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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...

GONDA, UTTAR PRADESH:  In a move to curb open defecation in Gonda, District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Upadhayay announced that government employees and officials without a toilet in their homes will be denied salaries from next month. Taking part in a workshop conducted in association with the World Bank, Mr Upadhayay said he has asked government employees...

About 100 corporate houses and organisations engaged in the wp space are expected to attend the conference hosted by the state Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on the evening of January 8. The state government of Maharashtra is all set to talk and guide corporate firms to spend their Corporate Social Responsibility...

Pearl Tiwari, , President (wp & Sustainability), Ambuja Cements Limited in an honest conversation with The wp Journal talks about wp at Ambuja Cement Foundation. The foundation has a strength of 130 employees for wp projects at 21 locations in India and another 350 people who work on project basis. Straightforward in her chat,...

Technology leader, Dell Inc. is well known for its presence in the IT industry. In an interview with The CSR Journal, Bhasker Sharma, India Giving Manager at Dell, shares his views about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and how CSR is impacting communities and improving lives.  What are the activities undertaken by Dell...

As the eventful year 2015 passes by and 2016 kick starts, it is a good idea to look back in the year and find its facets and trivia. We bring to you some of the important events, some successful and some unfulfilled expectations highlighted with some hopes from the coming year. The first financial year...

The CSR Journal Team wishes each and everyone a very Happy New Year. Join us in our mission for 2016 to make Corporate Social Responsibility the Common Man's Social Responsibility. Let us take a step ahead to contribute socially, increase dialogue with stakeholders and initiate the power to create value for the future.

'Education puts a meal on the table', an initiative by Indian Development Foundation (IDF) seeks to educate under privileged children.

Calling themselves Twenty20, employees of a manufacturing company stood for panchayat elections and kick-started a transformation     Permanent employees at the Kizhakkambalam panchayat office in Kerala’s Ernakulam district got their first taste of things to come last month when newly elected members of the local body turned up for the oath-taking ceremony in colourful attire. For regulars...