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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...

India is a democratic country. This means, the laws, policies and actions in India are of the people, by the people and for the people. But is this the case in reality? News about statue of medieval king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been doing the rounds since the last month. In spite of strong opposition...

Early to industrialise in the 19th century, and a technology leader by the 20th, Japan saw many of the benefits of economic progress: capital accumulation, rising wages and high standards of living. However, the country’s development was not sustainable and, especially in the 20th century, was marred and constrained by industrial pollution. This led...

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways organised the 28th Road Safety Week from 9th to 15th January 2017 with the objective of spreading awareness about the issue of Road Safety. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 2015 report states that about 1,46,133 people lost their lives and 5,00,279 were injured in road...

The CSR Bill has established the role of corporate sector in the CSR domain. It is now crucial for them to join hands to create a larger footprint. Gone are the days when companies were debating the advantages and disadvantages of two percent mandate on CSR spend. The reality has finally sunk in and it...

With this Road Safety Week, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways- Nitin Gadkari is asking corporate firms to come forward and contribute to issues relating to road safety. The ministry intends to write to corporate companies including all major automobile companies to promote road safety as a part of their corporate social responsibility...

In an initiative of aligning the needs of society and corporate houses along with research & development, IIT Kharagpur, a higher educational institution in India is organising the first edition of IIT KGP CSR Conclave. The day-long event will be hosted at the Kharagpur campus of the Institute on January 10, 2017. It shall...

India generates more than 50 billion kgs of urban waste every year and most of this ends up in illegal dump yards all around the country. Organic waste accounts close to 40% of this urban waste. The perceived value of organic waste is 0 or even negative. There is a still an unexplored opportunity...

As part of the MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra and Tata Trusts, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the ‘Career Guidance and Counselling Centre (CGCC)’ in Amravati. CGCC will focus on adolescent youth from rural areas, families of drought affected farmers and underprivileged youth. The programme aims to reach out to students and create...