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May 23 2019May 23, 2019

How rural India can be made to switch to eco-friendly electric stoves

Leave a Comment / CSR, Eco-Friendly, Environment, research / By SLSV / May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019

Upgrading the supply chains and price rebates were found to double purchases of cleaner cooking stoves according to the study People in rural India are more likely to switch to improved cookstoves — intended to lower firewood demands and air pollution — if common business practices, such as upgrading the supply chain and offering price rebates, are …

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May 22 2019May 22, 2019

To Fight Poverty, India Must Create Income-Generation Opportunities

Leave a Comment / CSR, Hunger, Information / By SLSV / May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019

Indians need more opportunities, not cash transfers that drive up wages, lower incentives to work and hurt small businesses. This is the end of election season in India. Parties have announced many schemes. Although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is projected to win, the results may not be a foregone conclusion. To win public support, the …

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May 17 2019May 17, 2019

Initiatives for Protection and Propagation of Halophytes

Leave a Comment / CSR, Environment, Information, research / By SLSV / May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019

With extensive use of chemical fertilisers, there is a significant increase in the salinity of soil as well as water making it difficult for plants and other living organisms to survive. Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that grow in waters with high salinity, such as in mangrove swamps, marshes, seashores and saline semi-deserts. Only two% of the plant …

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May 16 2019May 16, 2019

How a more integrated approach could help to end energy poverty

Leave a Comment / CSR, Environment, Information / By SLSV / May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019

With almost four years completed since the United Nations adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we face a narrowing window of opportunity to mobilize the disruptive solutions and ambitious partnerships needed to bend the curve and improve the lives of billions within that timeframe, or indeed sooner. Nowhere is a sense of urgency greater …

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May 15 2019May 15, 2019

Are Plastic, Paper Or Reusable Bags Better For The Environment?

Leave a Comment / CSR, Environment, No Plastic, Pollution, research / By SLSV / May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019

If you bring a tote bag to the grocery store, you’re not necessarily saving the planet. When you visit the supermarket, is it better for the planet to carry home your groceries in a paper, plastic or reusable tote bag? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Plastic bags are cheap and convenient, …

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