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Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
How young Delhiites are fighting plastic, bagging the right habit
Whether it's getting food delivered at your doorstep or carrying home groceries from the local market, plastic bags are a convenience that have continued to stay even after several attempts to make our lives plastic free. On International Plastic Bag Free Day, today, beating plastic pollution one bag at a time are some youngsters from Delhi-NCR. Overcoming challenges of growing plastic footprint on the environmental while coming up with sustainable options, here's how they are making continuous efforts to keep eco-friendly initiatives strong. Some environmentally-conscious residents of Delhi-NCR are stepping up to tackle the plastic problem at hand. From college campuses to community corners, a growing number of environmentally conscious souls are stepping up to tackle the plastic problem, not just through awareness drives but through real, hands-on action. At Delhi University(DU)'s Sri Venkateswara College, the Enactus team is targeting one of the most plastic-heavy industries: food. 'Through Project Fankaari, we're working to eliminate plastic bags used in food packaging and delivery,' shares Ujjwal Jain, a member, adding, 'We've teamed up with traditional potters to design food-grade terracotta packaging that's not only biodegradable but preserves food quality. These alternatives are about 95% recyclable. Apart from bags, eco-friendly salad and dip bowls, their product line is growing and so is their impact. As students, we believe we have the energy and creativity to imagine new ideas and innovative solutions,' says Ujjwal. 'And being part of the Enactus, we also feel a responsibility to lead by example and push our friends and other students on campus toward more conscious consumption.' Students of Sri Venkateswara College are working towards recycling plastic bags, used in food packaging, with the help of local potters. The sense of purpose is echoed by young volunteers who are busy making Eco Brick on educational campuses across NCR. 'Over the years, people have tried many ways to cut down on plastic bag use — charging for them, encouraging cloth bags — but most of those efforts fade quickly,' says Madhuri Varshney from a Dwarka-based NGO, Rise Foundation, adding, 'What we've realised is that real change happens when you make the solution interactive and fun. So we conduct drives at several colleges across Delhi University as well as schools. After each awareness session, the youngsters are given a task to collect plastic waste from their surroundings and tightly stuff plastic bottles with plastic bags and other often discarded plastics. These bottles are then used to make Eco Bricks. It's an activity that transforms waste into something useful. More importantly, it makes students more mindful of the plastic they use every day. When they submit these eco bricks to us, we use these to build benches and stools for communities, parks, schools, etc.' The Eco Bricks made out of plastic waste are being used to build benches and stools for community spaces. Meanwhile, Recycle Mela has been regularly popping up at College of Vocational Studies (CVS) and the Faculty of Law in DU. 'We also offer a chance to the city locals at various community centres to drop off plastic bags and single-use plastic items in exchange for eco-friendly products,' informs Ruby Makhija, from Why Waste Wednesday Foundation, which organises this mela to make plastic recycling more accessible and rewarding. She adds, 'Plastic bags are a big threat, not just because they clog landfills, but because animals chew on them and marine life ingests them. Through Recycle Mela, we make disposal easy and rewarding. We visit campuses where students hand in their plastic waste, and in return, we give them notebooks made from recycled paper, reusable cloth bags, even copier paper and more. Such a reward-based exchange not only motivates participation but also shows the hidden value of what one usually throw away. Our drive has now expanded to schools, corporate offices, and local communities, with support from MCD and NDMC. We want to make recycling feel accessible and cool, especially for the youth. Plus we update about upcoming mela on our social media, so anyone can find us and join in the initiative.' For more, follow @
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Which mutual funds are scoring high on value, quality and momentum factors: Insights from Share.Market's MF scorecard
Live Events Mutual fund houses like Nippon India Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund , ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, and Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund emerged as the most consistent performers across fund categories. PPFAS Mutual Fund 's two equity funds also stood out for their consistent performance, with a strong focus on Quality and Value the other hand, most of the funds of quant AMC also score 'high' on performance consistency, their funds seem to have significantly higher risk than peers in the respective categories, according to CRISP Mutual Funds on balanced factor exposure yields results, AMCs like ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund , and Nippon India Mutual Fund demonstrated strong performance consistency without extreme tilt towards a single investment style, highlighting the effectiveness of balanced strategies, stock selection, and asset allocation Also Read | Smallcap mutual funds emerge as top performers in May with average return of 8%. Opportunity or time for caution? Based on value & momentum styles outperformance, funds with high exposure to Value and Momentum investment styles outperformed across most categories over the past five years, the scorecard the Large & Midcap Funds category, approximately 56% of the funds categorised as high on value style are also high on consistency, and 22% are 'high' on momentum. In the ELSS category, around 55% of the funds with 'high' performance consistency had a 'high' score on value style, and 45% had a 'high' score on core categories, such as flexicap and large cap, have also witnessed a similar trend, with the majority of 'high' consistency performers being 'high' on value and/or momentum investment report also highlights that there are instances of funds that, despite maintaining 'High' exposure to styles that have driven performance over the last 5 years, i.e. High Value and/or High Momentum, have not been able to translate this into strong Consistency scores. This highlights the fact that favourable style factors alone do not guarantee top-tier Read | Should you consider starting SIP or lumpsum in a momentum index fund right now? 'Investors today are overwhelmed with data, but much of it stops at historical returns or risk-adjusted ratings—often leaving them with limited information for investment decision making. At we believe investors deserve more. With our CRISP Mutual Funds Scorecard, we go beyond past performance to offer deeper, actionable insights into how their money is truly being managed. This initiative reflects our commitment to empowering investors with a clearer, more holistic view of mutual fund performance,' said Ujjwal Jain, CEO, (PhonePe Wealth) released the inaugural edition of its 'CRISP Mutual Funds Scorecard' for the quarter ending March 2025 (data considered is for the period April '20 to March '25) CRISP Mutual Funds Scorecard is a quarterly, data-driven evaluation of mutual funds across categories and AMCs, offering investors a comprehensive view of performance, risk, and investment style.
