The CSR Journal

The CSR Journal Opinion Poll takes a look at Ward No. 91 (Kalina, Mumbai). The residents of Kalina region talk about the growing problem of inefficient water drainage systems and proper sanitation. Living in a clean and hygienic environment has not been the case for a population of over 50,000 people, who are in...

Every third child in India has an unhealthy BMI and only those schools that have more than three sessions of physical education have fitter children, a study has revealed. The nationwide seventh Annual School Health and Fitness Study 2016 has revealed that the fitness and BMI levels of school children in India - regardless of...

The CSR Journal Opinion Poll will put forward the views and thoughts of prominent personalities, political leaders and citizens on the upcoming BMC Elections. This time we spoke to Bhartiya Janta Party's Santosh Kelkar, Nationalist Congress Party's Sandeep Shukla and Shiv Seena's Vijay Navare about their views on the work done in Andheri ward,...

Eminent personalities of the corporate world have come forward to extend their support for the voter awareness campaign lead by the state election commission of Maharashtra. Business giants like Ratan Tata from the Tata Group, Anand Mahindra from Mahindra & Mahindra Group, Harsh Goenka from RPG Industries met the Maharashtra state election commission JS Sahariya. “When...

Government on Tuesday said, show cause notices have been issued to 536 firms for non-compliance with CSR norms under the Companies law. Under the Companies Act, 2013, certain class of profitable entities are required to shell out at least two per cent of their three-year annual average net profit towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities...

Ashish Dhawan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Central Square Foundation. The organisation works to achieve transformational standards of excellence for the Indian school education system. Speaking to The CSR Journal, Dhawan expresses his views on the need of appropriate talent in the development sector. He believes, corporate firms through CSR funds should...

Illustrating an evident silver lining, 81% Dawoodi Bohra women have said that they want to end the practice of female genital cutting (FGC). A first-of-its-kind survey released by Sahiyo, a not-for-profit organisation, came up with many such facts on the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation that falls on February...

Quite often, we come across the argument that a not-for-profit needs to be run in a business-like manner. The clamour for this has grown louder with many corporate firms setting up their own foundations and a committee of their boards beginning to oversee the developmental efforts. The argument is that just like any business...

More than 530 firms have come under the scanner of the government for violating CSR spending norms under the companies law and are likely to face action. The violations pertain to the 2014-15 financial year and reports to this regard have been submitted by Registrar of Companies (RoCs) concerned to the Corporate Affairs Ministry, sources...

Mumbai/Delhi – January 28, 2017 – The CSR Journal announces its exclusive partnership with News World India national news channel. The CSR Journal will be engaged in complete Editorial and Operational responsibility for the state of Maharashtra. In a much-anticipated launch of The CSR Journal TV, The CSR Journal made its foundation step towards making its content available...

Ashoka Buildcon, a highway developer company conducted its 600th Road Safety Awareness Session and entered into the Guinness World Records for ‘Largest Road Lesson’ with comprising of 2700 participants. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik, Vijay Patil conducted training session explaining regulations and importance of traffic rules.

India is one of the most "dynamic emerging economies" and is likely to grow at 7.7 percent this year on strong private demand and government reforms but excluding the effect of demonetisation, a UN report said today. It said demonetisation undertaken in India will have a "significant impact" on consumer spending in the short term...