as the world’s sixth-largest polluter among 40 large power-generating companies, according to Centre for Global Development (CGD), a Washington-based think-tank. Four Chinese companies are among the top polluters, followed by a South African company at the fifth place.The
Will Anyone Join Your Revolution?
Margaret Mead once said, ‘The only person who likes change is a wet baby’, to which Hunter Lovins added ‘and the baby squalls all the way through the process.’ So change is never easy, especially on the big issues of sustainability. In thinking
Green, non-toxic toys are set to emerge as a parallel industry
The 6th Toy Biz International (June 30-July 2, 2012) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, has brought ‘green toys’ into sharp focus with buyers as well as general visitors showing relatively more interest in them. India’s biggest B2B toy expo had more than 2,000
Is their CSR misleading? Coca-Cola and Pepsi India offices await answers from the US!
‘Are your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes misleading? ‘ was the straight question that CauseBecause asked Coca-Cola and Pepsi a day after a PLoS Medicine article pointed fingers at beverage makers saying their CSR is another one of their tactics to gain public
Rio+20: The world is worse than what it was; the summit remains the same
Since 1992, when the last Rio summit happened, the average temperature across the globe has gone up by half a degree; the pollution levels have climbed up by 15 per cent; natural disasters have affected over 4.4 billion people; and primary forest areas