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MIDC areas set to go green

NASHIK: The Satpur and Ambad industrial estates of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) are set to go green soon.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Tushar Pawar
Times Of India (Nashik)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nashik, Trees, Afforestation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Municipal Corporation, Forests
Environment

Vedanta's Iron Ore arm in Goa does its bit for environment sustainability

PANAJI: As part of its efforts towards environment sustainability in Goa, Vedanta Limited has undertaken a drive to plant sapling as well as a cleanliness drive at its Bicholim mine, which is opera

Publication Date: 
12/06/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Vedanta Aluminium, Environment, Biodiversity, Tribals, Solar Energy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mining, Waste Management, Environment Education
Energy

Northern Railway rolls out first rail coach lit by solar panels

The Delhi division of the Northern Railway on Wednesday rolled out a non-AC coach lit by solar panels installed on its roof.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2015
Vishal Kant
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Rail Transport, Delhi, Renewable Energy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Energy
Industry

Microsoft turns to gamification to tackle water crisis

Tech giant Microsoft has taken its corporate social responsibility to the world of smartphones, with the launch of a new mobile app designed to raise awareness of global water issues.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2015
Edie (UK)
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Industry, Water Resources, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Water Management, Water Supply, Developing Countries, Water Quality, Sanitation
Energy

Energy and minerals in Greenland: governance, corporate responsibility and social resilience

Greenland seeks to expand its energy and minerals industries to secure the revenues to gain full independence from Denmark. The 2014 oil price crash hit oil exploration hard, bringing disappointment to the local oil industry but relief to global environmentalists.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Emma Wilson
IIED
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Energy, Minerals, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Greenland, Environment, Climate Change
Energy

BHEL to donate solar power plants to nine schools

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, would donate grid connected roof-top solar photo voltaic power plants worth Rs.1.5 crore to nine schools in and around its Kailasapuram Township under

Publication Date: 
20/05/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
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Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), Renewable Energy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Energy
Air Pollution

Government ropes in PSUs for air monitoring stations in 12 cities

The Union Environment Ministry has roped in PSUs like NTPC, Coal India and NMDC to fund the setting up of over 60 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations across 12 cities by this year-end.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Coal India, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Carbon Monoxide, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Climate Change

2015 Corporate Adaptation Survey

An inaugural survey examining how corporations are addressing the need to adapt their business operations to changing climate conditions reveals that 30 percent already have experienced a material impact to their business operations from climate events.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2015
Emilie Mazzacurati, Joyce Coffee, Cammie Erickson
Four Twenty Seven, Inc.
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Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Mining

Coal India Limited: Committee on Public Undertakings (2014-2015)

The Committee on Public Undertakings (2014-15) present this Fourth Report on Coal India Limited. The Committee on Public Undertakings (2012-13) had selected the above

Publication Date: 
28/04/2015
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Coal India, Coal, Mining, Coal Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Parliament
Air Pollution

Polluted Raipur has no air quality monitoring

RAIPUR: Despite having the dubious distinction of being one of the 20 most polluted cities in world, Chhattisgarh Environment Control Board (CGECB) has stopped monitoring air quality in Raipur for

Publication Date: 
23/04/2015
Anuja Jaiswal
Times Of India (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Raipur (T), Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Health Effects

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