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3 Made-in-India climate solutions winning accolades

A complete recovery from the pandemic will be made possible largely through green solutions. Here are three successful Made-in-India climate solutions that have been gathering international momentum. 1. ITDP India Programme in Chennai The first of the award-winning climate solutions comes from the city of Chennai. Commuting in Chennai has many factors working against it, from...

CSR News: ITC leveraging govt’s MGNREG scheme to support villages

In line with its commitment to put Nation First and responding to the needs arising out of the unprecedented lockdown implemented to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, ITC has spearheaded a CSR initiative to enable the creation of an ecosystem that would lead to significant livelihood generation for farmers and daily wage earners under the...

Top public-private partnerships in CSR in India

Business has an important role to play in Nation Building, and the fact is not lost on the Indian government. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs formulated the CSR provisions in the Companies Act in a way that would make it most conducive for India Inc to be socially responsible. The Central government has actively...

India on high alert over locust invasion

India should remain on “high alert” over the locust threat for the next four weeks, advises FAO (the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation). Meanwhile, the Indian government has stepped up efforts and is using drones and Bell helicopters for control of the plague. In its latest update, the FAO said that spring-bred locust swarms that...

Pledge Khadi, Empower Weavers

Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of turning khadi into a fabric of empowerment continues to hold unharnessed potential. It can unleash multi-pronged benefits through employment generation, self-reliance, sustainability as well as promote the rich cultural heritage of a self-reliant India. Sustainable fashion enterprise Rewanta has launched the initiative #PledgekhadiEmpowerWeavers under the Reclaim Khadi Movement. The brand wants...

Syngenta to invest $2 billion in sustainable agriculture by 2025

Having dealt with unparalleled upheaval because of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 72% of farmers in India, USA, France, China, Brazil, and across Africa are worried about the impact of climate change on crop yields, animal health and their ability to do business over the next five years. These farmers are unanimous that their...

Smart villages bring CSR and government of India closer

69% of India’s population lives in villages. With the reverse migration we are seeing right now, this percentage is set to increase in the coming months. The Union Ministry of Rural Development brainstormed with PM Modi and so was born the SMART Village programme in 2016. Officially called Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM),...

CSR of Standard Chartered Bank and Bajaj Auto drought-proofing India

More than 44% of India was under various degrees of drought conditions in 2019, according to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS). The situation isn't different this year. In Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, there is a severe drought in 653 villages. Small and marginal farmers in drought-hit areas of the district have abandoned their...

CSR of Allcargo Logistics, TAFE and Vedanta helping farmers recover

The coronavirus pandemic, locust attacks, restriction of movement and shortage of workers due to the nationwide lockdown have put farmers in a tight spot. CSR has come to their rescue so they can get back on their feet and avoid a food shortage crisis in the future. This is how the latest CSR initiatives...

CSR: Dalmia Bharat Foundation forms India Livelihoods Collective in support of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan

Dalmia Bharat Foundation, the CSR arm of Dalmia Bharat Group, has partnered with CSRBOX to launch India Livelihood Collective, the country’s first non-financial and non-funding commitment-based collaborative platform. The platform will be launched virtually by Vimala Ramesh (IAS), CEO Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission (MSRLM), Govt. of Maharashtra and Govinda Rajulu Chintala, Chairman, National Bank...

Vetphage Lending a Hand to Poultry Farmers During Lockdown

Poultry farms in India were already facing pressure on their profit margins due to the steady increase in feed prices. The government’s decision last year to increase the minimum support prices for soybean and maize, two of the products most commonly used as poultry feed, led to an increase in the cost of production...

NTPC CSR Report: The PSU Driving Social Change

PSU companies get a bad rap for starving NGO partners for funds, underspending from their corporate social responsibility budgets and burying projects in red tape. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been coming down hard on cases of underspending in CSR as was the case with BPCL and Bharat Electronics. However, not only has...

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