The CSR Journal

As a nationwide scramble for bed, oxygen concentrators, and more continues, many individuals, social organizations, and corporate entities have found multiple ways to be of help. Through personal monetary contributions, donation drives, synergizing networks of support, or amplifying pleas for help, India’s citizens are doing their best to extend a helping hand. Visionet Systems (a business...

RHI Magnesita, which makes refractory products and solutions, has directly supported more than 9000 families in the fight against COVID-19 recently by providing necessary safety tools under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. Through its three Indian subsidiaries – Orient Refractories Ltd., RHI Clasil Pvt. Ltd. and RHI India Pvt. Ltd., the CSR initiative distributed “COVID-19...

As part of its efforts to support the fight against COVID-19, DCM Shriram Ltd. has successfully installed, commissioned & handed over two units of the Medical Oxygen Generation Plant with a capacity of 125 litres per minute (LPM) at ESIC Hospital, Ankleshwar, Gujarat. M. D. Modiya, Collector & D.M., Bharuch graced the occasion as the...

Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL), has launched significant initiatives to address the devastating impact of the second wave of Covid in India's Aspirational Districts. To address the current emergency due to the second wave of Covid-19, the Foundation, will set up 100 Covid Care Centres in rural and...

Ambuja Neotia & ICICI Lombard jointly announce the opening of ‘Vinod Neotia Covid Care Centre’ — a 58-bed first-line COVID care facility in New Town, Kolkata. Located adjacent to Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre, New Town, this facility is set to start operations from today. ICICI Lombard has provided the medical equipment to...

Bosch India handed over the medical aid received from its parent company, Robert Bosch GmbH to NITI Aayog as part of its initiative to combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The aid shipment includes 92 ventilators and 438 oxygen concentrators, 10 oxygen cylinders, and other medical supplies such as face...

HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced today a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. The measures comprise setting up permanent medical infrastructure such as Oxygen plants, medical equipment, and ICU facilities, in addition to providing medical supplies to hospitals across India. The...

Housing finance company IIFL Home Finance has committed to raise Rs 2 crore to support COVID patients, their families and healthcare workers across India. They have initiated a fundraising campaign on GiveIndia for this purpose. The funds will be used for providing oxygen supply and life-saving equipment, help low-income families bereaved by COVID, overcome their...

Remarkable singers Usha Uthup and Raghav Sachar will join hands with other popular Indian artists for the “Hope and Believe” virtual concert on 29th May 2021. The voluntary fundraiser event, which is free to attend, not only aims to provide much-needed respite via live music during the pandemic, but also to raise funds for...

As the world continues its fight against COVID-19, it is the indomitable spirit of the frontline workers, who have risked their lives to ensure our safety that has kept us going. Keeping close to its purpose of “Care Beyond Skin”, Beiersdorf and NIVEA India have partnered with United Way India to distribute special Thank...

Canon India is conducting a vaccination awareness drive and setting up support camps in its adopted villages - Maheshwari Village (Haryana), Parivali Village (Mumbai), Kalyanpur Village (Kolkata) and Annadodi Village (Bangalore), to help them register for vaccination. Canon India is helping the villagers with the required information on vaccination, its benefits, after-effects, and procedures. Additionally...

BMW Group India has pledged a total of Rs. 8 crore towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The company's CSR efforts are dedicated to augmenting healthcare infrastructure and medical services in Gurugram (Delhi NCR) and Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu). CSR efforts Associations with government and non-government organisations have been initiated for on-ground implementation. 150 oxygen concentrators have been imported by...