Overpopulation of tigers in their reserves, rhinos in Kaziranga and lions in Gir, compounded by the reduction of habitat is alarming Tigers are very tough to relocate as they cause conflict in the new areas—with tigers in residence and peripheral villages. Photo courtesy: Mithun Hanagund The biggest threat to wildlife conservation is inadequate habitat. …
India is ranked 117 of 157 countries on the 2017 Sustainable Development Goals Index, trailing behind Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. It is time startups show the way towards sustainability in collaboration with corporates. Rohan Shenoy and Puja Aarti are sweating it out in the barren lands of North Bengaluru. They are working with builders …
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We travelled to India to learn about social enterprise initiatives that are taking place in the South of the country. We arrived to Madurai airport on the 28th June, and one of the founders of Madurai Craft Studio, Ashokkumar Goshi, was waiting for us there. This recently established social enterprise designs, develops and produces Eco-friendly products …
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The ONGC signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) for cleaning the Himalayas as part of the Swachchh Bharat fortnight. Titled ‘Cleanathon Himalaya’, this corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme of ONGC aims to clean three source tributaries of river Ganga — the Bhagirathi, Alaknanda and Pindari. The campaign was flagged off …
ONGC LAUNCHES ‘CLEANATHON HIMALAYA’ TO CLEAN THREE TRIBUTARIES OF GANGA Read More »
Education is the key to success. An old phrase but a weapon to eradicate poverty and issues like child marriage, sexual harassment and many more in country like India. From history to today education is the only technique to suppress many social evil issues which have deep rooted in our society. One is Child Marriage …
