It Bengal, the government 25 years aufzurütteln the benefits of public-private partnership for the provision of basic needs such as health and housing. Yes, indeed Calcuttans of debt less companies expect the value of houses?

Calcutta is the “conservatism” of the subway, when it is a social commitment ambitious Big Business. In a survey of Teri-Europe (the Tata Energy Research Institute Europe wings) to measure public perception of corporate responsibility, Calcutta has the lowest level of expectations of corporate social action.

Ritu Kumar, director of TERI-Europe, presented the results of a “snapshot survey during 2001 by ORG-Marg, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta Tiruppur (city a textile factory in Tamil Nadu), the International Conference on Business - the social partners: Beyond Philanthropy, a prelude to the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Campus on Wednesday.

If the city is the core global awareness drive, 20 countries in the Environics poll Toronto-based International on the same subject was before - that India is the least social responsibility his company. The low prices rather than ethics, that is what the consumer buys the loyalty of India.

TERI The investigation included the “general public” (for men and women between 15 and 65 “high level of socio-economic”); skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers, trade unions and non-unionized and executives of companies. Of the 1212 respondents in the five centres, 1003 were “public representatives”.

While the leaders picked “the depletion of natural resources as the biggest problem with workers felt that the” spread of disease in humans “and” population “was of crucial importance. Governments voice priority” pollution / environmental problems “and” spreading disease in humans. ” The growing power of international business “was the lowest on the scale of the problem questions on each of three groups.

The consumer has the impression that it is simply not prepared to require greater involvement of India Inc. While 58 percent of respondents believed that “quality brands and reputation” was the factor most important in the formation of a notice of a company, 12 percent agreed that “environmental impact” was of crucial importance.

“The responsibility of society” was the key 11 per cent, economic and labour law a contribution of 10 other practices and nine per cent.

But the figures should not affect eliminate socially conscious, ensures Kumar. “These figures are healthy, as Corporate Responsibility is a new phenomenon,” says Kumar.

The four-day conference (until December 7), is the product of “studies”, under the direction of the IIM-C in the region, is only the “launching pad” for future initiatives joka. TERI is “hope” to develop training modules in conjunction with the B-school, and others across the country and Europe, on the basis of their results.

The conference was a “series of studies on corporate social responsibility and social sector.” Tell Sunita Singh Sengupta, faculty, department of behavioral sciences and director of the conference: “We found that the company is not really an idea about the exit strategy is not yet”.

The economy, science and government have all invited to participate. So, Corporate houses - as Tata Sons (director JJ Irani gave the keynote address on Wednesday), India and the Commonwealth of coal ITC - are involved, the governor has been invited to conclude the proceedings suspended and non-governmental organizations and universities in India and abroad to participate as lecturers and the public.

A post-conference with the publication of suggestions, such as the establishment of partnerships is part of the monitoring plan. “We had talks with the British Council and TERI on the development of a programme on this subject,” says Sengupta Singh.

Make sure the environment, and they take care of you.

Weather cycles erratic, rising temperatures, towns flooded and depletion of natural resources. With unorganisiert growing and uncontrolled development, environment, science has become an important channel for students today.

“In recent years, the environment, science as an important discipline, offer solutions to environmental problems,” said Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Andhra, Byragi Reddy. Several scientific disciplines as biochemistry, physics, mathematics, biotechnology, chemistry, botany, toxicology, remote sensing and engineering have an inter-face with the scientific environment.

Closely related to ecology, environment, science is on the frontline dealing with humanity, like others, affects and living organisms and the physical environment non-life. “The students have an exhibition on various themes such as biodiversity, microbiology, environment, disaster management, environmental studies on the impact and conservation of natural resources,” he added. In India, these basic disciplines of science have strong roots over a period of several decades, but environmental science has become an emerging field of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Environmental Science is available in the Undergraduate level in New Delhi University, University of Mysore, Pune University and the University Bharathiar - Coimbatore. Regardless of the theory and practice of meetings, of course, excursions and visits. After graduation, students can also be masters and their research program in the same area. Advanced M.Sc. Programs are offered in Andhra University Annamalai University Tamil Nadu, Centre for Ecological Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, Centre for Environmental Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment in New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi, Delhi University and Cochin University of Science and Technology. Like most programs Masters students, a review of admission and their advancement in science-Stream. Increasing public awareness on the importance of preserving the environment has many universities to adopt the program in their curriculum.

Vadodara: “Freshwater”, a product which, until recently, was available at cheap, becomes increasingly rare, a raw material for large-scale due to the depletion of natural resources and mismanagement of water reservoirs. A seminar to discuss the need for a sustained effort for awareness about the need for conservation and management of water resources was Sunday at the hotel Surya palace. The Society for the cleanliness of the environment (socleen) and Indian Oil Corporation is organising a seminar on the theme “Water - sustainable consumption”, in which experts from IIT, New Delhi, engineering national environmental and the Research Institute (neeri), Nagpur, National Geographic Research Institute (ngri), Hyderabad, International Water Management Institute, among others, Anand. Minister of State for the protection of civilians bhupendra lakhawala and former Minister of Narmada jaynarayan Vyas and irrigation projects were guests on the occasion. “mismanagement and waste of water would be a serious water shortage in the years to come, so that every drop must obtain and use the better, “said Vyas, extradition of the floor., Prevents it if, to a large extent the waste water is not curbed in the coming years, water is a scarce This would be more expensive than gasoline. Citing the example of the gross waste of water, which will continue in big cities, he said civil rights of the water supply system is an important source of waste. “a random sampling of 27000 links water supply to households ahmedabad revealed that 25 percent of water was wasted because of leaks in the system,” said Vyas. lakhawala later, citizens should also ensure that their daily consumption of water may have the effect of reducing waste, an error Faucets. The seminar consisted of three technical meetings on water harvesting, agriculture management water and water reuse in the sectors of activity. js yagnik Gujarat Water Resources Development Corporation, said the success of the history of cheque 12000 dams in the North and saurashtra Gujarat. a number of issues were discussed on the need for a renaissance of the ancient techniques of water harvesting in cities. Vadodara district collector bhagyesh jha preside over the second meeting on the theme “Agriculture water management.” said it, unless the laity were made on water management and optimum use of water in agriculture, water resources management on the macro-scale would be a failure. Given that agricultural production requires large quantities of water, the potential for water resources management at this level are better. “maintenance of knowledge on water and its use in agriculture should be at the bottom of versickern common l ‘man to ensure sustainable consumption of water, “he said. The third meeting was opened on the potential reuse of water in the sectors. “A session of the Conference by Dr. Jain sd dr gurnath Rao and the National Geographic Institute for Research on acquifier study of groundwater, area around the refinery Gujarat. The seminar was followed by a round table, on which the Commissioner dm vilasini ramchandran.