Steps to make it mandatory to plant saplings in Housing Scheme: Minister Khader
Mangaluru, August 01: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that steps would be taken to make it mandatory to plant saplings of neem, basil and other plants of medicinal values and other daily usable plants in front of all houses to be constructed under the Housing Scheme.
Inaugurating Environmental Protection Day organized by various organizations and the Pollution Control Board at town hall here on Wednesday, the Minister said that environment should be created to plant saplings in each house so that each house would contribute in environment conservation.
Implementation of pollution control law: Onus on officials
The Minister said that the officials have the onus to implement the law to control pollution effectively. If the officials failed to discharge their duties, people and environment would have to face the problem. So, people from all walks of life should cooperate with the stakeholders because, law alone could not control the pollution, he said.
‘Sustainable development with environment’
“Development is a must for the growth of the society. If the development programmes taken up in the society became harmful to the environment, the future generation would have to face the problem. So, sustainable development models should be initiated to conserve the environment”, he said.
MLAs Vedavyas Kamath and Harish Kumar, district Legal Aid Authority judge Mallanna Gowda, ZP president Meenakshi Shantigodu, Divisional Forest Conservator Dr V Karikalan, City Corporation Commissioner Muhammad Nazir, Prof G Srinikethan of NITK, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar, Small Screen Actor Harsha, District Pollution Control Board Officer Rajashekar Puranik and others were present.
The winners in various competitions organized as part of the programme were given away prizes. The organizations which have been contributing for the environmental conservation were also felicitated.
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TCS orders probe, engages external experts in Nashik Case
Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it has initiated a formal internal investigation into allegations linked to its Nashik unit and engaged independent external experts to ensure transparency in the process.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director K Krithivasan was quoted by The Observer Post as saying that the company has appointed Deloitte and Trilegal as independent counsel to support the probe. The internal investigation is being led by Aarthi Subramanian.
The company has constituted a supervisory committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry, which will oversee the process. The committee will also review findings and monitor the implementation of recommendations.
Krithivasan said a preliminary review of the company’s internal systems and records had not revealed any complaints of the nature being alleged through its ethics or POSH channels.
He also clarified that an employee named in media reports, Nida Khan, was not part of the human resources function and did not hold any leadership role. He informed that she worked as a process associate.
The company has also rejected reports suggesting that operations at the Nashik facility had been suspended. It asserted that the unit continues to function without disruption with a zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct.
