India gets its first Lokpal
PUBLIC DECISION More than five years after the enactment of the Lokpal Act 2013, the Government of India appointed eight members of its first anti-corruption ombudsman, the Lokpal, on March 22, 2019. The new Lokpal were administered the oath of office by President of India Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose […]
CSR has to evolve into ISR
INITIATIVE The Industrial Estate & SMEs Associations, Cluster Association could initiate ‘Swachh Approach’ to join hands and bring about cleanliness and better maintenance of the infrastructure. India is a country of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The sector provides employment to over 110 million people. So it is imperative that India works towards making […]
Mitigating Manual Scavenging
PUBLIC CAMPAIGN Bezwada Wilson is an activist and one of the founders and national convenors of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), a human rights organization that has been campaigning for the eradication of manual scavenging, which has been illegal activity in India since 1993. His role at SKA has been recognized by theAshoka Foundation which […]
NALCO dedicates Ultra-Modern Eye Care Centre
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan lauds NALCO as an efficient company. Bhubaneshwar: NALCO, in association with LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), dedicated a state-of-the-art Secondary Plus Eye Care Hospital that will benefit more than 60,000 outpatients, perform 6,000 surgeries annually and offer free of cost treatment to poor patients at Angul. […]
Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission
INTERVIEW The major grievances of women are against the police, the judiciary, the administration, the media and finally the societal norms, said Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women (NCW) in an interview with CSR Times. She went on to say how the NCW coordinates with concerned authorities to resolve problems faced by women. CSR […]
“Catch them Young”
The Malabar Group of Institutions which was started in the 1990s by Valsan Matathil is now a ray of hope for thousands of students from the underprivileged class living in Kerala. In the 1990, when Valsan Matathil was a post-graduate student of economics in a college in Kerala, the college was on the verge of […]
Building the Nation through Sustainable Development of Society
NATION BUILDING Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), a Government of India Enterprise under Department of Atomic Energy, has been playing a pioneering role in spurring the growth of electronics industry in India since 1967. Driven by the vision of self-reliance in strategic electronics and resting on the foundations of strong R&D, ECIL has proved […]
For a greener and sustainable future
INITIATIVE Green Ecofield is trying to bring technical innovations in the field of wastewater treatment and solve the problem of water shortage Green Ecofield India, a joint venture between Ecofield SRL Italy promoted by Armando Bedendo who is also the inventor and European patent holder for Hydronova and Green Gardens India, promoted by Dr. Amrutraj […]
Working towards making pilgrimage a Swachh experience
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Cleanliness is next to godliness and Dr Karthik Narayanan, Managing Director of Sabari Consultants, understands it well. Because of his initiatives, Sabarimala devotees visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple are having a swachh experience. An annual happening, every year lakhs and lakhs of pilgrims start visiting Sabarimala from November 16th to January 20th […]
Creating Happy and Healthy Schools under ‘Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan ’
NALCO, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Mines, has been at the forefront in the cleanliness drive right from the beginning. In sync with the Government of India’s ‘Swachh Bharat’ Mission, NALCO has undertaken several initiatives towards the improvement of sanitation condition not only in the periphery of its plants but also in the […]
