Eliminating preventable Accidents

International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that everyday 6300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work related diseases and some374 million non-fatal work-related injuries and illnesses occur each year and millions of revenue losses sustained to businesses due to directly and indirectly associated costs. So every year 28th of April is celebrated as World day for...

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Solving pollution and waste problems -World Environment Day

First held in 1974, World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 JUNE every year, for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues and encouraging action for the protection of our environment. Our environmental policy (part of the sustainability policy) states that Telenor is committed to protect the environment by undertaking initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility...

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Earth - A planet only YOU can save

Every year since 1970, 22nd April is celebrated as Earth Day to raise awareness about the Earth’s issue and problems. Following are some of drastic changes observed globally since 1970; Global Carbon Emissions increased 2.4 times (14.9 to 36.3 billion tons) causing temperatures to rise (0.22 to 0.99*C)  Sea ice has melted from 7.2 to 4.7 million Km2 (13% Decline per decade) and Sea levels...

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Slow the Flow-Save Water for Tomorrow (World Water Day)

Currently 783 million people don’t have access to safe drinking water and one child is dying every 2 minutes due to Diarrhea disease. Population has doubled in last 40 years and water usage has quadrupled. According to UN- “By 2050, 1 in 5 developing nation will face water shortage”. Keeping in mind that out of 3% usable water only one percent of total earth’s water is accessible, let’s consider...

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Minus One- A Formula to Reduce Deforestation

According to the United Nations (UN), every year 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Between 1990 and 2005, Pakistan has lost 24.7% of its forest cover, or around 625,000 hectares. The purpose behind celebrating the World Forest day on 21st March is to raise awareness about the importance of forests. The often ignored facts that highlight the importance of forests include: ...

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