Hency Thacker

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability is the new space where businesses compete with one another. They are no longer merely voluntary activities that companies perform on the side, but are effective business tools that organisations use to gain favour from the market and their shareholders. CSR has become an integral part of every...

HCL Technologies is a next-generation global technology company that helps enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age. The company builds sustainability principles and actions into its strategy, culture and day-to-day operations. HCL CSR aims to improve the lives of people around the planet, engaging our employees, clients, stakeholders and the communities we live...

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has stated that new rules will be drafted to stop businesses from utilising CSR campaigns to promote items such as liquor and tobacco. The consumer protection body has stated that use of surrogate advertising must be checked and the brands must be held accountable for exploiting CSR and sponsorships...

The Kotak Mahindra Bank has been in business for 21 years now. The bank has a wide reach with about 1,869 branches across the country. It also has a presence outside India in Singapore, London, the USA and the Middle East. The Bank has cemented its distinctive status through unique offerings and services, e.g....

Jharkhand is known to be one of most mineral-rich states in India. It is blessed with natural resources such as coal, iron ore, copper, mica, bauxite, uranium, and limestone, making it one of the most resource-abundant states in the country. Jharkhand is known provide for around 40 per cent of share of India’s total...

More than nine out of ten households in India use HUL products and the company does take this reach very seriously to achieve its sustainable goals. The company which was founded more than a century ago strives to make sustainable living commonplace. HUL spent Rs. 234 Cr. on its CSR activities in FY 2023-24. Of...

The Government of India has launched, the ‘Namo Drone Didi’ scheme, an initiative to empower Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). The Central Sector Scheme has a budget of ₹1261 crores, under which the government seeks to provide drones for agriculture uses to over 14,500...

Renewable energy is widely acknowledged as the most effective tool against climate change. The current state of renewable energy will serve as a solid foundation, but much more needs to be constructed on top of it in order to achieve the complete transition to renewable energy in India. Since its inception in 1995, Suzlon has...

National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated on October 31 every year since 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. Popularly known as the “Iron Man of India”, Sardar played a crucial role in the unification of India after...

Gold holds a venerable position in Indian culture. Almost every significant festival, event or milestone in an Indian household is celebrated by purchasing some amount of gold. It has been estimated that Indian housewives hold about 11 per cent of the world’s gold, i.e. about 27,000 tons. To put this into perspective, the Reserve...

October 24th is observed as the United Nations Day every year, across the globe. The day is meant to commemorate the foundation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945, in the aftermath of the World War II. The organisation was established with the hope that it will be central to preventing any conflicts occurring...

It is no longer enough for businesses to simply buy and sell their products and services without considering the world in which they operate. The term “corporate social responsibility” came into common use in the late 1960s and early 1970s after many multinational corporations formed the term stakeholders, which meant those on whom organization...