The CSR Journal

To lend support to the relief efforts of the government and civil society in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (Kotak Life), announced that it will support free meal distribution to slum dwellers, migrant labourers, daily wagers, along with the municipal and hospital staff impacted by the lockdown...

Kamdhenu Paints is continuing its outreach to the public and distributing essential items to those in need. The outreach by Kamdhenu Paints is a continuous process and will provide essential items to more people as the lockdown continues. In Jammu, more than 100 needy local families have been provided essential items in presence of Bali...

Khabri, India’s fastest growing Hindi digital audio content platform, has announced successful 1-month completion of its #VoiceofBlnds Campaign – an exclusive COVID-19 helpline portal/platform to address the needs of India’s blind and visually impaired population during this pandemic. Starting from April 8, 2020, the platform has received over 30K queries till date and currently...

Samsung India has contributed INR 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority to support the state's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Company also handed over grocery packets to the authorities for distribution amongst thousands of distressed migrant and non-regular workers in the districts of Kanchipuram and Cuddalore. The state’s Disaster Management Authority...

Indian government’s citizen engagement platform MyGovIndia has launched an official profile on Likee App, a short video platform by Singapore-based BIGO Technology, to expand the ambit of the ongoing efforts to tackle the crisis triggered by the Coronavirus pandemic. On 26th April 2020, MyGovIndia went live on Likee to stream the 64th edition of...

Despite the innovations in treatment, the number of breast cancer cases and the risk associated with it are growing at an enormous rate. The biggest reason for this is the lack of awareness and ignorance of most patients to come forward to detect the problem well in time. Understanding the situation at hand, Fujifilm...

The entire country is reeling under the COVID-19 Pandemic & the subsequent lockdown, which has impacted the lives of millions across India. The society has been impacted not just from the Health & Economic perspective, but we are staring down a larger social crisis due to the pandemic & its lockdown. This lockdown has...

Covid19 pandemic has been an exceptionally challenging time for India and corporates are working hand in hand with the government to provide the essential support so that the people in need can get some relief. Embassy Group is instrumental to empower the underprivileged section of society and has been actively facilitating the government during...

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to improve access to sustainable energy, bolstering the Asia-Pacific region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two organisations will offer recommendations to governments in the region positioning the energy transition as an...

Essar Foundation, the CSR arm of Essar, has launched the Sahej app that promotes awareness about menstrual hygiene. It has also distributed over 400,000 sanitary napkins to women in Mumbai slums and the Mumbai Police, in collaboration with BMC and BEST. The Sahej app has been developed in consultation with key NGOs working in the...

An unintended fallout of the nationwide lockdown since 25th March is the inability of millions of women to access their choice of contraception leading to unintended pregnancies. In 2019, as per the Health Management Information System (HMIS), 35 lac sterilizations, 57 lac IUCDs, 18 lac injectable contraceptive (IC) services were provided by the public sector....

In a three-way contribution drive, Borosil Ltd donated 2,000 sets of Vision Glasses and 1,000 Hydra Flasks to patients, quarantine facilities and health workers throughout Maharashtra. Additionally, they have also supplied 500 Hydra flasks to KEM and Nair Hospital along with 500 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to the Mulund West police station which were...