The CSR Journal

According to World Health Organization (WHO) approximately over two million children die each year of preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea. India ranks first when it comes to death of children under the age of five years caused by diarrhoea. This can be easily prevented by regular hand washing with soap and maintaining regular...

According to figures published by CRY- Child Rights and You, close to 1.4 million child labourers in India in the age group of 7-14 years cannot write their names. The analysis of Census data by CRY reveals that one in three child labourers in the said age group are illiterate. This is the grim...

Indian Development Foundation (IDF) launched Student Leadership Programme (SLP) - training leadership skills among students in different schools in Mumbai.   Students will be mostly drawn from aided/ unaided/ municipal schools.  The first pilot project with 50 students was launched in Mumbai during the academic year 2013-14.  Looking at the success, the team scaled...

Nobel Peace Prize Forum, 2016 will concentrate on the work of Kailash Satyarthi under the aegis of a three-day convention on the issue of child rights and protection. It is for the first time that the forum’s discussion will be centred on the work of an Indian who received the Nobel Peace Prize for...

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is planning to mobilise around Rs 200 crore by tapping CSR funds of corporate houses. The money will be utilised to fund some of the skill development programmes and to set up training centres across the country. Jayant Krishna, CEO, National skill Development Corporation (NSDC), said to boost skill development...

Ingersoll Rand partnered with Agastya International Foundation to launch Mobile Science Lab for the economically disadvantaged government school students in remote, rural areas and train teachers from the government schools in hands on pedagogy in Ghaziabad. The science centre was inaugurated at the Government Inter College, Nandgram, Ghaziabad. Children trained and educated by Agastya International...

Ingersoll Rand partnered with Agastya International Foundation to launch Mobile Science Lab for the economically disadvantaged government school students in remote, rural areas and train teachers from the government schools in hands on pedagogy in Ghaziabad. The science centre was inaugurated at the Government Inter College, Nandgram, Ghaziabad. Children trained and educated by Agastya International...

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Friday demanded a comprehensive law that prevents trafficking and all its associated facets including child labour, bonded labour and sexual exploitation, while also ensuring protection of victims and ensuring their rehabilitation. He was speaking at National Consultation on Eradication of Bonded Labour and Trafficking in New Delhi. Satyarthi...

With the need of creating more residential areas due to rising population and rapid urbanisation, emphasis on greener construction and energy efficiency is also becoming important. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Mahindra Lifespaces announced the creation of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) focused on improving energy efficiency in India’s residential buildings sector. The...

Innovative CSR & sustainability managers are raising the bar of “traditional” corporate responsibility by leveraging it to solve pressing business problems, deriving business value while advancing the company’s sustainability performance. Employee engagement - which is vital to building a successful, future-facing company - is one such critical business challenge sustainability managers are learning to...

A human's life is considered to be divided into various stages. In each of them an individual finds himself in different situations and faces different problems. The old age is not without its share. In old age physical strength deteriorates, mental stability diminishes; money power becomes bleak coupled with negligence from the younger generation....

Tata Trusts and The Nudge Foundation, a Bangalore-based non-profit working on poverty alleviation at scale; announced a strategic partnership to alleviate poverty. The collaboration aims to further innovate on their flagship ‘Programme in Life Management’ in their Gurukuls and work to gear up for a growth target of 7x in 2016-17. The livelihoods portfolio...