The CSR Journal

India is a country where women still find fighting for their rights and gaining the socio-economic status they deserve an uphill task. There is a constant need for a respectable life and the desperation of being able to make ends meet amongst the women. The lure of leading a luxurious lifestyle has motivated women...

Doubling down on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) diktat, the government may now also mandate companies to provide photographs and geographical tagging of such projects, reports The Economic Times. The move may be considered by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) after the Parliament amended the Companies Act to allow criminal action against companies that do not...

There is no better way to pay tribute to our country than by helping people understand the importance of healthy food in nourishing their lives. And nourishing needy children is one of the kindest deeds to do, especially on a special occasion.  On the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel in Delhi will be...

Vedanta Aluminium has reinforced its commitment towards woman empowerment through the inauguration of a new turmeric processing machine for a women Self-Help Group in Lanjigarh. The company runs the Self-Help Group program, under the Sakhi Project with the rural women, which is one of the key initiatives of the sustainable livelihood program. Speaking on the...

Embassy Group and The Ugly Indians have embarked on the Hebbal Tech Hub transformation initiative to beautify the public spaces in the vicinity of Embassy Manyata Business Park in Bengaluru. Embassy Group, under its Corporate Connect Program advocates and create opportunities through which corporates are encouraged to collaborate as a means to solve larger social...

As part of its core commitment to gender diversity and community development, MG Motor India is extending its focus on educating the girl child with HECTOR. The automaker has rolled out its ‘Worth Waiting For’ programme, enabling those who have booked the MG HECTOR to be part of the social cause, while they wait...

A social implementing organization Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) and a worldwide mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited today, inaugurated a skill development centre at Rapura Dariba Mine, Rajasthan. This partnership will aim to provide training to almost 3,000 unemployed youth in skilled trades like Assistant Electrician, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Sales Associate, Unarmed Security Guard and...

Amid concerns in various quarters, industry body CII plans to approach the government seeking reconsideration of penal provisions with respect to non-compliance with CSR spending norms under the companies law. Industry grouping Ficci on Friday said the changes would only encourage tick-box compliance. With the latest amendments to the companies law, there would be...

To contribute towards the Indian Army, a blood donation camp ‘7th Shaurya blood connect’ was organized by ‘I am still Human’ NGO at Ramjas College, Delhi University. The 7th edition of this campaign was a huge success and saw active participation from Indian Army veterans, students, professors, faculty and management of the College. The...

The amendment to the Companies Act, introducing harsh penalties including jail term for non-compliance on CSR (corporate social responsibility), comes at a time when firms have been successively improving their record on the front. Data sourced from Prime Database (a leading provider of data on capital market), shows that in the last five years,...

Delhi-NCR region has become highly populated with a fast-shrinking green cover and increasing air pollution. More than 200 followers of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, concerned with the alarming situation, took matters into their own hands. They conducted a massive seed-ball plantation drive, dispersing more than one lakh seed balls in Delhi’s forest areas. People from different...

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar presided over The CSR Journal Excellence Awards on July 22 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. In his speech, he spoke passionately about the importance of corporate India investing in agriculture for India to become a global superpower. Shri Tomar is the Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Minister...