Decarbonisation targets their “north starâ€: DBS
As part of its commitment to reaching net zero in its financed emissions by 2050, DBS has announced sectoral targets that are aligned with science-based decarbonisation glidepaths (carbon-emission pathway to the desired target set), documented in its report titled Our Path to Net
Art for Hope 2023: Hyundai India’s call to artists
The second edition of this CSR initiative by Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) – the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) – is looking to support 25 artists and 10 art collectives with a total grant of Rs 40 lakh.
A school of innovation and entrepreneurship: From Cyient Foundation and IIT Hyderabad
To be called BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BVR SCIENT), for this project Cyient Foundation (the CSR arm of Cyient Ltd) and Shibodhi Foundation (the family foundation of Dr BVR Mohan Reddy) have joined hands with IIT Hyderabad, on whose
Grants worth Rs 3.20 crore for biodiversity projects: From The Habitats Trust
Applications can be sent in by organisations and individuals doing seminal work towards protecting and conserving India’s threatened wildlife and natural habitats. The Habitats Trust Grants, with a total prize purse of Rs 3.20 crore (three crores and twenty lakhs), will be given
A plastic-exchange mobile van – NOIDA Authority and HCL Foundation’s initiative to reduce single-use plastic
In this, people will be given ecofriendly products (cloth bags, bamboo straw kits, etc.) in exchange of single-use plastic items including PET bottles and polythene bags. The plastic collected through this drive will be channelised to the Indian Pollution Control Association, a certified
Team Sea Sakthi at Monaco Energy Boat Challenge – with support from Legrand India
The boat for this first Indian participation in the Energy Boat Race Challenge is designed by Team Sea Sakthi, comprising 14 students from Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil NÄdu. The boat is assembled keeping in mind sustainability with zero emissions rate. The
Flipkart Group: Committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
One of India’s leading digital commerce entities, Flipkart Group is looking to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and the larger value chain by 2040. This is in line with the global Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) of keeping the global temperature rise to
World Environment Day 2022: Who did what
Official ceremony in Sweden As host for 2022, Sweden held the official World Environment Day ceremony at the Tekniska Museet in Stockholm. Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Annika Strandhäll, and UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen were in attendance. Watch here. In
Hero MotoCorp: Saying ‘thank you’ to Indian Army veterans
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, recently handed over Hero Destini 125 scooters to Indian Army soldiers who were disabled while in service. Done in the presence of Brigadier Sanatan Singh (VSM), Brigadier Vikas Bhardwaj of the Directorate
Smile Train India and FOGSI: Together will diagnose and treat cleft lip and palate
The cleft-focused NGO is partnering with The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), India’s largest association of gynaecologists and obstetricians, to put into action a medical protocol for identification and treatment of cleft lip and palate to drive early diagnosis