Five NGOs receive EdelGive Social Innovation Honours
EdelGive Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Edelweiss Capital Ltd, recently announced the winners of the Third EdelGive Social Innovation Honours (ESIH). Following a four-stage evaluation process, five NGOs were chosen for their innovative work in the areas of health and well-being, education, livelihoods,
CSR star awards for SAIL and MARG
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and MARG Limited received India Shining Star CSR Award for exemplary contributions towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the iron and steel and infrastructure sectors, respectively, on February 21 in Mumbai. SAIL is a Navratna PSU and contributes
Malnutrition in India: The intention is not mala fide
Can India halve its malnutrition rate by 2015 – which is a stated Millennium Development Goal (MDG)? Highly unlikely, would be the answer in the current scenario. Unless: The recognition of malnutrition as a critical area jumps out of policy documents, research notes
To evolve, we need environment-friendly technologies
‘We should develop the capacity of making the right choices of environment-friendly technology. There is a need of synergy between research and product development,’ said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways CP Joshi while addressing the ‘International Seminar on Reducing Carbon Footprint
Big country”big numbers”big mix-ups
In India, there are roughly 800 million poor people going by the World Bank definition of $2 a day; that is 150 million households and an estimated credit need of Rs 240,000 crore (Rs 2,400 billion). In India, 600 million people do not
CSR activities: Ramesh suggests partnership between his ministry and PSUs
‘We should have partnership between environment ministry and ONGC. If we get partnership with five PSUs like ONGC, we will get a part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget for spending on good afforestation activities, particularly in wetland and mangrove areas,’ said
Ethics Committee to discuss environment minister’s complaint about MPs
The Ethics Committee, headed by former Union Minister Manikrao Gavit, will meet Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to discuss the letter that Ramesh wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. Kumar and Ansari had referred the matter to
Provide more security to whistleblowers and extend RTI to private sector: NGOs
Attending a meeting with the Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, which is scrutinizing a bill to provide protection to those who help in unveiling corrupt practices, a group of NGOs demanded more security for whistleblowers and also asked for extension of the
World Bank assessing ways to help sustainable development projects in India
World Bank officials are evaluating various infrastructure projects in Mumbai and also met several senior officials to thoroughly understand the ‘sustainable development’ initiatives of the state government. Inger Anderson, vice president for sustainable development at World Bank (WB), along with Hubert Nove-Josserand, operations
Create value through sustainable business and win US$480,000, courtesy Nestlé
On February 11, 2011, Nestl̩ made a call for global nominations for the 2012 Nestl̩ prize in Creating Shared Value (CSV). Launched in 2009, the prize Рfinancial support of more than US$480,000 Рis awarded in alternate years to an innovation or