Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Good news from Congo. And perhaps even more unexpectedly, it has come about with the help of users of mobile phones, legislators in Washington and corporate giants such as Apple and Intel. That is the finding of an investigation by the Enough Project, an anti-genocide campaign group, which says Congolese …
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Thursday proposed to raise the expenditure limit of companies’ corporate social responsibly to Tk 12 crore from the existing Tk 8 crore. He, however, unchanged the existing condition of allowable CSR limit at 20 per cent of total income of any company. The government is …
Ten disaster-affected villages of Rudraprayag district are not dependent on the erratic power supplies of the State electricity department now, the streets of these villages are being lighted up by solar panel systems. These panels were installed in these villages by the HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company as part of …
JUSCO, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Steel as part of its CSR activities extended water tanker services to areas where there is acute water crisis and no provision of tap water. As a responsible corporate, JUSCO has provided two mini trucks mounted with water tanker of 4000 liter …
Sampath Bank’s commitment to the preservation of the environment was further enhanced recently with ‘Green Awards 2013’ when five Eco Teams within the Bank were recognized for their outstanding contribution towards environment protection and conservation which is one of the five pillars of ‘5E’ structure of Sampath Bank’s CSR initiatives. …
The CSR Brands of the Year Award 2013 has been won by the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi for its indigenously designed solar shuttle. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the Brands Foundation presents the awards, which each year shortlists over 1,000 popular and trusted brands in Pakistan from …
The government has joined hands with IIT Bombay to implement cost-effective solar powered lighting solutions for rural population that will help save 36 million litres of kerosene and slash the subsidy bill on the polluting fuel by about . 30,000 crore a year. The scheme will be implemented jointly by …
KOCHI: Rajeswari Venkiteswaran, a 63-year-old homemaker from Palarivattom, is shifting her house and is busy packing her belongings. But, she is confused about how to dispose her broken keyboards, mouse, used batteries and other damaged electronic equipment. The apartment complex where she resides prohibits the entry of small-time scrap dealers …
The Forest department is eyeing the money available under corporate social responsibility funds (CSR) of various companies to develop forests. The new CSR Rules which came into effect from April 1, 2014, as part of the Companies Act, 2013, provide that every company, private or public limited, which has a …
PRESS RELEASE New industry initiative aims to enhance transparency and drive improvements In order to enhance sustainability within the supply chain the chemical companies AkzoNobel, BASF, Bayer, Clariant, Evonik Industries, Henkel, LANXESS and Solvay joined forces in the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative. So far, TfS members have successfully initiated …
The Bill, that came into force from May 1, seeks an effective initiation of CSR activities by the industry The Madhya Pradesh government has said it does not have mechanism of use the funds and support offered by various corporate houses under corporate social responsibility. The much awaited Corporate Social …
Reckitt Benckiser, the household goods manufacturer, has cut its relative water use by nine per cent in 2013, and brought about a seven per cent reduction in its carbon footprint across all its units. The UK-based company that sells Durex, Dettol antiseptic and Harpic toilet cleaners in India, among several …
As more and more companies get affected by environmental urgencies, tough environmental regulations and consumer pressures, India Inc is realising the urgent need to measure and mitigate the business impacts of these on nature and society. With this in the background, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development organised …
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that pharmaceutical companies would get benefit under corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules if they donate medicines to poor patients afflicted by life threatening or other diseases and cannot afford expensive treatment. Earlier, the government had said work done …
ITANAGAR, March 25: The Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project under its Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Scheme has partnered with Operation Smile, an International NGO for cleft lip and palate treatment through plastic surgery for patients of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This facility would initially be made available to …
Chief Minister, Dr Mukul Sangma today said that companies operating in the state will be mandatorily guided by the new law that stipulates the portion of profits that companies must spend on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) every year. “It has been binding on every industries and reflected in the Act. …
Aluminium major's initiative helps farmers to take second crop Premsai Kanwar, a small farmer in Dondro village of Korba district, had never dreamt of taking a second crop in his field. Lack of irrigation facility literally made his land barren after taking the kharif paddy crop. Kanwar was not the …
The new Global Paper Vision harmonises several regional vision statements for industry reform around the world into a more coordinated effort to match the globalised supply chain for paper products and raw materials. The signatories of the Vision are known collectively for their successful efforts moving the marketplace to more …
Funds given to political parties will not count as corporate social responsibility activity The much-awaited rules for the new ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) regime were notified on Thursday, under which companies with sizable businesses would need to spend a minimum 2 per cent of net profit for the benefit of …
The Government today notified rules for corporate social responsibility that has in its ambit a wide range of activities including livelihood enhancement projects and steps for the benefit of armed forces veterans. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the CSR rules and they would come into effect from April …
