Even after the legal mandate, India is still failing to meet its national socio-economic development targets and achieving the SDGs Prime minister Narendra Modi has urged corporates to contribute towards the national development agenda through corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, but the corporates are still caught up in the compliance zone to follow the legal …
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Following the BBMP’s complacent attitude in filling up potholes, several multinationals have decided to address the problem themselves. The companies would include pothole filling as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity. The fact that a few of their employees had injured themselves riding into potholes while commuting to work has prompted these companies …
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Ongole: “The use of cycles for transportation helps personally and environmentally,” said district judge, G Priyadarsini. The judge flagged-off the cycle rally by the Andhra Pradesh Special Protection Force, to make people aware of Environmental Conservation and Pollution Control, from the rural police station in Ongole on Tuesday. Prakasam district judge G Priyadarsini flagging off …
Mysuru: Chairperson of the Children’s Rights Protection Committee Krupa Alwa on Wednesday underscored the importance of imbibing humanistic values in one’s life. Alwa, who inaugurated a discussion on ‘Issues Faced by Children of Nomadic Tribes’ jointly organised by the district administration, zilla panchayat and the department of women and child development at the JSS Law College, …
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NEW DELHI: The government is looking at roping in state-run banks and financial institutions to give a push to its Swachh Bharat campaign. The finance ministry will prod lenders to increase credit towards industries, especially small and medium enterprises, involved in sanitation products. “DFS (department of financial services) & MDWS (ministry of drinking water and …
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