HCCB

Corporate Social Responsibility Water is a precious resource as it is essential for the survival on this planet. The demand for water consumption is increasing day by day due to the accumulation of various factors. The deficit monsoons and lack of freshwater bodies are to be blamed for water scarcity across the globe. The water crisis has gained momentum in recent years due to lack of proper mechanisms to conserve water across India. The water crisis in India offers a striking reminder of how climate change is rapidly morphing into a climate emergency. According to a global survey, India is among one of the worst countries when access to safe water is considered. The report also claims that the situation could deteriorate further if proper countermeasures are not taken up. Nearly 76 million people in India do not have access to safe drinking water and nearly 54% of the rural women are forced to travel nearly five-kilometre daily to get drinking water. Today safe drinking water ...

Differently-abled people have been side-lined by society due their physical conditions. They even face the challenge of getting suitable jobs due to their anomalies. Official numbers show that nearly two per cent of Indian population is disabled, while non-governmental estimates claim that the number is still high. Many surveys claim that not more than three per cent of them are employed in the mainstream. Many of them are leading a livelihood by taking up menial jobs like begging, rag picking etc. Furthermore, the gaps in education have been a concern for this group of society. Economic situations in the family and physical limitations have kept the differently-abled people away from schools. This has resulted in increased dropout rates of the physically challenged. Due to the educational gaps and the stigma about the differently-abled society, the persons with disability are not making their way into the mainstream. Many organisations in India are taking steps to include the di...

Helping the farmers with Rainwater Harvesting techniques India is an agriculture-based country where 70% of the economy comes from the primary sector: farming. As intensive agriculture is spreading across India, there is an urgent need to encourage  rainwater harvesting   for irrigation. Nearly 60 % of farmers of the country depend on monsoons for agriculture due to the dearth of sustainable water resources. The erratic rain pattern was disturbing the livelihood of the cultivators. To address the issue a scientific water conversation technique named  rainwater harvesting  was introduced. What is Rainwater Harvesting? Rainwater harvesting is a technique where the rainwaters are collected into natural reservoirs, tanks or made to infiltrate the surface waters via subsurface aquifers. Rainwater harvesting is a simple easy and cost-effective technique that can be set up in open farming fields to collect and use the rainwater for irrigating crops. During the pas...