Business
CSR Opportunity to Educate and Empower Masses
The first and foremost initiative to strengthen public libraries is to support Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation by funding its regular activities to promote setting up libraries in the country.
Lets Make Sustainability An Attitude, Not Just a Function
Sustainability reporting encapsulates any company’s economic, environmental and social impact through the running of its business.
Taiwan To Legislate On Corporate Social Responsibility: Vice President
The Taiwan government is drafting an amendment to the Company Act that would require businesses to "internalise" good governance and social responsibility, Vice President...
Bajaj Wants Govt To Clarify On Tax Exemption On CSR Spending
Bajaj Group patriarch Rahul Bajaj has asked the government to clarify whether the Indian firms spending two per cent of their profits on corporate...
Leverage CSR To Address Developmental Challenges: President
President Pranab Mukherjee urged India Inc to leverage corporate social responsibility (CSR) to address higher developmental challenges in India, saying the country needs visionary business leaders to catalyse...
GNFC Wins Golden Globe Tigers Award
State-owned Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) has won the prestigious Golden Globe Tigers Award for Excellence and Leadership in CSR in...
Only Law Can’t Guide Fairness In Business, Inner Value System Can: Suresh Prabhu
Union Railway Minister Suresh said, being fair in any business is the key to maintaining equality and a better business culture. He was speaking...
Three Years Of CSR: Spending On The Rise, Yet Hurdles Remain
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules, implemented in April 2014 under section 135 of the Companies Act, have generated a buzz for their innovative approach...
Nepalese Enterprises Have To Spend 1% Of Profit In Social Causes
Nepalese government will soon start implementing the provision of newly introduced Industrial Enterprise Act that the industries need to allocate at least 1% of...
Philanthropy Figures Drop In 2016; Average Age Rises To 65 years
Founder and Chairman of HCL Ltd, Shiv Nadar (71) emerged as the ‘Most generous Indian’ with donation of Rs 630 crore towards education, according...
Lit Up By Solar Power 2 Years Ago, Barmer Village Back To Darkness
A village in Barmer district of Rajasthan, lit up by solar lights about two years ago when an oil company set up a solar...
400 companies spend Rs 5,857 crore in 2 years towards CSR
Nearly 400 companies together shelled out about Rs 5,857 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in two years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Under the Companies Act, 2013, a certain class of...