The CSR Journal

National Technology Day is being celebrated across India today to honour scientists and engineers. The beginnings of this national holiday, however, are less benign. May 11 is when the Indian Army conducted three nuclear tests at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan in the year 1998. The code name was Operation Shakti. There were...

Marking a new chapter in its journey, CLEAR, one of the fastest-growing bottled water brands in India, has tied up with Recycle. Green in its endeavour to become a Zero Waste Brand. CLEAR, which turns 18 on May 7, pledges towards efficient recycling of waste through all its channel partners. This will ensure it recycles...

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a care-focused, research-driven company has supported the ‘Health Mela’ organized by the district administration of Unjha, Mehasna in North Gujarat through its CSR arm Indrashil Kaka-Ba and Kala-Budh Public Charitable Trust. The ‘Health Mela,’ organised with the aim to sensitize people about preventive healthcare and provided basic treatment to patients at no cost, was supported by the Health...

After a successful collaboration in Rampur, Radico Khaitan partnered with SheWings Foundation to organise another successful health and hygiene awareness camp for women in the Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. After some interactive sessions that revolved around making women aware of menstrual hygiene and tackling the stigma around menstruation, the organizers distributed sanitary napkins to...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending in India for the financial year 2021-22 remained stagnant at Rs. 14.6k crore, which is the same as the previous year. The country has significant social and environmental issues that require attention, making the lack of increase in spending surprising. According to a recent study, companies have also failed...

"The increasing global pushback against the rights of women and girls and the declining security and safety for women and girls continue to be alarming,” said Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur, Joint Secretary (G20), Union Ministry of External Affairs, ahead of a G20 meeting. Women's empowerment has been a pressing issue for many years now. During a...

New Delhi, India: Speaking at the 12th edition of IDEATE 2023, a Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation initiative in partnership with FICCI and UNICEF as knowledge partner, Mr Vipin Kumar, Additional Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, emphasised the importance of providing quality education to girls in...

We Indian lives in our villages, it is as true as the rising of the sun every day. M3M Foundation is determined to make this a reality without any doubt. That's why every day we are bringing new projects in the direction of realizing this "Village is to be empowered" and are working wholeheartedly...

Mumbai, India: Chalet Hotels Limited, owner, developer, asset manager, and operator of high-end hotels and resorts in India, participated in the 9th Hand Hygiene Day on May 5th, 2023, with multiple measures to raise awareness through the course of the week beginning from May 1st. The key highlight of this initiative included the distribution of...

Kanakia International School has announced the success of its crowdfunding campaign in partnership with "Fuel A Dream," a Rotary-affiliated organisation. The campaign, launched by students in grades 6-12, has raised an impressive amount of Rs 21.54 lakh to transform a run-down school in Dharavi into a happy and welcoming one. This achievement is a remarkable...

World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8th May every year by the Red Cross society across all the countries. This day marks the birth anniversary of founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828. The first 'International Red Cross...

Kochi, the city formerly known as Cochin, is one of the fastest growing second-tier metros in India. Kochi was known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, because ships from Asian and European countries were visiting her port since the 14th century. With its interesting monuments and forts, geographic peculiarities and emerging cosmopolitan nature,...