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The COVID-19 outbreak in the last year caused a steep fall in the CSR spending of businesses. In fact, as compared to the previous year, there has been a decline of 50 per cent in CSR spending of the companies. This has led many of the causes supported by the CSR funds to suffer....

North East India is a key region to India’s ‘Act East’ policy. It has its significance not only for its strategic location but also for developing connectivity with the East Asian countries. The economic development of North Eastern states is therefore of utmost importance for economic prosperity as well as National security of India. However,...

The economic crash caused due to COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted the CSR spending by the corporates in Financial Year 2019-20. According to the official data available on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, about 50 per cent dip has been observed in CSR spending of businesses in FY20 as compared to FY19. According to the...

The use of FASTag has become mandatory from midnight today, as notified by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The statement has said that those vehicle users who fail to install FASTag on their vehicles would be charged double the toll amount on national highways. In this regards, let us understand what is FASTag...

The era of climate action is set to begin. With the US rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, the conversation and action around climate and environment are set to intensify. Taking measures in advance in order to not only prevent future pandemics but also to alter its global image after COVID-19, China has made some...

Corporate Sustainability is no more an act of philanthropy but an act of essential business practice. The educated and aware consumers of today are very conscious about how the brands and companies they associate with are stepping back to look at the big picture and take actions for a greater good. In order to meet...

As per the WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2018, India accounts for almost 11 per cent of road crash-related deaths in the world – the highest among 199 countries followed by China and the US. According to the latest Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) report on Road Crashes in 2019, on...

Valentine’s Day is celebrated as the day of love. Flowers, chocolates, soft toys, greeting cards and so many more articles are exchanged between people to express their love for one another. Valentine’s Day business is to work more than 20 billion dollars each year across the world. The price of the day is often paid...

Mental health is highly under-addressed in India. Stress or anxiety is considered as a normal mental condition and is left untreated. This is the case for adults. Such conditions among children are not even acknowledged most of the times. However, this does not mean stress and anxiety do not affect children. COVID-19 pandemic and resultant...

India is a country of inequalities, despite the interventions by successive governments towards income redistribution. India, being a welfare state strives to establish equality of opportunity for all of its population. However, even today, on one side, the rich of the country continue to make extravagant purchases, while the poor of the country continue...

January 30th is observed as ‘Shaheed Diwas’ or Martyrs Day in India. The day marks the death anniversary of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The day is aimed at commemorating the contributions of the brave and courageous Indians that laid their lives in the service of the nation. The year 2020 was marked...

The government of India has made significant amendments to the CSR law in order to provide greater transparency and flexibility to the corporate sector. Let us understand these amendments made to the CSR section of the Companies Act. Monetary Penalty One of the amendments relates to the non-compliance of the law. According to the government order,...