Kasmin Fernandes and Hency Thacker

For all those Indians fantasizing about owning a Tesla, your dream is about to turn into reality sooner than you expected. Unless you’re living under a rock, you probably know that Elon Musk has registered a single-seat office in Bengaluru and will soon start selling the electric car maker’s base model in India. The...

80% of the top 100 companies for sustainability and CSR in 2021 incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their responsible business actions. The list of top 100 companies for Sustainability and CSR in 2021, prepared by Futurescape, reveas that the top 25 companies also map their business goals with respect to SDGs. The year...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health. Some groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected. And services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders have been significantly disrupted. Rachana Iyer, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, IDFC...

17th May is observed as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day across the world every year to highlight the importance of telecommunication. This day is being celebrated since 1969 to mark the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns across the world...

Corporate social responsibility relies on the nonprofit ecosystem of our nation to implement initiatives. NGOs (or non governmental organisations) play a key role in this field, implementing CSR strategy and executing a range of welfare projects. CSR rules developed by the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) gives special significance to the role of an...

Giving back to society has always been a part of the Indian culture. Inheriting the values and teachings from great social leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Indians have always believed in contributing some part of their earnings towards the welfare of society, as per their personal capacity. The capitalists of the country are not...

The verdict is out. Infosys has beaten Tata Chemicals for the Number 1 position in our 2020 India sustainability and CSR chart. Tata Chemicals held the top spot for three consecutive years, until now. Infosys was the second ranker in 2019, and has risen to numero uno for CSR in 2020. Infosys Foundation Chair Sudha...

Ocean pollution has been a serious concern since it affects the flora and fauna of the water bodies extensively. It has been calculated that about 4 to 12 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans each year, mostly through rivers. The visible plastic waste is covered extensively by media and movements have been conducted...

The environment is essential for the survival of life. It is because of the environment that earth is the only planet in the solar system that is habitable. Climate change is considered to be a major contributor to environmental degradation. Human activities are mainly accounted for the said climate change. While the inference has a...

If you ate today, thank a farmer. National Farmers’ Day aka Kisan Diwas is being observed nationwide, and it couldn’t be at a more significant time. Earlier this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the promotion of Zero Budget Natural Farming in the Union Budget 2019 to boost farmer’s income and save them from...