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ICICI Bank trained 100 police officials on prevention and investigation of banking frauds Ranchi, Jharkhand:ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, in association with Jharkhand Police organised a training workshop for the police officials to enhance their knowledge and understanding in investigating cybercrimes and banking frauds. The Bank has conducted over 600 similar trainings to law...

THE government today said it would start monitoring wp activities of corporates under the new Companies Act from next year. “This being the first year of implementation of the provisions, it will be possible to initiate monitoring of the wp activities under the above provision from next year only,” Minister of State for Corporate Affairs...

GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED GAIL CSR Creates History – 39 underprivileged students make it to the coveted IITs Kanpur, June 20, 2014: A whopping 39 students from economically marginalised backgrounds, sponsored by GAIL’s flagship education programme Utkarsh, have made it to the most coveted and prestigious engineering institutions of the country – the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In what...

INDIA INC. will be investing around Rs 22,000 crore towards corporate social responsibility (wp) activities once the provisions of the recently amended Companies Act making it mandatory for such allocations get implemented, according to consultancy firm Ernst & Young.  “Given the mandate it is estimated that nearly 16,500 companies will invest Rs 22,000 crore...

साल 2015 शुरू हो गया है और यह पहला वित्तीय वर्ष होगा जब भारतीय कार्पोरेट जगत को सीएसआर यानि कार्पोरेट सामाजिक दायित्व के तहत किए गए अपने काम का लेखा जोखा कार्पोरेट मंत्रायल के समक्ष रखना होगा। बीते दो बरसों से कार्पोरेट और सोशिअल जगत में सीएसआर को लेकर काफ़ी कुछ कहा और सुना...

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thewpjournal is committed to assimilate and bring together the best of thinkers and advocates in the wp & Sustainability community across the world. Under this initiative we have invited our Linkedin connections & followers from all around the globe to participate and share their knowledge with one another. This week's article is by Dr. Gopi Ghosh

A global activist who opposes genetically modified organism (GMO) foods and Big Agriculture, Dr. Vandana Shiva addressed an enthusiastic crowd of youngsters at Arizona State University in the US and labors on with her message in spite of staunch criticism from different quarters.

‘मेक इन इंडिया’ ये प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की सबसे महत्वाकांक्षी योजना है, जिसका बखान वो भारत से लेकर अमेरिका के मैडिसन स्क्वाअर तक कर चुके हैं। ‘मेक इन इंडिया’ के इस सपने को प्रधानमंत्री अपने थ्रीडी के चश्मे से देखते हैं जिसे वो डिमांड, डेमोक्रेसी और डेमोग्रेफी के रुप में परिभाषित करते हैं। मगर...

After eight months of intensive sanitation drive, Block A, Nala Camp, Rangpuri Pahari has become a 100% Open Defecation Free area. Until now, the Block situated at Vasant Kunj, South Delhi was no different than any other typical urban slum area, where 65-70 per cent people opt for open defecation.

दुनिया के 37 फ़ीसदी अनपढ़ लोग भारत में रहते हैं, 58 फ़ीसदी बच्चे अपनी प्राइमरी स्कूल में ही पढ़ाई छोड़ देते हैं, जबकि 90 फ़ीसदी बच्चे किसी तरह की तालीम पूरी नहीं कर पाते. ये है हमारे आज के भारत की तस्वीर जिसपर हम अपने आनेवेल कल की बुनियाद रख रहे हैं. मगर आंकड़े...

This week, The wp Journal’s ‘Responsible Stars’ radar has caught the amazing Hugh Jackman who was seen sharing stage with the Indian PM last week at the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park, New York. The ‘Wolverine’ Actor has been spreading smiles, cheer and hope for several causes even if it involves #feelingnuts sometimes!