International Day of the Girl Child: To make education accessible and also spell the end of child marriage
October 11, 2012, is the first-ever ‘International Day of the Girl Child’, as declared by the United Nations (UN). The central objective is to promote equal treatment for girls across the world and secure a brighter future for them by making long-term education
Child (mal)nutrition in India: Decidedly worrying, with half of the country’s under-5-years children too short
‘Children in India 2012’ – the report from the ministry of statistics and programme implementation – states that child malnutrition in India is severe and also a major underlying cause of child mortality. The findings point out that 48 per cent children under
Meditation and Vastu Shastra are new additions in CSR
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) was an alien term for the majority of Indian businesses until a few years back. The ‘term’ became a ‘concept’ over time, and is becoming a part of all organizations that are concerned about, and believe in, sustainable business
Solar energy: India can produce enough, claims a new study
A study by two professors at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore asserts that India’s energy needs can be met entirely by solar and other renewable sources. The report, published in the journal Current Science, contradicts the widely propagated theory that
India’s green IT and sustainability spending predicted to double over 2010-2015
The prediction is founded on two factors: one, green IT and sustainability emerging as key concerns for businesses across industries and policymakers, and two, future policy initiatives and regulatory measures from the Indian government that will drive these initiatives. In its report
Save the leopard
At least four leopards have been poached in India every week for the last decade. So says the report titled ‘Illuminating the Blind Spots: A Study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India (2001-2010)’, released by Traffic India, the wildlife trade monitoring
Vidya Balan endorses Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
‘We are so far removed from the realities of the rural environment, that when I read the statistics about sanitation I did not want to lose the opportunity to be a part of this movement,’ said actor Vidya Balan on being appointed as
Practising social responsibility without the CSR label
SMEs face many barriers in adopting sustainable business practices but with a little creativity, collaboration and help from government, things could change Mexico’s small and medium sized enterprises account for more than 99% of the four million businesses in the country, generate 52%
India scores real low on food security index
A study on national food security has put India at 66, much lower than its giant neighbour China, which is at 38, and some of the under-developed countries such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Botswana and Guatemala. The study, covering 105
CSR sought to be subject to public disclosure and scrutiny: PM
Emphasising the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is intrinsically linked with the concept of sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, ‘Corporate governance including responsible conduct towards all the stakeholders, within the corporation as well as outside, is also seen as