The CSR Journal
CSR News: Embracing Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Corridor Project
Global Warming is affecting different parts of the planet in different ways. At the poles, it is melting the glaciers, in turn increasing the global sea level, sending island countries like the Maldives in danger of submergence, while at temperate regions it is reducing insolation, in turn, reducing the winter temperatures in the range...
CSR News: Partnership to augment gas-based economy in India
INOX India Pvt Ltd (INOX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd., for partnering and developing the market for LNG supply by Road from Shell’s LNG Terminal in Hazira (District Surat), Gujarat.
The MoU envisages deployment of distribution infrastructure including logistics and receiving facilities at customer end and...
CSR News: GIC Re sponsors seating benches at railway stations and support ex-servicemen
The General Insurance Corporation (GIC) of India is funding the installation cost of 10,000 stainless steel seating benches at various railway stations at an estimated expenditure of 52 crore rupees. The activity is a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at GIC RE.
Nearly 70% of the installation is already done and the balance 3,000...
CSR Effectively Implementing Circular Economy on Plastics
Plastic pollution has proved to be a major nuisance for every country across the world. Not only is it responsible for the pollution but also for negatively affecting the health of people because of the release of micro-plastics in the atmosphere and also the biodiversity. Taking this into account, the new solid waste management...
CSR: Hearts out for Noida
HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies, has partnered with NOIDA Authority to strengthen the city’s waste management system and contribute to making it one of the cleanest cities in the country.
In one of the primary initiatives under the project, over 1000 dustbins were installed around NOIDA within a period of...
CSR News: India Inc’s Participation in Water Conservation
75 per cent of the surface of the earth is covered with water. In fact, the life on earth for the first time originated in water rather than land. However, 97 per cent of this water is in the oceans making it unfit for everyday use. Of the remaining three per cent, a huge...
COVID-19 Portal to Provide Free Teleconsulting Services in India
The covid-19 outbreak has taken over the world with over with more than 270,000 positive cases of the disease. The rapidly spreading virus has affected over 186 countries as per Worldometers. This has not only generated ample panic but also affected the global economy in a negative way.
The outbreak has tested the healthcare capacity...
CSR News: Women Prosper Initiative Empowering the Rural Women
Global Economy has been plummeting since last year because of trade wars, protectionist policies as well as fluctuation in oil prices. Adding to this, the Coronavirus outbreak has led the stock markets across the world to crash drastically, leaving the industry, workforce as well as the citizens in huge worry.
The revival of the economy...
Fujifilm India Reinforces Commitment to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Children are the future of our country. Their health, happiness and safety are of utmost importance. The government of India is taking various measures to ensure that children feel safe, get the best of education and are not exploited. The recently amended POCSO Act has brought many activities under the ambit of law and...
Building India’s Capacity for Paediatric Eye Care
Paediatric eye-care in India
India is the second-most populous country in the world and home to over 20% of the world's blind population. Unfortunately, India is also home to the largest number of blind children in any one country.
"In 2000, India had only four comprehensive tertiary pediatric eye care centres. At that time, with a...
CSR News: STL Awarded with Zero Waste to Landfill Certification
Manufacturing waste and its disposal is one of the biggest environmental challenges across the globe. In India, landfilling continues to be a major cause of environmental problems and health hazards. With the pace at which India is developing or aims to, the problem of managing this waste efficiently has increased manifold.
In order to tackle...
CSR News: A Technology Platform to Enable Workplace Giving
Technology has improved the ease of working. It has also started to play an important role in improving the fundraising and volunteer recruiting activities for the non-profits.
Nonprofit GiveIndia has recently attracted corporates such as Ola, McKinsey, ITC Infotech, PropTiger, KiwiTech, Omidyar Network and HDFC Bank to sign up on their new Workplace Giving Platform...