The CSR Journal

Apex IT body, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Foundation on Tuesday connected more than 140 corporate social responsibility (CSR) leaders and 150 NGOs at its CSR Leadership Conference. "NASSCOM Foundation finds itself in a unique position, wherein it is the creator, aggregator and disseminator of the CSR knowledge and envisions itself...

Yes Foundation, the social development arm of Yes Bank organized ‘Yes! I am the Change’ (YIAC) Awards at Nehru Centre, Mumbai felicitating the winners who expressed social issues through motion pictures. YIAC is a social film-making challenge conducted for the third year by Yes Foundation. Under the challenge, contestants are given a topic and 101...

Mushalpur, Jan 25: A nondescript insurgency afflicted village in the foothills of Bhutan in Baksa district has emerged as the first 'Smart Village' of the Northeast. Life at Barsimlaguri, about 18 kilometer north of Nalbari town, has changed a lot ever since the implementation of a corporate social responsibility (wp) initiative that set to naught...

Mushalpur, Jan 25: A nondescript insurgency afflicted village in the foothills of Bhutan in Baksa district has emerged as the first 'Smart Village' of the Northeast. Life at Barsimlaguri, about 18 kilometer north of Nalbari town, has changed a lot ever since the implementation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that set to naught...

Amid debates on religious intolerance, the proposed goods and services tax (GST) bill and the alleged Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) scam during the much-interrupted winter session of Parliament, there were a number of questions on the Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) Rules 2014, which went largely unnoticed. While most questions show that the elected...

One of the new buzz words currently in our country today is Swach Bharat. A variety of individuals, NGOs, organizations, private players, start-ups and more are pledging their hours and money into it.  With the Prime Minister inviting people to participate in the drive, the Swachhta Abhiyan has turned into a National Movement. A...

The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested corporate companies to allot 2% of their profits towards settling hospital bills of patients who cannot afford to pay. The suggestion was made by a division bench of justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere while hearing a petition filed by a man named Sanjay Prajapati urging...

Avashya Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Allcargo Logistics set up a skill development center to train under-served citizens especially the children of farmers who have committed suicide due to drought in the region. The foundation recently also launched an environment conservation program ‘Maitree, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) activity. The skill development...

Maharashtra, the state that turned to be the most benefited state in 2014-2015, with the wp mandate in place may be benefited more in the New Year 2016. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has asked for establishment of a single window wp Cell under the chairmanship of state minister to give impetus to state Corporate...

Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan called upon the industry to allocate a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) funds for consumer awareness activities and also in Consumer Welfare Funds. Addressing a meeting of industry associations Paswan said that industry should come forward in this as Centre has limited resources to spread awareness among consumers. Consumer...

Even as the State government strives to align corporate funds with its developmental activities, the Maharashtra Lokayukta has been receiving a steady stream of complaints from tribal pockets around Mumbai alleging diversion of Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) funds. Following complaints of leakages and corruption at the village and taluka level, especially in tribal gram sabhas...

About 290 underprivileged children associated with Meljol NGO experienced the live musical performance – ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Meljol is an NGO that focuses on providing life skills to normal children and cancer affected children from St Jude India Child Care Centres and their parents. It is for the first time ever that Disney presented...