The CSR Journal

For IX and X graders from various government schools who belong to economically backward families, it was a dream come true opportunity to meet and interact with the leaders from academia and industry on 8th September. The venue of G D Birla Auditorium witnessed some of the most aspirational moments for 1200 students and...

Pledging their relentless support to drive Swasth Nari (Healthy Women) mission in the Nagpur region, DXC Technology supported a state-of-the-art mobile healthcare medical van. Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the van on 8th September 2019. The project will cover multiple villages across Nagpur region, educating women and girls on the importance of preventive...

Climate change will severely affect the ability of humans to feed themselves due to existing resources being exploited at unprecedented and unsustainable rates, as per a new UN report. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, called Climate Change and Land, bluntly states that a global food crisis is impending if serious efforts...

By Dr Bharat Champaneria, Kaka Ba Hospital, CSR initiative of Cadilla Pharmaceuticals. Ingestion of bulk drugs by the rising demands in the global pharmaceutical markets has led to an exponential growth of the Indian manufacturers present in the healthcare industry. This makes one realise how well-being, fitness and everything related to health is becoming an...

A recent study calculated Mumbai’s open space per person at just 1.1 square metre, 31 times lower than in London and 26 times lower than in New York. For the population most primed for play, and who are set to make this the world’s youngest country by 2020, the children and youth, this is a...

The first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conclave of the North-east was organised by the department of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Government of Manipur with the support of Fourth Dimension Global held in Imphal on Friday. Inaugurating the conclave, Chief Minister N Biren Singh invited the corporate houses of the country and abroad to partner with...

The English language is widely considered to be a marker of progress. Moreover, in practically all spheres of economy, it also enhances employability. But there is a wide difference between the way city children and children in villages learn to speak English. Since 70% of the students in India are from an economically poor...

Swades Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra on 27th August 2019, which will expand its area of operation across the state of Maharashtra. In 2016, Swades Foundation announced a strategic partnership with the Public Health Department of the Government of Maharashtra to implement crucial health interventions in six blocks...

Governments across Asia and the Pacific this week endorsed a set of collective recommendations and initiatives, including scaling up regional cooperation to complement national efforts in reducing disaster risk, in recognition of the changing geography and intensification of disaster risks. Convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),...

The Modi govt. environment ministry has given environmental clearance for open cast coal mining in Parsa in Chhattisgarh’s dense Hasdeo Arand forests, in a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for forest cover conservation in India. Hasdeo Arand is one of the largest contiguous stretches of very dense forest in central India, spanning about 170,000...

In Odisha, several adivasis are languishing in jail due to their protest against the forceful displacement and pollution caused by Vedanta’s mining activities in the state. One of the protesting adivasis, Pattnaik Harijan, a resident of Rengapalli village, allegedly died in custody of the Kalahandi jail authorities and administration. Activists are claiming that he died...

Bharat Ratna, Shri Pranab Mukherjee former President of India, today gave away scholarships to 1336 underprivileged girl children from Skipper Foundation to support their education in “BetiPadahoAbhiyaan”. This is the 3rd edition of the BetiPadhaoAbhiyaan organized by Skipper Foundation, the CSR wing of leading Power Transmission and Distribution and Polymer products company Skipper Limited. Shri Anand...