The CSR Journal

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. commenced COVID-19 CSR 2.0 Programme under ‘Hyundai Cares’ campaign. In its 2nd phase during August-December 2020, Hyundai’s philanthropic efforts will focus on 3 key activities – Health, Education and Clean India for Happy Life of Indian Citizens. S.S Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. said, “Guided by our Global...

Under the project Right to Play, Roots Foundation's endeavour is to ensure that every child in the National Capital Region who desires to play football – be it professionally or simply for leisure – is given a chance and adequate infrastructure. The management team has pioneered the setting up of prominent football academies in...

UST Global, a digital transformation solutions company, has won the Project Management Institute Kerala (PMIK)’s PMI Kerala Community Project of the Year Award for 2020 for its Adopt a School CSR initiative. The Adopt a School programme currently provides support to over 6500 children of 30 Government schools spread across Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and other...

Two months after Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan offered the use of his office premises in Khar for COVID relief, BMC requested Hinduja HealthCare, Khar for their technical support in converting the area into an intensive care unit for critical COVID-19 patients. Hinduja Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the 100-year-old Hinduja Group, has stepped in with...

In a time of crisis, to support the healthcare system of our country, Amalgamated Plantations Pvt. Ltd. (APPL), the second-largest tea producer in India, has announced the installation of ICU in APPL’s Referral Hospital and Research Centre (RHRC), under the aegis of Tata Sons. The non-profit secondary healthcare unit at Chubwa Tea Estate of...

A study conducted by Sanjog, a technical resource organization, and Tafteesh, a coalition of lawyers, activists, social workers and survivor leaders, on assessing the operational competence of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across India revealed that only 27% of the AHTUs are functional and only 51% being notified with all the power and resources. The...

As developing countries across the world struggle to prevent their achievements in public health, poverty reduction and social wellbeing from being suffering a setback, the need for mutual support and cooperation is greater than ever. It said that against this backdrop, the Indian government has renewed its commitment to supporting fellow developing countries in...

Cadila Pharma in association with Akshaya Patra foundation distributed kits with essential food items to the families of 3000 students in the month of July and August to continue providing healthy meals to these students. The Akshaya Patra foundation and Cadila Pharmaceuticals have been sponsoring the unlimited mid-day meals for 10,863 students studying in 38...

The United Nations stands ready to provide humanitarian support to the most vulnerable and flood-affected in India, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General has said. "In India, the monsoon has reportedly claimed more than 770 lives. According to authorities, more than 500,000 people have been evacuated. The UN stands ready to provide humanitarian support...

With the increasing cases of Coronavirus reported, most of us are compelled to stay indoors to ensure social distancing and safety and be less prone to contracting the dreaded virus. Pourakarmikas, unlike us, bear the task of keeping our city clean and remain exposed to the environment. It is of utmost importance for these...

Welspun Foundation for Health & Knowledge is the CSR arm of Welspun Group. It has launched a home learning initiative ‘Karona Thodi Masti, Thodi Padhai’ in order to provide continuous education for government school students in Anjar, Valsad and Bharuch, during the pandemic. The company has already enabled education for 7500 students across 30 government...

Mphasis, an Information Technology solutions provider specialising in cloud and cognitive services, is coming together with Ashoka University to set up a laboratory for machine learning and computational thinking, through a grant of INR 10 crore that Mphasis F1 Foundation, the CSR arm of the company. The Mphasis Laboratory for Machine Learning and Computational Thinking...