The CSR Journal

Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed an MoU with Gurugram-based Veddis Foundation to enable effective governance of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), strengthen state capacities, establish innovative models and implement the national strategy for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) and SHG convergence. The DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of Government of...

Panaji, Goa: The 6th Edition of Vedanta Women’s Football League is all set to kick off from 13th November’22 with doubleheader between Sinquerim SC v/s CSM Taleigaoand Compassion FC v/s Kelbai SC at Duler&Navelim football grounds respectively. Five participating teams namely Kelbai SC, CSM Taleigao, Churchill Brothers FC, Compassion FC & Sinquerim SC, will compete...

New Delhi, India: IWill, India's leading mental-health platform has received a new grant from Microsoft’s ‘AI for Accessibility’ program to accelerate building its inclusive and effective Hindi-based AI Mental Health conversational program for more than 615 million Hindi-language users in the world. The grant awarded to IWill will help the budding firm in its meticulous...

Bhubaneswar, India: World Trade Center (WTC) Bhubaneshwar has inked a letter of understanding with UNICEF India to set up an effective platform for supporting adolescents from vulnerable backgrounds to improve sustainable human development goals. Counselling, personality development, life skill training and creating employability of these young masses through effective MSMEs linkages are the key aspects...

Mumbai, India: Ahead of World Kindness Day, Feeding From Far, a unique hunger-alleviation initiative targeted at disadvantaged sections recently saw a highly encouraging success of their ‘Khushiyon Ka Bag’ campaign. With 35,000 meals being distributed each fortnight, the campaign that caters to slum dwellings in the city such as Dharavi and Machhimar Nagar hit...

New Delhi, India: In light of tackling barriers to everyday health and addressing oral health inequalities in the country, four Mobile Dental Vans were flagged off on Monday by Dr. Ram Prakash Rai, District Epidemiologist (IDPS) Civil Surgeon Office, Gurugram, Health Department at Chakkarpur, Gurgaon to serve the underprivileged communities. GlaxoSmithKline Asia Private Limited, the...

Bengaluru, India: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, has announced its collaboration with Sri Ramakrishna Sevashrama to launch the Shree Sharadadevi Mobile Eye Hospital, a first-of-its-kind fully equipped mobile eye hospital to serve people residing in remote villages in Karnataka. This collaboration is aimed at providing quality eye care to over 5...

Chennai, India: Being a responsible, corporate citizen, Zebronics – India’s leading brand of IT Peripherals, & Consumer Electronics along with Myrtle, an NGO based in Chennai, had organised a day camp for 20 children, who are battling with Cancer, along with their families on National Cancer Awareness Day at Chennai. This program was carried...

Through its most recent sustainability report for FY 2021–2022, ReNew Energy Global PLC, India's top renewable energy firm, has announced its ESG ambitions, including a pledge to achieve net zero by 2040. The 2040 goal is more ambitious than many international energy corporations' net zero ambitions and is 30 years ahead of India's 2070...

Girl children in our country are vulnerable from every aspect, be it female feticide (even before they are born), female infanticide, physical torture, emotional abuse, sexual or any other kind of violence, lack of access to basic and higher education, lack of access to proper sanitation and hygiene, facing neglect from their own family...

Hyderabad, India: The 2nd Global Forum of People’s Organizations on Hansen’s Disease takes place in Hyderabad, India, from November 6 to 8, 2022. Organized by Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative as part of its 'Don’t Forget Leprosy' campaign, the forum is being held ahead of the 21st International Leprosy Congress (ILC), which brings together the...

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Star Health and Allied Insurance, in association with St Judes, today marked the completion of one year of providing cover to children who were diagnosed and treated for cancer, under the St. Judes programme called St. Judes for Life. Through this programme, the insurer aims to add an additional 500 children...