Education and Skill Training

“No business, big or small, in present Indian society, can run without spending on peripheral development and local patronage,” believes T C Hota, Executive Vice President, Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF). He goes on to add that the allocation of funds for social responsibility should be decided by the corporate house instead. A professional...

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is well known for waking us to the grim realities of our learning system. What has changed from the early years of ASER, when its findings were viewed with scepticism, is that now there is general acceptance of the learning crisis. However, little has changed in the...

Reiterating the company’s commitment towards Engineering Tomorrow’s India and fostering the talent of young RAC technicians, Danfoss India has unveiled its latest Danfoss Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Lab and Training Centre at Swami Vivekananda Rural Community College, Puducherry. The new set comprises of a fully equipped RAC workshop, 3 training rooms and a project room....

Kia Motors has started its first ‘Green Light Project’ corporate social responsibility program in India with a two-week volunteer program in Anantapur District, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In partnership with the regional government, the company is undertaking a series of projects to support vocational training and education at three educational institutions in...

The private sector in Malaysia is encouraged to organise more corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes, especially ones involving education aid to help underprivileged students. Johor Housing and Rural Development Committee chairman Dzulkefly Ahmad said the CSR programmes could also give the students a chance to pursue their education in a comfortable manner and continue enriching...

India has been a favourite destination for migratory birds. However, over the past few years, their numbers have been reducing because of poaching, wetland pollution and habitat loss. Little Rann of Kutch hosts about 300 critically endangered species of migratory birds each year. The desert which houses several rare mammals is suffering from drought for...

Proper nutrition plays a key role in disease prevention and treatment. Many patients understand this link and look to physicians for guidance diet and physical activity. Actual physician practice, however, is often inadequate in addressing the nutrition aspects of diseases such as cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Physicians do not feel comfortable, confident, or adequately...

Bharat Dynamics Limited donated INR 9 crore to 746 government schools in Kamareddy district in Telangana for purchasing computers, projectors, LED screens, sound system and other equipment. Kamareddy Collector Dr. N Satyanarayan and BDL Additional General Manager Battu Srinivas inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Kamareddy Collectorate and issued a cheque worth INR...

ONGC, in collaboration with Eklavya foundation has set up Center for Agriculture Research and Training in Telangana for training farmers in organic farming. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, inaugurated the CSR project for the construction of hostel, classrooms, computer labs & administrative block at the center. The...

Reaffirming its commitment to the people of Thoothukudi, Sterlite Copper, has announced 100 crore investment on social infrastructure plans for the city. The organisation aims to transform Thoothukudi into a Clean and Green city by planting 1 million trees. It also intends to provide Quality Education through a Smart School, a World Class Hospital,...

New Year's day is a day for new beginnings and resolutions. It has been said that if you start your year right, you will be able to end it right too. And while this may be a myth, there is no harm in using this energy to give a direction to the new year. This...

India Inc. showed a rise of 47 per cent in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spendings in 2017-18 compared to 2014-15, according to the KPMG India CSR Reporting Survey 2018. However, according to the survey, the CSR expenditure by Indian companies on war veterans this year accounted to only 7 crores, significantly less compared to...