Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar is in Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend the ministerial meetings of BRICS and BASIC countries.
India’s largest rural sanitation survey launched
The survey, being conducted by Ipsos, will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India while around 2,50,000 citizens will be interviewed for their feedback.
CSR spend recommended as tax deductible
Other recommendations include developing a CSR exchange portal, allowing CSR in social benefit bonds, promoting social impact companies, and third-party assessment of major CSR projects.