Education and Skill Training

A majority of information technology (IT) and financial service sector companies in India are investing in education and employable skills, when it comes to the mandatory spend on corporate social responsibility (CSR), says a report by Nasscom Foundation. Key to social issues “About half the companies (70) interviewed have spent more than 70% of their CSR...

The need to mobilise corporate funds to meet the challenges in rehabilitating street children was emphasised during a ‘critical discussion’ involving various stakeholders, including NGOs in New Delhi. Mobilisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds will help address the issue comprehensively and in a more structured manner as compared to time-bound international donor grants, said...

The execution of corporate social responsibilty mandate was majorly done using external implementing agencies in Gujarat in 2015-16. Gujarat CSR Outlook Report 2017 compiled by NGOBOX stated that only 23% companies used their own foundations for CSR implemention. The report was released on February 16th at Ahmedabad Management Association during the Gujarat CSR Meetup. It...

Education is one of the basic human rights that needs to be provided by all nations. It is important to note that education is for life and learning is life-long as it creates equal opportunities for all. According to Gandhi, “by education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in child and...

Rakesh Jain, Chairman, Navi Mumbai Committee of Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC) spoke to The CSR Journal about how CSR funds can be utilised for the poor population. He said that children of industry workers are mostly deprived of quality education and CSR funds should be used for their education. He also said that our system...

Eminent personalities of the corporate world have come forward to extend their support for the voter awareness campaign lead by the state election commission of Maharashtra. Business giants like Ratan Tata from the Tata Group, Anand Mahindra from Mahindra & Mahindra Group, Harsh Goenka from RPG Industries met the Maharashtra state election commission JS Sahariya. “When...

Budget 2017-18 promises 1.5 lakh gram panchayats with high-speed broadband service by the end of the year. This may invite a range of reactions. Someone might say “Really? This looks like an impossible task to achieve.” There might be yet another section saying “Rural poor need jobs, not technology”. While there could be varied opinions...

Questioning the quality of education imparted in India, a report revealed that one out of every four students leaving Class VIII cannot read text of Class II level. Basic reading skills are found to be lacking in these children making it further difficult for them to decide on a career option. Assessing the Indian education...

To improve job readiness and opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), Accenture awarded a series of grants worth Rupee 4.8 crore to its nonprofit partners Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, Anudip Foundation and EnAble India. The grants are part of Accenture’s ‘Skills to Succeed’ global corporate citizenship initiative which aims to equip 3 million with job skills by 2020. The initiative intends to...

IndusInd Bank had earlier launched its non-banking sports vertical, ‘IndusInd For Sports’, to make sports an integral, intrinsic and strategic element for both internal and external stakeholders. It aimed to entail year-long engagement activities for customers, employees and the community through its programmes. The bank has announced the launch of the ‘World Champions Programme...

Sahaj International School in Kochi will be the first residential transgender school in the country. Transgender activists Vijayaraja Mallika, Maya Menon and Faisal CK made the announcement after working hard to make this dream come true. The school will initially accommodate 10 transgenders, who will study under the National Open School system. The school will...

India has approximately one per cent of world's energy resources, but it consists of 16% of world's population. Awareness needs to be created of limited energy resources. National Energy Conservation week (12th – 16th December, 2016) is being observed all over India to make people aware of global warming and climate change and promote...