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CSR Leaders: Mr N V Balachander from Ashok Leyland opens up on their ‘Road to School’ programme
Education for children, especially those coming from underprivileged sections of the society is still a luxury for many. While girls are still secretly married off below the legally permitted age, boys are often made to work as child labour in tea shops, roadside eateries or help their farmer parents in the field.
In such a...
World Vegan Day: What you can and cannot eat to be a healthy vegan
Every year ‘World Vegan Day’ is observed on November 1 with the purpose of encouraging more and more people to follow vegan diet and spreading awareness about veganism.
For many people, the key factor for turning vegan is to contribute in preventing the exploitation of animals, says The Vegan Society, which was founded in November...
Aurangabad Ploggers aiming to make India plastic-free
‘Keep our surroundings clean’, ‘Do not throw waste on the streets’, ‘Please use the public dustbins while discarding food wrappers and bottles while traveling’— these may sound like environmental awareness advertisements by the municipality which a lot of us often tend to ignore.
However, there are some people who not only practice the same but...
Eco-friendly gift ideas for the festive season
Diwali, followed by Bhai Dooj is the season of sharing joy, spreading smiles, giving and receiving gifts. How about gifting something eco-friendly this time? If you are still wondering what to gift your brothers and sisters this festive season, online sellers and store owners from Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Goa have some really...
Mr Dwijadas Basak from Tata Power-DDL talks about their initiative to revive handloom and support female weavers
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, which supplies electricity in North Delhi established its first handloom unit at DESU Colony, Shalimar Bagh ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7) this year. The purpose is to promote traditional art and the handloom heritage of India on one hand, and empowering women from low-income groups to be...
Please let us make Diwali ‘animal friendly’, appeal animal-lovers
Diwali brings happiness to all our lives. It is that time of the year when we not only light up our homes but also gift sweets, chocolates, dry fruits, clothes, diyas etc our loved ones and help those in need to spread a smile on their face as well. We get immense joy and...
School students urging all to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali
Let’s celebrate the festival of lights Diwali but a little responsibly. Let’s all burst out together in laughter instead of bursting fire crackers which contribute to noise as well as environmental pollution. Let’s decorate our homes, schools, colleges, hospitals and workplaces with beautiful rangolis made with organic colours and flowers only, let’s buy diyas...
The CSR Journal exclusive: Navya Naveli Nanda and Samyak Chakrabarty open up on ‘Nimaya’, a workplace skills programme for young women
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter and entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda along with entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty recently launched the second cohort of Nimaya in Mumbai. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Navya and Samyak open up on project Nimaya.
What is Nimaya
Nimaya is a 21st century workplace skills programme for young women co-founded by...
Global Handwashing Day: How Covid- 19 has changed the picture
Earlier, handwashing was just a habit, which mothers used to teach children at home and teachers used to remind students at school. People, who would wash hands frequently, were often subjects of ridicule by friends, colleagues and relatives. However, the Covid- 19 pandemic, which affected the world in early 2020, changed the picture completely!...
International Day of the Girl Child: How an eye hospital in Bihar is transforming lives of underprivileged rural girls with education and football
On the International Day of the Girl Child, The CSR Journal presents a very unique and inspiring tale of an eye hospital which is transforming lives of girls coming from marginalized families in rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The ‘Football to eyeball’ program at Bihar’s Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital has been a game-changer for...
World Mental Health Day 2022: India’s mental health issues post pandemic
Isolation, loneliness, disconnection, depression, suicide, anger, anxiety are issues which have taken a front seat especially in the last few years when our country was busy fighting the Covid – 19 pandemic along with the rest of the world.
Where do we stand now? How do we deal with these? Why should we seek help...
World Cotton Day 2022: Health benefits of using cotton clothes and bedsheets
World Cotton Day is observed across the globe on the 7th of October every year. On this day, Dubai-based noted plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr Vikas Kumar Verma opens up to The CSR Journal talking about the health benefits of wearing cotton clothes, benefits of using cotton bedsheets and pillow covers at home and...