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World Coconut Day is celebrated on September 2 every year. The objective of the day is to raise awareness of the value of coconuts and disseminate information about their numerous benefits. Coconuts are among the most consumed fruits worldwide. This increases the economic importance of the fruit, and the farmers involved in its production...

The day was August 8, 1942 when the resolution of Quit India Movement was passed at the Bombay Session of the All India Congress Committee. The failure of Cripps Mission, which offered dominion status to India, led to the launch of the movement for which Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan of ‘Do or Die’....

Cairn oil and gas is the largest private crude oil producer in India. In an exclusive conversation with The CSR Journal, Ms Harmeet Sehra, CSR Head at Cairn Oil and Gas talks about the Company’s focus on the socio-economic development of the communities it engages with and its plans for going Net-Zero. Following are...

Education plays a very important role in shaping the thoughts and behaviour of a society. It is what determines whether society would be progressive or regressive in the near future. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Ms. Monisha Bannerjee, CEO of Anudip Foundation elaborates on these ideas while discussing the role of the...

Tata Technologies has been taking major steps in improving the quality of the technical workforce in India through CSR. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Mr Ajit Habbu, Manager, Corporate Sustainability and CSR, Tata Technologies talks about the organisation's CSR initiatives in India. 1. Technological development is the future of sustainable development. However,...

Oceans comprise 71 percent of the Earth's surface and contain 97 percent of all the water on the planet. Oceans have a huge impact on temperature and weather because of their massive size. They are essential for the survival of both humans and other species. Oceans host a diverse range of flora and wildlife,...

Global warming and climate change is changing the world as we know it. And no one is responsible for this but us. At this stage it is not only the job of corporate companies or government authorities to take action to contain the carbon emissions responsible for climate change, but individual action and commitment...

Collaborative efforts were the key to efficient management of the COVID-19 pandemic. One such collaboration is called COVIDActionCollab. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Shiv Kumar, Co-Founder, Catalyst Group and CovidActionCollab & Sangita Patel, Director, Health, USAID India talk about the role of COVIDActionCollab and COVID Relief Efforts in India. 1. What was...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education and employment severely. This, in turn, is extremely harmful to the country’s growth and development because by causing damage to employment it has directly shrunk the size of the economy, and by impacting education, it is set to affect its future. At this point in time, there is...

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant restrictions on the movement have caused a lot of stress and anxiety among people, directly affecting their productivity and health negatively. Arogya World, a global health non-profit organization, has launched extensively researched mental health criteria, as part of its Healthy Workplace framework, to help corporates address employee mental wellbeing...

"No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half its citizens,” Michelle Obama, the former first lady of the United States of America has rightly said. Leading with this belief, CEQUIN, a Delhi-based NGO is working on the empowerment of women and girls,...

The geographical location of Israel is not very favorable for development and progress. Despite that, the country has flourished tremendously. How did it make this possible? The answer is sustainability. In Israel, sustainable development is not a frill or a buzzword; it is a necessity for improving the well-being of current and future generations. One...