Neha Bilandani

Talking to The CSR Journal, Suresh Kotak, Chairman, Kotak & Co. Expressed his views on the Union Budget 2017-18. He found the budget to be positive. He believes that direct and indirect responsibilities put on corporate firms will generate reformist ambience for various social measures. He spoke about the vitality of women empowerment in...

Post the Union Budget 2017-18, Dr Lalit Kanodia, Chairman, Datamatics spoke to The CSR Journal about his reactions to the budget and also his views on the practice of CSR in India. He finds a lot of good change in the sports sector in India. He believes that awareness and expenditure in the CSR...

As the month of February draws in, an important day has been marked down on the calendar- World Cancer Day. The day is observed annually on February 4. This year, the theme is “We can. I can.” It is a part of a three-year campaign (2016-2018), to explore how everyone, as a collective or as individuals,...

Ashish Shelar, President, Mumbai Unit, BJP speaks briefly with The CSR Journal about the present working situations between the state government and corporates. Recently, the state of Maharashtra announced Rs 3600 crores to build a Shivaji Memorial, Shelar believes that it will aid in job creation and it is still justified to ask corporates...

A district level quiz competition was organised primarily aiming to curb one of the grave concerns faced by our country – open defecation. Project ABCD (A Behavioral Change Demonstration), which is on the lines of the Swachha Bharat campaign is reaching out to 164 schools in 120 villages in Magadi, Kanakapura and Ramanagara to create awareness and train...

On 26th January, 1950 the constitution of India came into force. It provided us our rights as citizens of a powerful democracy and emerging nation. 67 years later we are campaigning and urging citizens to come forward to exercise their vote and truly be the change. On the occasion of National Voters’ Day, the...

There are over 15,000 guards on the Line of Control (LoC) to protect forests and wildlife conservation. To manage human conditions, with the involvement of large numbers is a huge challenge. Especially in far flung areas with little or no connectivity. ICICI Prudential Life and WWF-India have come together to aid the protectors of India’s...

Neatly wrapped presents, sparkly decorations, melodious carols and a long list of party invitations – all point to the start of the holiday season. The enthusiasm of the season is around every corner, and the holiday spirit brings a twinkle to everyone’s eye. Every year, the religious zeal and merriment of Christmas brings along fun and hearty...

IndusInd Bank had earlier launched its non-banking sports vertical, ‘IndusInd For Sports’, to make sports an integral, intrinsic and strategic element for both internal and external stakeholders. It aimed to entail year-long engagement activities for customers, employees and the community through its programmes. The bank has announced the launch of the ‘World Champions Programme...

India has approximately one per cent of world's energy resources, but it consists of 16% of world's population. Awareness needs to be created of limited energy resources. National Energy Conservation week (12th – 16th December, 2016) is being observed all over India to make people aware of global warming and climate change and promote...

Investments in gender equality, and specifically those addressing violence against women, remain vastly insufficient in the in Asia-Pacific region. Globally, 1 in 3 women has experienced violence in their lifetime. In some Asia-Pacific countries, up to 70 per cent have suffered physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner.  Available studies in...

" Micro credit is all about the grassroots and the bottom most people. If the demonetisation is short term, they it will not affected the micro-credit system, but extending it for a long term can create a dent," says Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank. In changing times, the usage of technology can be adjusted, mobilised...