SWACHH BHARAT: GIVING A PUSH TO A CLEAN INDIA
COVER STORY ‘’Swachhta” or Cleanliness was a way of life for Gandhiji. As he fought the British, he disliked several of the western customs but was candid enough to say that he learnt sanitation from the West. During a recent visit to the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad where a photo gallery vividly depicts the ideology […]
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION: STILL MILES TO GO
PUSH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING NECESSARY TO REVIVE ECONOMY
EDITORIAL Affordable housing is something which should address the housing needs of the lower or middle income households. Affordable housing becomes a key issue especially in developing nations where a majority of the population isn’t able to buy houses at the market price. It refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of […]
“CONSENSUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE FAILS WHEN ONE ACTOR IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE OTHER”
EVENT Integrating sustainability into standards is a laudable initiative of Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) which Ministry of Commerce and Industry would like to work upon with CRB, Commerce and Industry Minister Mr Suresh Prabhu expressed this thought at the opening ceremony of India & Sustainability Standards: International Dialogue and Conference 2017 (ISS 2017). S […]
RIGHTS BASED EMPOWERMENT
INITIATIVE According to the Census 2011, there are 2.68 crores (2.21%) persons with disabilities in India, though according to some estimates, the actual number may be as high as five per cent of our population. However, there has been a paradigm shift in the approach towards the persons with disabilities (PWDs) during last some years. […]
Ingersoll Rand commences the second edition of skill training and placement programme
PRESS RELEASE Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, recently launched the second edition of its Skill Development Programme 2018 at New Delhi. The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and National Skill Development Fund is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandate […]
Joint Women’s Programme With INBA & TAF
PRESS RELEASE After a long struggle, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (prevention, prohibition &redressal) Act,2013 was enacted with an objective to provide secure & conducive work place for Women so as to encourage their greater participation in work thereby achieving goal of social & economic empowerment of women for inclusive growth. This was […]
Vibrant Ceramics Expo & Summit (VCES), held at Gandhinagar
PRESS RELEASE Vibrant Ceramics Expo and Summit (VCES), 2017 was held from 16th to 19th November 2017 at Exhibition Center, near the town hall, Gandhinagar Gujarat. The event is spread across 50,000 square meter area with more than 250 exhibitors, 400+ brands, and ceramics in several sizes and designs under one roof. Shri Nilesh Jetpariya […]
Maruti Suzuki inaugurates 11th Water ATM in Haryana; to tackle bad water quality faced by the community
PRESS RELEASE Clean drinking water being a critical need identified by Maruti Suzuki India Limited in its adopted villages in Haryana, the company has designed a self-sustaining partnership model that provides clean drinking water to villagers at an affordable price. The company recently inaugurated its second water ATM in the Kasan village of Manesar. The […]
Ambuja Cement Foundation to bolster Non-Communicable Disease intervention focus across rural India
PRESS RELEASE Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) – the CSR arm of Ambuja Cements Ltd – on 24 November 2017 elaborated its holistic efforts to significantly expand its Non- Communicable Disease intervention program outreach in the coming years while stressing on stronger stakeholder partnerships to develop a robust health care system. ACF’s ongoing intervention program through […]