Reliance Jio tops Fortune 'Change The World' list
New Delhi, Aug 20 : Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has been ranked the top company globally in the Fortune's fourth annual "Change The World" list released on Monday.
The list ranked companies as per their profit motive to help the planet and tackle social problems.
"If access to the Internet is a basic human right -- and the United Nations declared it one in the summer of 2016 -- then Reliance Jio deserves more credit than most for expanding access to it," Fortune said.
"It has since (its inception) issued a super-low cost smartphone and is rolling out fixed broadband service as well. Reliance Jio, which says it's profitable, has amassed 215 million subscribers in just 22 months," it added.
It was followed by the global pharmaceutical major Merck at the second position.
Among other companies on the list, Bank of America ranked third and the China-based Alibaba Group ranked fifth.
"In 2007, even as the financial crisis began taking huge bites out of its balance sheet, Bank of America committed to lending, investing and otherwise raising $20 billion for low-carbon and sustainable business," Fortune said.
Regarding the Alibaba Group, it said: "Alibaba wants to drive money into rural China in a fairly literal way. Its popular maps service, Auto-Navi, launched a 'poverty alleviation map' feature in Henan province this year, designed to entice day-trippers into remote countryside towns."
"It (Alibaba) flags what facilities are available, helping local restaurants, gas stations and shops draw customers and develop an online presence."
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
