Pfizer India: Making healthcare its business
Globally, US-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines for humans and animals. Its products are available in more than 150 countries. Pfizer also partners with healthcare providers, governments, and local communities around the world to expand access to medicines
Dr Shroff’s: Charity began in a one-room eye clinic
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n 1914 Dr Sorabji P Shroff, who had just returned from England after completing his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), set up his one-room clinic in the walled city of Delhi. The uppermost thought in the 36-year-old enthusiast’s mind
Companies copying environment clearance reports; ministry warns against plagiarism
Noticing that facts and data in environment impact reports (EIR) are being copied from the ones that have been already cleared, the union environment ministry has sternly warned environment consultants against plagiarism. If the ministry finds that submitted EIA reports are copied from others, the
For a fair deal on shipping emissions
International shipping is a major – and rapidly growing – source of greenhouse gas emissions. Agreement to apply a carbon price to shipping can both reduce emissions and raise funds for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. This paper shows that
Avoid green protectionism in the name of green economy: Natarajan
‘Countries should avoid using environment concerns to further their economic interests. One should not pass on green protectionism in the name of green economy,’ said Minister of State for Environment Jayanthi Natarajan while addressing Delhi Ministerial Dialogue on Green Economy and Inclusive Growth.
Is Chief Resiliency Officer the dream job of tomorrow?
If in 2007 you were to tell someone that just four years later we would live in a world where banks are nationalized (to bail out a failed economic system), nature is privatized (to generate new wealth from ecosystem services), and the Middle
India at least 17 years away from meeting WHO’s model doctor”people ratio of 1:1000
India will meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended norm of one doctor per 1,000 people by the year 2028. This conclusion has been arrived at by the Planning Commission’s high-level expert group (HLEG) on universal health coverage (UHC), headed by Dr K
No candlelight vigil and no protest march: The inglorious death of Umesh Kant Pandey
That Umesh Kant Pandey died in a blaze of last-minute front-page glory is beside the point. That he died a totally useless death because of the careless impulse of a raving, thoughtless crook is the point. The point is also that his death
Consumers willing to pay more for electricity from renewable energy sources
‘Clean energy’ and ‘energy efficiency’ are as yet elite terms for the majority of Indians. The ‘India Renewable Energy Awareness Survey’ conducted by clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group has found that only 56 per cent of Indian consumers have
CSR a higher priority among consumers in uncertain economy
‘The weak economy makes corporate social responsibility (CSR) a higher priority among consumers. Economic hardship dramatically increases risk aversion, and risk-averse consumers are 50 per cent more likely to agree that companies have a duty to be socially responsible and support the communities