The CSR Journal

Supporting the Road Safety Month initiative, Growel’s 101 Mall in Kandivali organised a Flash Mob performance by NGO We Can We Will Foundation to create awareness about avoiding road mishaps. Gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest of the evening was Senior Police Inspector Mahadev Jadhav. The event was also attended by authorities from the...

The Athletes of Special Olympics Bharat are ready to pair up with the employees of Enel Green Power India to pursue a five-week fitness regime that promises to foster Fitness as much as sensitization. In a session held virtually on 29 January 2021, the launch of the Inclusive activity unfolded taking the viewers through a...

Marico Limited has been working with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) to further expand the Eat Right Programme in the state of Gujarat. As part of the programme, Marico has undertaken the CSR initiative Eat Right Campus in the Gandhinagar Vidhan Sabha...

In a bid to inculcate right hygiene practices, KAI India has launched a nail hygiene awareness programme for schools and healthcare workers. Under the CSR programme, KAI India distributed more than 20,000 nail clippers in schools and health centres. With the slogan नाखून साफ़, तो स्वस्थ रहे आप (you are healthy if your nails are...

Initiating discussions to decode the CSR Amendments 2021, Samhita Social Ventures and Noshir Dadrawala, Programme Director at the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy cohosted a webinar and engaged with over 150 representatives of companies, philanthropic trusts and foundations on 3 February 2021. Hoping to guide the representatives of companies, philanthropic trusts and foundations, the webinar...

Energy major ONGC will implement India’s maiden Geothermal Field Development Project in Ladakh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize this has been inked by ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) with the Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh on 6 February 2021. This MoU, which was signed in the presence of...

Taking a step closer to achieving carbon neutrality, Hindustan Zinc signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Epiroc for ‘Zero Emission and Sustainable Mining by the introduction of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in underground mining’. Epiroc is a vital part of a sustainable society and a global productivity partner for mining and infrastructure customers. Epiroc develops...

The State Government of Jharkhand has approved its first-ever CSR policy with a view to realise the overall development of its people, to create an enabling environment and to increase the total volume of CSR investments. With the help of this new Jharkhand CSR policy, the Government plans to create a conducive environment for attracting...

A team from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has emerged as one of the eight national winners in Wipro Earthian College Awards 2020 by Wipro Foundation. The award programme invited students to question and explore the nature of urban sustainability and gain a deeper understanding of urban sustainability challenges. Running since 2011, the...

In line with its commitment to support community development, Schaeffler India, a leading industrial and automotive supplier, held an inaugural ceremony of the newly constructed Boys Hostel for Lok Vidyalaya school in Lamdapura village near Savli. The objective behind this CSR initiative, which is fully funded by the company is to provide much safer and...

Lenovo, in partnership with Agastya International Foundation has announced that it has impacted over 6000 underprivileged students with their mobile science education outreach programmes in India. These education programmes supported by Lenovo run in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Delhi providing hands-on education to the underserved students and teachers have garnered a total of and 94,413 exposures...

As part of its CSR initiatve, State Bank of India collaborated with Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) by offering a school bus for differently-abled children in Udaipur. SBI team visited Narayan Seva Sansthan’s smart village where they handed over a 32-seater bus to support Divyang individuals for their education at the Narayan Children's Academy. The smart...