The announcement is to make vaccines in private hospitals which cost above Rs 780 per dose free for the public. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian at a press interaction in the Kerala- Tamil Nadu border earlier this week said that the state was considering roping in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds to offer free …
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ESG and sustainability are often lumped together, but they are not the same. The transition from sustainability and CSR to ESG performance indicates a maturation of business practices to a more precise measurement of a portfolio’s performance, writes Dr Kaushik Sridhar. ESG vs sustainability You’ll often hear environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability in …
Thanks to climate change, the Earth’s atmosphere now holds more moisture than in decades past, which is, in part, leading to more frequent extreme rainfall events, experts say. The last few weeks alone have provided ample evidence to back up that assertion. Up to 7 inches of rain fell on parts of Germany over a …
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To help its initiative to beautify and make the city greener, the Greater Chennai Corporation has invited corporate firms and non-government organisations to provide funds to create artworks and paintings across the metropolis. “Chennai Smart City and Chennai Corporation invite interested CSR organisations and NGOs to partner and take up beautiful artwork and paintings all …
Earlier this year, a study showed that the rainforest in Brazil released about 20% more CO2 into the atmosphere than it took in over the period from 2010-2019. This new paper underlines that change and finds that some regions of the rainforest were “a steadily increasing source” of carbon between 2010 and 2018. A source of carbon …
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