The CSR Journal

Celebrating the spirit of community living, MyGate, India’s largest security and community management solution, recently hosted the #HeroesAtMyGate contest. Now in its second year, #HeroesAtMyGate celebrates the spirit of community living and enables residents of gated communities to appreciate the selfless services of those who have helped them lead a comfortable life. The all-India, open...

Relaxo Foundation, the CSR arm of Relaxo Footwears Limited has signed an MoU with School Education Department of Haridwar District for redevelopment of 32 primary schools of Khanpur Block, Haridwar. Relaxo CSR will develop them under the Parivartan model school project in next 3 years. The MoU was signed at the Chief Minister’s House, Dehradun...

Trident Group, a $1 billion Indian business conglomerate and leading global player in home textiles, has announced that it will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all its 14,000 employees and their family members free of charge. Eligible family members include parents, spouse and children of employees. Padma Shri Rajinder Gupta, Chairman, Trident Group said, “Trident...

8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day across the globe since 1911 to mark a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. The day is observed to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Studies have shown that the disasters induced by nature or climate do not affect all men and...

Over the years, there has been consistent expansion in women empowerment but there is a section that needs attention considering the present scenario i.e. rural areas. Women should have self-esteem, certainty, and the opportunity to pick their necessities and prerequisites but many fall under the category of underserved and underprivileged. Some organisations are working to...

A dialogue among women leaders in the Asia-Pacific region to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 highlighted the need for Governments to continue their efforts to promote and ensure equal participation and representation of women in decision-making in the region. Held under the IWD 2021 theme, ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,’ the event organized...

IDEAL Charity, a UK-based not-for-profit organization, on the occasion of World Hearing Day announced the launch of its initiative and awareness short film “Sunoge to Bologe” in India to promote the importance of early diagnosis of deafness and need for universal newborn hearing screening program coinciding with World Hearing Report released by the World...

"Work is essential but workers' safety is of utmost importance". Signature Global Group, India's No. 1 Affordable Housing Company, believes that no work is successfully completed without ensuring safety. National Safety Week is celebrated every year in the country from March 4 to spread awareness about maintaining safety. The Signature Global Group has organized...

After the successful launch of Nesternship in 2020, where 1000 youth from over 30 cities and towns of India interned at Nestlé India, the internship programme will be rolled again in 2021 to upskill 1000 more youth of the country.  The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath has had a significant impact on the youth,...

ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited (ŠAVWIPL) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Save Life Foundation in presence of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) for the ‘Jeevan Rakshak Program’. Under the Jeevan Rakshak Program, Save Life Foundation will train citizen volunteers, Police Personnel and ŠAVWIPL employees in techniques of Basic Trauma...

Robotics and tech company ABB India has partnered with Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) on a holistic merit-cum-need based scholarship programme for meritorious girls from economically challenged backgrounds, to give them an opportunity to realise their dreams in the field of technology. Through this holistic CSR programme, the company will support higher education and skill development...

Several districts in the ­Marathwada and North Maharashtra region have always suffered from deficient rainfall and been afflicted with frequent and severe drought. With water storage facilities being near-nil in several villages, which had received barely 50 per cent of the annual monsoon rainfall in 2018, a high-magnitude drought resulted in several villages near...