More than 200 diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and some from nonprofits, gathered last summer at N.Y.U. School of Law and on video to talk about the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., programs, which had become a legal and social target. Anxiously, they wondered how to protect themselves. Did…
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the most overt symbols of their commitment to reaching green goals: climate action networks. In the month leading up to Mr. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the six largest U.S. banks, including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, left…
Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a handful of top policy and communications executives and others to discuss the company’s approach to online speech. He had decided to make sweeping changes after visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago…
For years, social media companies made it a top priority to combat hate speech. But in recent months, they have waffled over how to tackle hateful online commentary, particularly when it is directed at L.G.B.T.Q. communities. Meta on Tuesday said it would drop some of its rules protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people. The changes included allowing users…
DHARMASTHALA: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday criticized the prevalence of VIP culture, particularly in religious institutions, emphasizing that such practices contradict the principles of equality and divinity.Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Queue Complex and Jnanadeepa at Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala, Karnataka, he called for eliminating VIP privileges at places of worship, urging them to…
NEW DELHI: Over the past 10 years, Coal India Ltd has allocated Rs 5,570 crore for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives with main primary focus on education, healthcare, sports, skill development and women empowerment, chairman PM Prasad revealed on Sunday.“Coal India spent Rs 5,570 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives over the past 10 years,”…