The CSR Journal

India Inc. has spent Rs 1.09 lakh crore towards various CSR activities in the last seven financial years, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has remarked. The spending is focused on issues including those related to health, education and poverty eradication, among others as observed by MCA. Positive Response to the CSR Law Minister of State for Corporate Affairs...

Avanse Financial Services, India’s new-age, technologically advanced education focused NBFC, has always gone above and beyond to improve and accelerate India's educational environment. The organization has been constantly working towards achieving a holistic growth for the larger community it operates in by remaining steadfast in its social responsibility mission of making quality education accessible...

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) has revealed that the value of social responsibility initiatives implemented by various sectors in the emirate surpassed AED 3 billion in 2020, touching the lives of more than 98 million people. The results were announced in an annual report issued by the Department’s charitable work...

Lots of surprises were given when Mitsubishi Electric and Narayan Seva Sansthan collaborated to donate 145 differently abled individuals with artificial limbs, wheelchairs, crutches and tricycles. In this CSR initiative on account of Christmas, differently-abled received wheelchairs, crutches and tricycles in Sector-4, Gurugram from Mitsubishi Electric and Narayan Seva Sansthan. High quality aids and appliances...

GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced launching its latest digital campaign in India - 'Faces behind change' in partnership with Public Interest Registry (PIR), a global not-for-profit organization responsible for operating and managing all .ORG domain names. The aim of the campaign is to showcase the work of people, organizations, and...

14 philanthropists have joined the Giving Pledge this year, bringing the total number of signatories to 231 from 28 countries. Now in its 11th year, the Giving Pledge is a global, multi-generational commitment by some of the world’s wealthiest individuals and couples to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes, either during...

Finding employment is often very difficult for persons with disability. Even with reservations provided to them, it is not very easy on them to find a suitable job. There are a total of 12.9 million persons with disabilities in the country. If such a large number of people are not able to contribute to...

Scoliosis is a disorder of the spine, and its surgeries are generally done only in large hospitals in big cities. Kaka-Ba performs scoliosis surgery  on  17-year-old Surat girl. A 17-year-old girl from Surat has undergone surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, a disorder in which an abnormal curvature of the spine appears in late childhood or...

Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited (PPFL), one of India’s largest integrated piping solutions & multi polymer manufacturers, today announced the first Prince Udaan Scholarship Program in Ludhiana, Punjab. Scholarship eligibility Children of plumbers in Ludhiana in standards 5 to 10, who have scored above 70% in Math and Science will be eligible for the Scholarship. It...

What a parody the slogan ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ turned out to be for women! They were far from safe in their own homes. The UN Women collected data from different parts of the world to show the rising rate of intimate partner violence on women during the first wave of the pandemic. Around...

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has become the first Indian insurance company to sign the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). The company has thereby reaffirmed its commitment towards Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. What is UNPRI? The UNPRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works: - to understand the investment implications of environmental,...

Globally, India was among the hardest hit by the Corona pandemic - more than 34 million people have been infected with COVID-19 in India, the World Health Organization estimates. More than 460,000 have died so far. Rural areas in particular have little access to medical infrastructure, and the effects of the pandemic will be...