Hency Thacker

The COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc in the country with limited resources and numerous cases at a time. The healthcare emergency caused because of this led the companies in India to shift their CSR focus towards healthcare more than any other sector. It is certainly the case in Gujarat where the healthcare sector has grabbed...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for holistic development in order to recover from the blow dealt by the pandemic as well as stay prepared for future healthcare disasters. To achieve this, there is a need to focus on capacity building in healthcare, technological innovation, economic development, improved standard...

It is a collective desire of Indians across the globe to see us as a developed nation. It takes a collective effort from every individual to achieve it. The youth of today is a generation of highly aware individuals who are willing to take up the responsibility to work towards various causes at a young...

Rohini Nilekani, writer, author and philanthropist, founder-chairperson of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001. From 2004 to 2014, she was Founder-Chairperson and chief funder of Pratham Books, a non-profit children’s publisher that reached millions of children during her tenure. She is the Co-founder and Director of...

From a very young age, girls and boys are raised to aspire to achieve unrealistic beauty standards. Certain colours of the skin, absence of spots on the face, pimples, hair, facial hair, thin waist, abs and muscles for males, etc. matter so much. And almost all individuals at one point or another face the...

Since its inception, Ambuja Cement has made India proud by making India self-sufficient in meeting her infrastructural needs. The company which is one of the most well-run companies in India has equally focussed on developing the community around which it operates. Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of Ambuja Cement reach out to 2.7 million people...

The world was hit with an unprecedented virus – the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus so potent that could initially appear similar to a common cold, but ends up attacking human immunity heavily and rapidly without giving it a chance to recover. The pandemic has claimed the lives of nearly 4 million people across the...

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is the fourth largest economic sector in India. The growing awareness among people, easier access of products and services, and changing lifestyles have been key to the growth of the sector. The industry is set to grow with more new young couples preferring to rely on quick and easy...

The automobile sector in India is the sixth-largest in the world. The country’s share in the automobile industry is set to increase further considering the rising population, rising incomes of people and their need for private transport vehicles. With an increase in their stakes in the Indian market, the CSR investments of auto industry...

“In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother. You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time.” These are some wise words by Shiv Nadar, one of the most generous men of India. Shiv Nadar was the top philanthropist as of 2019, in India. He was...

China is the largest country in Asia, and houses largest population in the world. The country is famous for its rapid development, growing economic power, Belt and Road initiative as well as its manufacturing capacity. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China CSR is a fairly recent practice in China. About 10 years ago, Chinese companies shared...

The right to food is a fundamental human right. Food quality and safety are important aspects of this right to food. In order to draw attention to the importance of food safety that has implications on human health and economic prosperity, World Food Safety Day was observed for the first time on June 7th,...