Singing for the old, donating blood, painting hoardings green – is this 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, yet has remained more alien than not. There are as many interpretations as there are talking
Pollution: How we make it happen
Living in a city and caught up in the cross-currents of our daily living dilemmas and demands, we barely notice the pollution that is there all around us, inside us, sometimes in deafening forms, but mostly in a surreptitious manner. If truth be
Green clearances processes to be simplified for faster approvals
In probably the first significant policy decision under the new minister Jayanthi Natarajan, the ministry of environment and forests has sought to ‘simplify’ the processes that are followed for obtaining environmental and forest clearances. The move is aimed at removing roadblocks in major
As part of its CSR, DMRC to build home for girls
As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning to build a home for girls. To be built near Inderlok metro station, the home is expected to be built nine months after awarding of the contract
Proposal to de-link environment, forest and wildlife clearances for highways
In a bid to fast-track highways projects, the ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH) has asked the government to de-link environment and forest clearances for such projects. According to the ministry, it takes about 12-15 months to seek environment clearance, another 1
Environment ministry violated law, asked project proponent to prepare green report
The Supreme Court has slammed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for outsourcing of the green report of an area to a project promoter seeking green clearances for the same area. The report creation is the job of the special officials of
Tibetan plateau’s ecological balance reaches fragile point
Extensive mineral extraction, farming and deforestation, and unscientific construction of highways and railways by the Chinese have left the ecological balance of the Tibetan plateau vulnerable, the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala has stated in a report titled ‘A synthesis of recent science and
EU will loan €200 million to finance clean technology in India
India will receive a loan of 200 million euros from the European Union to finance multiple private sector projects for the development of renewable energy resources. The loan will be made available by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to ICICI Bank, India’s largest
World Bank adopts Sundarbans revival project
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Irom Sharmila seeks out Anna Hazare to boost her long fight against AFSPA
Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who is in her 11th year of fasting against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has invited anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare to visit her state Manipur, calling it ‘the most corruption-affected region in the world.’ Addressed by