GANDHI’S THOUGHTS ON SANITATION AND CLEANLINESS
CHANGING TIMES CHANGING ROLE OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS
ARCHIVE Public sector Enterprises are now slowly trying to exit areas where it is not competitive and drain on resources and public exchequer. At the time of independence in 1947, India had just five central public sector enterprises with an investment of mere Rs 29 crore. Besides, perhaps India had fairly reasonable network of railways […]
PEAK’ 2017 A Day Full of Positive Energy
EVENTS In pursuit of motivating youth with positivity and providing sustainability to the children from underprivileged family, Plus Approach foundation of Delhi has been actively working for the past six years. The foundation has worked closely to create employment and also provide health care facilities for families mainly in Uttarakhand. As a part of its […]
Environment Minister launches “Wood is Good” Campaign
PRESS RELEASE Emphasising the need to create an enabling environment through small steps such as planting more trees, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that new and innovative ways must be thought of, to bring more areas under forest and tree cover. Inaugurating a twoday conference on “Sustainable […]
Ford Reports Significant Environmental Progress in India
PRESS RELEASE Ford Motor Company released its 18th annual Sustainability Report, including a short film that details environmental progress at its operations around the world and a commitment to further enhance sustainability actions in the future. Asia’s growth story has lifted hundreds of millions from poverty and created tens of millions of new jobs. However, […]
Finalists for Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) India 2017 Award
PRESS RELEASE The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the sister organisation of the World Economic Forum and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation of Jubilant Bhartia Group have announced the finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY)- India 2017 Award. The finalists for the Award were identified on the basis of rigorous due diligence process. […]
President Kovind launches ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ campaign
PRESS RELEASE President Ram Nath Kovind, launched a nationwide sanitation campaign, ‘Swachhta hi Seva’, at Ishwariganj village in Kanpur on September 15. He also administered the ‘Swachhta hi Seva’ pledge to all present there whereby they resolved to create a clean, healthy and new India. The President honoured villagelevel champions who contributed to making Ishwariganj […]
HARNESSING INLAND WATERWAYS FOR GREENER ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
ARCHIVE Asound and efficient transport infrastructure is the key to boosting economic growth and in turn, to alleviating poverty and promoting sustainable development. Inland water transport system ensures both, by way of providing access, mobility and connectivity and generating employment at the grassroots with lesser environmental footprint and cost. In our civilization, rivers have played […]
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM REVOLUTIONIZED THROUGH CPGRAMS
GANGA IS PIOUS, ITS WATER SHOULD BE PURE
INITIATIVE The River Ganga is important not only for its cultural and spiritual significance but also because it hosts more than 40% of the country’s population. Addressing the Indian community at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014, the Prime Minister had said, “If we are able to clean it, it will be a […]
