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Three Bollywood Stars launch simultaneous Online Campaigns to raise funds that will go towards the aid of the J&K flood victims through CARE India.

Entomophagy, for the uninitiated, is the practice of eating insects. And if the growing ‘buzz’ around ‘bug food’ is to be believed, it may well be an addition to our diet that is worth serious consideration both in terms of health benefits and a possible solution to FAO’s ominous Global famine forecast.

Within days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to corporates to contribute to building toilets, The wp Journal learns that TCS, Bharti Foundation, and Oriental Bank of Commerce will soon followed by several other companies.

The universally dreaded plastic waste is now acquiring some ‘good-reuse-karma’. Upcycling techniques have generated a great potential to design more sustainable wp initiatives that can help clean up plastic waste, create useful products & generate fair trade employment opportunities

His ‘clean’ look in an upcoming movie poster may be grabbing eyeballs and attention for all the wrong reasons but the activist Bollywood actor prefers to focus on a bigger 'cleaning up act' by flagging off a waste management program in Jodhpur.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is known to visit war zones on her own expense. Here’s a peek into the humanitarian work of the fearless Hollywood star who works to support and promote over 50 charities and causes around the world.

PITTSBURGH: Global technology leader and Infosys co-founder Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan has donated $1.8 million (Rs. 225 crore) to Carnegie Mellon University to establish a research partnership between CMU and the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. The partnership will strategically leverage the research strengths of both institutions while enhancing...

‘The Hulk’ star Mark Ruffalo is fighting for clean water in the US, asking fans to support the cause and win a chance to spend a day with him of the sets of his next film, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Bollywood superheroes, are you listening?

Corporate Social Responsibility is now seen as ethical and smart way to conduct business, making corporate entities into socially responsible organizations, visibly contributing to the social good. The Company Act 2013 has made CSR legally binding with a mandate. There will be around 16000 companies in India who have to set-up their full-fledged ‘CSR...

AS we know, "The Materiality Principle", as defined in the G3 Guidelines (2006), has not changed in G4. The Materiality Principle states that the report should cover aspects that: reflect the organization’s significant economic, environmental and social impacts; or substantively influence the assessments and decisions of stakeholders.". Here I am assuming companies are taking...

After submitting a petition for decriminalization of politics, among others, to the new PM last month, Aamir Khan is now busy shooting the next season of Satyamev Jayate. More petitions coming up Mr. Prime Minister!

Believers of solution-oriented approach, ‘The Ugly Indian’ a group of unknown citizen started working towards cleaning the filth in cities. The initiative that started in Bangalore now has spread across the country, with many volunteers joining in each day. They believe in the philosophy of ‘Kaam chalu mooh bandh’ which means ‘Stop talking, Start doing.’...