Part 1, Jump to Part 2 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released CSR Voluntary Guidelines (VG) on Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business in year 2009.
Part 2, Jump to Part 1 For each project activity as included in scheduled A and scheduled B (Refer table 1), corresponding performance indicator(s) will be identified, monitored
Marpol (Marine Pollution) is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978. 73/78 refer to the years 1973 and 78.1
(This is a continuing series of articles on the Forest Rights Act. This is the second part of the series.) Perhaps no other legislation has seen such diverse
(This is a continuing series of articles on the Forest Rights Act. This is the first part of the series.) Introduction The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Climate change conferences are increasingly becoming a charade and losing their relevance in a world marred by recession. The environment movement that began in the 60’s and 70’s
If you are unsure of the process and think it is cumbersome, shed your inhibitions. Right to Information act (RTI) is very simple and very often may perhaps
The National Green Tribunal has also lately pointed out what has been known for long, that the EIA reports are being prepared by consultants using “cooked data”. The
AADHAR project or the UIDAI scheme is a classic example of starting a factory first and then deciding what to produce from it. With no clear objective, the
The four R’s of the UPA namely, Right to Food Security, Right to Education, Right to Banking (Micro finance and credit) and Right to Information all sounded on
According to reports, using private vehicles is set to become costlier as a Planning Commission working group has suggested levying a green surcharge of Rs. 2 on every
