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Habitat And Urbanisation

City developers want boost for affordable homes, clarity on policy

PUNE: The city's real estate community wants finance minister Arun Jaitley to present a budget that will create a strong foundation for achieving the "home-for-all" goal of the Narendra Modi govern

Publication Date: 
23/02/2015
Dileep Athavale
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Housing, Construction Industry, Lowcost Housing, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga: Tax sops likely for CSR investments

Finance minister Arun Jaitley is likely to provide tax incentives in Budget to encourage companies to participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean Ganga campaign as part of the mandatory 2% CSR s

Publication Date: 
18/02/2015
Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Budget, Finance, Ganga, Ganga Pollution Case, Sanitation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Sanitation

5% of country’s toilets built in state

A total of 26.23 lakh toilets have been constructed under the Swachch Bharat Mission across the country during 2014-15 and of this, Gujarat's share is only 5%.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2015
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Gujarat, Toilets, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Madhya Pradesh, Sanitation
Industry

State of Green Business, 2015

Greenbiz.com released its 8th annual State of Green Business report for 2015, assessing what companies are doing to address environmental issues and whether those efforts are making a difference.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2015
Joel Makower
GreenBiz Group
Tags:
Industry, Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainable Development, Ecosystems, India, Global, Green House Gases, Energy Efficiency, Solid Waste
Industry

'Corporates must partner civil societies for CSR activities'

With the eligible corporates mandated under the new Companies Act to spend two percent of their net profit for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, experts pitched for partnerships wit

Publication Date: 
28/01/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Tata Steel, Development
Solid Waste

NTPC plant to convert waste into manure

NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station has launched a scheme for converting biodegradable waste into manure and distribution at Deepanjalinagar Township near Parawada for raising plants.

Publication Date: 
27/01/2015
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Thermal Power Plants, Biodegradable Waste, Waste Management, Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (D), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Industry

Asia Pulp & Paper defends CSR commitments following damning report

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has insisted it is committed to supporting the rights of communities in and around its operations after an investigation of the firm claimed it is 'lagging behind' on it

Publication Date: 
21/01/2015
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Industry, Environment, Paper and Pulp Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Land, Conflicts, Indonesia
Environment

PMO ordered 60 changes to green clearances, environment ministry delivered on most

Some others may need legislative amendments to laws

Publication Date: 
21/01/2015
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), Regulations, Transport, Highways, Power Industry, Coal, Iron And Steel Industry, Environment Act 1986, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Coastal Regulations
Health

Swine flu cases in Kutch, a worry

Swine flu has started raising its ugly head over Kutch region once again. In the last two weeks 29 cases of swine flu, including one death, has been reported in this region.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2015
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Gandhinagar (D), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Health
Agriculture

NABARD support to State farmers to cross Rs5,000 cr

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala disclosed at a Press meet here on Thursday that the refinance support of the bank in the current financial

Publication Date: 
09/01/2015
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Farmers, Food Storage, Irrigation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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