The CSR Journal

The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the validity of a circular by the Centre, excluding a special fund, created under the CM Relief Fund from receiving donations as corporate social responsibility, for the purpose of mitigating effects of COVID-19 pandemic. It has reported that the State claimed the April 10 circular, allowing...

Gillette India has been a long-standing partner of the barber community. Gillette and barbers have a special bond as partners, and together they are a part of the essential fabric that grooms everyone, every day. In a world gripped by the pandemic, the impact on barbers has been profound as shutters stayed closed and...

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) recently announced a donation of 1 million litres of Lizol and Harpic to aid Indian states in fighting the COVID-19 crisis, especially in public health institutions and at the frontline. RB has extended CSR support to North Delhi Municipal Corporation by donating 30,000 litres of Lizol and Harpic to help break the...

The PepsiCo Foundation has partnered with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), a nonprofit organization to run a relief intervention programme and deliver life-saving assistance to people worst affected by cyclone Amphan in West Bengal. As part of the CSR partnership, SEEDS will provide 3,75,000 meals, 1000 hygiene kits and 80 water filters for...

When the World celebrates the 6th edition of International Yoga Day on June 21st 2020, the Mukul Madhav Foundation, the CSR arm of Finolex Industries, is proud of their contribution to popularising yoga not only amongst children from Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya but also children with Cerebral Palsy. It is even more pertinent at a...

JSW Foundation, the social development arm of JSW Group, through its Ballari-based Jindal Sanjeevani Multi-Specialty Hospital has tied-up with six top Hospitals in Ballari district to provide in-patient healthcare facilities for Non-Covid-19 patients from the surrounding villages. This responsible move is aimed at ensuring continuity of medical care to regular and new patients of...

Federal Bank handed over houses rebuilt for the benefit of flood-affected villages of Batswad and Rajapurwadi in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) to beneficiaries today. The Bank has rebuilt 80 houses under its CSR project for these villages. Formal handing over of garbage pick-up vans, water ATMs and solar power system was also done today. Dr. Rajendra Patil...

Mondelez India, the makers and bakers of some of India’s favourite snacking brands – Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Bournvita, Oreo, announced an additional relief contribution of over 70 tonnes of products to support relief workers and the migrant population. The company in total has donated over 140 tonnes of chocolates, biscuits and beverages to...

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has partnered with EdIndia Foundation, to bolster the capacity of its 8000 teachers spread across 850 odd schools across the district. As an initial scheme of the partnership, Thane Municipal Corporation and EdIndia Foundation hosted a 2-day Online Teacher Training, for 8000 teachers to help them adapt to the new...

Upskilling CSR programme VMinclusion Taara aims to help women restart their careers after a break. It recently reached a new milestone of 6,000 registrations. The programme trains women in the latest digital transformation technologies which include Cloud Management & Automation, Data Center Virtualization, Networking and Digital Workplaces is now supported by more industry partners...

While the pandemic has dealt a blow to sports at large, the impact has been more severe for those working at sports venues and training facilities. Celebrities and athletes have come together to launch #PlayforIndia. The growing network behind this initiative includes the likes of cricketers Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Smriti Mandhana and Mayank Aggarwal;...

QuEST Global, a global product engineering and lifecycle services company, announced that it has developed a robust AI-powered solution that will enable healthcare professionals to accelerate COVID-19 screening of patients with pneumonia symptoms. Using advanced deep learning models, the AI-powered diagnostic solution can sort and identify chest X-rays of patients with COVID-19. With an accuracy...