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To ensure better compliance, the Corporate Affairs Ministry plans to conduct workshops for officials and other stakeholders to sensitise them about social welfare spending norms under the companies law. The move comes against the backdrop of instances of discrepancies in data and lapses being noticed by the Ministry with regard to compliance with CSR rules...

UNEP says raising ambition before 2020 “is likely the last chance to keep the option of limiting global warming to 1.5C”. As the Paris Agreement enters into force on Friday, November 4, a UN Environment Programme report has shown that global emissions have continued to rise despite some signs of emissions from fossil fuels and...

Nobel Laureates and world leaders will be present in India to discuss and derive solutions for protection of child rights in New Delhi, Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel Peace Laureate from India announced in a press conference on Thursday. First summit has been scheduled on December 10 & 11 in New Delhi to discuss the issues...

GIZ (The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), an international development organisation owned by the German Government, has partnered with Samhita Social  Ventures and Villgro to facilitate corporate engagement in the incubation of startups and social enterprises. Through this partnership, GIZ, Samhita and Villgro will seek to address gaps in the Indian incubation ecosystem. Challenges...

After serving UN Global Compact (UNGC) Network India for five years as Executive Director, Pooran Chandra Pandey recently joined Dialogue of Civilisations (DOC) Research Institute in Berlin as Chief Executive Officer. In an interview with The CSR Journal, he talks about role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the operation of corporate firms. He is...

Defence Aviation major HAL in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are setting up a Skill Development Centre at Challakere in Chitradurga District, to enhance the skill set of local people. Foundation laying for construction of the Centre was performed yesterday by HAL CMD T Suvarna Raju and Prof Anurag Kumar, Director,IISc. ''This will...

All banking institutions in India may soon chip in to increase India's forest cover in a coordinated manner. If the environment ministry has its way, all banks will be asked to join the central and the state governments in their ongoing efforts of afforestation. The move will be part of one of the 10 ways,...

The sparkles from fireworks last a few seconds but the air pollution can linger in our cities for hours. The festival of light has been transformed so much that the diya has gradually been replaced by candles and candles eventually replaced by electric lamps and glitters. Although we are climbing the ladder of modernization; in this rat...

Over 80% of the companies responding to CDP India (Carbon Disclosure Project India) have voluntarily set up emission reduction targets, a trend observed in line with their global peers that have begun the transition to a low-carbon economy and some are already capitalizing on the opportunities this affords. A fair number of companies also...

The festival of Diwali is around the corner. With many responsible citizens coming forward to do their bit for sharing happiness with different sections of society. We bring to you few ideas that may help you for celebrating in a eco-friendly way. Thank you for reading the story until the very end. We appreciate the time you...

The “Business for Good” model proposes that a company can create social impact and also generate profits for its shareholders. This model has the potential to tackle global and local social issues using business rather than the traditional corporate philanthropy. The focus is on creating ‘shared value’, which translates to judiciously blending profits with societal...

Recent analysis on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending of companies has turned many eyes to a figure that suddenly popped up four times. Contributions towards Schedule VII (IX) of Companies Act 2013 that includes Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) saw the highest increase in 2015-16 as compared to the previous year according...