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The game of golf is widely regarded as a great way to develop important business relationships since times immemorial. Isha Vidya, the rural educational arm of Isha Foundation, which is founded by Sadhguru, thus, organized a golf event where business leaders and professional golfers played a special game of golf with Sadhguru at Willingdon...

A Parliamentary panel has suggested to the government that it impose penalty on corporates for not spending mandatory 2% of their net profit on wp activities. Currently, the penalty can be imposed for non-disclosure of wp as per the Companies Act 2013. "There is penalty for non-disclosure, there should be penalty for non-performance in the area of Corporate Social...

ENTHUSED by the overwhelming response to the Yes Foundation’s national challenge to make short films on social issues in 101 hours (starting this Independence Day), Prerana Langa, CEO, Yes Foundation, the CSR arm of Yes Bank, tells The CSR Journal’s Raksha Shetty how the campaign ‘makes social change more experiential’ and personally, how the...

Godrej Group has been one of the pioneers of Indian business industry. The group has its presence in various sectors from locks to realty, FMCG products and many more in the business arena, and environment sustainability, education, healthcare, etc. in the social approach. Mr Nadir Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries, who is a poet...

The Bangalore based non-profit The Nudge Foundation on Sunday successfully concluded its first ever Learnathon, at their Gurukul campus at Whitefield. The 24 hour learning marathon, titled "Empowered Lives" was held to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity for over 50 youngsters from disadvantaged communities in these fully residential Gurukuls, receiving a 4 month long education in life, literacy...

Take up your Citizen Social Responsibility and you can end up seeing a far better and educated India. An initiative by Pratham and ASER Centre aims at tapping the social responsibility of all educated citizens and impart many underserved children quality education in a standard way. “Lakhon Mein Ek” as the campaign is called, was...

Seven years to this tragic event. It’s a shame that every single person out there recognize the name of that one terrorist , but little do they know about our national heroes who stood in the front line and took the bullets to their chest. They put down their lives to save us, to...

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) awards on 24th November, 2015. Corporates won awards in their social spectrum. Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, while inaugurating the FICCI wp Summit and Awards, reiterated that the one who is born has the right to live...

Big B has often voiced his thoughts on many social causes. On his blog, bigb.bigadda.com, he once wrote, “A celebrity has a responsibility, but it also has a great brand marketing at its doorstep. Read full article in our 'RESPONSIBLE STAR' segment here

Students of government schools and government aided schools in Palghar have an innovative educational gift this Children’s Day. About 27,000 rural children of the newly made Palghar district would be introduced to over 100 smart classroom systems. The project is supported by the Maharashtra Education Ministry, funded by corporate houses- Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd...

  In an attempt to streamline utilisation of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (wp) funds in Uttar Pradesh, state government has decided to form a high-level follow-up committee headed by Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan with heads of as many as 15 different departments as its members. Similar district-level committees with eight members headed by the district magistrate would...

Coimbatore Corporation plans to track Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) funds allocated by corporate houses to fast track the construction of toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission. According to sources, the Corporation has sent out invites to 60 companies for a meeting on Wednesday to see if they could play a role in speeding up construction. Given...