Ethics & Human Interface

In this respect, the NEP 2020 has aligned with Gandhi’s vision in that development is Gandhian when it is full bod DEVELOPMENT. It stresses on:

-Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE): From 3-6 years of age, the early years, NEP also put superordinate on learning foundation to build up the body, mind and spirit.

-Multilingualism: While Gandhi insisted that mother tongue instruction preserves and strengthens cultural frameworks, it improves self-esteem.

-Experiential Learning: The focus of NEP on activity based learning, freedom exploration inquiry, creativity and critical thinking shows us that Gandhian also favoured pragmatic education.

-Vocational Training: If the vocational training could be put side-by-side with the academics then the student himself would be ready to face the world as the Gandhiji wanted the people of India to be self-employed and skilled.

Focus on Values: NEP has focused on ethical standards, social purposes and environmental concern another principal of Gandhi’s vision.

Thus, the NEP 2020 attempts to go beyond the mechanical process of cramming and make an effort to realize the desired formation of the product for which Mahatma Gandhi desired; a well-rounded individual.

CSR also known a ‘’Corporate Social Responsibility’’ is a form of business management which ensures corporate entities manage themselves for the benefits of their stakeholders and the public society at large. The economic function refers to engaging in activities that add value to the society and the environment and not the other way round.

How CSR can make companies more lucrative and coveted by employees:

1. Stronger Brand Reputation: CSR activities can specifically enhance the image of a company brand. It can unlock value because it creates a positive social impact towards customers, investors, and talented employees.
2. Customer Loyalty: Today, consumers are selecting products by its brands’ values. Because CSR can lead to customer loyalty, the various strategies to create it can result in increased sales.
3. Attraction and Retention of Talent: CSR commitment is a way through which organizations can attract talents because majority of the employees are inclined towardsjob opportunities in organizations that undertake some contribution to the wellbeing of the society.
4. Better Employee Morale: CSR governance can also point to culture, emotion, mind, and skill, which results in an improved morale, job satisfaction and employee turnover.
5. Risk Mitigation: When more firms begin to deal with social and environmental problems, they are going to reduce their chances of facing legal and or reputational consequences that can cause their downfall.
6. Innovation and Creativity: Innovativeness and creativity – It means that through CSR practices, workers are encouraged to be creative and present new ideas in helping solve some social issues.
7. Long-Term Sustainability: The significance of CSR is that a business entity can foster long term relations with stakeholders while managing risks.

The inclusion of CSR into the development framework of a firm makes the company to take a central role in creating an impact towards society without negating economic advancement and efficiency.

Potential Environmental Effects of Battery Production Processes and Ways to Avoid Them:

Environmental Aspects

The manufacture of electric car batteries brings along advanced ecological problems as explained below:

– Resource Extraction – The extraction of key minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel has been linked to issues such as deforestation, soil erosion, water contamination, damage to land and wildlife habitats. Additionally, mining may as well have other issues on the surface which is that of poor working conditions and degradation of workers.
– Energy Consumption – Production of the batteries is quite energy consuming, therefore producing greenhouse gases and adding to carbon footprint.
– Waste Generation – The process generates a lot of toxic wastes and if the spent batteries are not well managed, they will cause deleterious effects to the surroundings.

Mitigation of the environmental effects:

Offered below are some of the measures that could be put into practice in order to counter these environmental issues:

Need of Sustainable Mining Practices:
Bans on mining practices should be doned. Understanding of indigenous people’s way of life.
– Cleaner mining technologies that reduce pollution and water usage.
Increased recycling and re-use of timbers lso as to minimize the need for fresh resources.

Energy Efficiency:
-Coupling of manufacturing facilities to renewable energy sources.
-Use of energy efficiency equipment and installation of energyefficient systems.

Management and Recycling of Batteries
– Technologies that would enable recovery of useful materials.
– Extended Producer Responsibility to encourage responsible end-of-life treatment and recycling.

Research and Development
– Alternative materials substitutions with minimum negative effects on the ambient environment.
– Improvement and durability of batteries such that battery replacements will not be done on cyclical basis.
Principles and Regulations:
The constructive practices and the green technology policies.
Resistant to globalization in as far as a forum creating standards and controls for the environment is even concerned.

These measures will significantly decrease the environmental impact of the battery and help in achieving a more ecological future.