With rising social consciousness about decent wages and good working conditions, fair trade certification is no longer an expensive fad.
Rajiv Tikoo
Opportunity to learn, quality of work-life and the ephemeral promise of meaningful work score big with Gen Y workers in India, according to a just released global report.
All six Indian-origin women entrepreneurs in the Amex-WPO list typify the immigrant story of chasing the American dream of “better, richer, and happier life”.
After making a mark as professional managers, Indian-origin women are emerging as successful entrepreneurs in the US by dint of their hard work, support of families and an enabling business environment for women-led and minority businesses.
Earth Day on April 22 has started getting more buy in from corporates. Going beyond customary tree plantation under their CSR initiatives, companies are now increasingly marking the annual day with the launch of green products and services.
Driven by supportive government policies, maturing clean technologies and growing investor appetite, India is fast becoming a hub of eco-innovation for people from all kinds of background.
The deployment of 3G technology promises to transform the $35-billion healthcare sector in the country, enabling doctors to view images sent from remote locations and offering real time treatment solutions.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has asked the world’s largest companies, including Bhel, Indian Oil, NTPC, ONGC, ITC, L&T and Reliance Industries, to report on their water risks.
Fresh three-day talks begin in Bonn on Friday to lay down the time table for preparatory meetings in run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun in Mexico.
Many Indian companies ranging from power majors like NTPC to diversified groups like Mahindra and Mahindra to software leaders such as Infosys are already on track to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.