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Football: Changing lives in rural India
YUWA India a Not for profit organization is changing lives of young girls in Jharkhand by empowering them to escape the age old evil of child marriage.
Franz Gastler Co-founder of YUWA India is a well accomplished name in the field of sports in USA. He had trained at the US Olympic Training Centre in...
How can wp support the Make in India movement?
The ‘Make in India’ week is set to take place in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India from February 13 to February 18, 2016. Expected to attract many foreign investors and investments in India, the event would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13th at the MMRDA grounds.
PM Modi in his...
How can CSR support the Make in India movement?
The ‘Make in India’ week is set to take place in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India from February 13 to February 18, 2016. Expected to attract many foreign investors and investments in India, the event would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13th at the MMRDA grounds.
PM Modi in his...
Changing Landscape of Philanthropy In India
The recent Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015 reported Azim Premji as the most generous Indian, donating INR 27,514 crore (USD 4200 million) on education initiatives, through the Azim Premji Foundation.
The same report also listed individuals like Nandan and Rohini Nilekani, NR Narayana Murthy, K Dinesh and family, Shiv Nadar, Sunny Varkey and family, Ronnie...
Most companies from Tamil Nadu, Haryana and West Bengal spend actively on CSR
About 62% companies based in Tamil Nadu and Haryana proved to be socially responsible by spending atleast 2% of their profits on corporate social responsibility (CSR).
A report published by CRISIL Foundation reveals that most companies in West Bengal spent above 1.5% of their CSR funds in 2015, the first year of implementation of the...
NASSCOM organises CSR Leadership Conference
Apex IT body, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Foundation on Tuesday connected more than 140 corporate social responsibility (CSR) leaders and 150 NGOs at its CSR Leadership Conference.
"NASSCOM Foundation finds itself in a unique position, wherein it is the creator, aggregator and disseminator of the CSR knowledge and envisions itself...
Baksa to be the first Smart Village of Northeast India
Mushalpur, Jan 25: A nondescript insurgency afflicted village in the foothills of Bhutan in Baksa district has emerged as the first 'Smart Village' of the Northeast.
Life at Barsimlaguri, about 18 kilometer north of Nalbari town, has changed a lot ever since the implementation of a corporate social responsibility (wp) initiative that set to naught...
CSR effect: Baksa to be the first Smart Village of Northeast India
Mushalpur, Jan 25: A nondescript insurgency afflicted village in the foothills of Bhutan in Baksa district has emerged as the first 'Smart Village' of the Northeast.
Life at Barsimlaguri, about 18 kilometer north of Nalbari town, has changed a lot ever since the implementation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that set to naught...
Continuing To Fight the Good Fight
One of the new buzz words currently in our country today is Swach Bharat. A variety of individuals, NGOs, organizations, private players, start-ups and more are pledging their hours and money into it. With the Prime Minister inviting people to participate in the drive, the Swachhta Abhiyan has turned into a National Movement. A...
Illuminating Lives
Philip Earis, a Physicist from UK is the man behind Project-light. His mission is to help the marginalized section get access to basic light through solar electricity. Philip’s job involves networking and working with new scientific researchers. This has helped him connect with scientists all over the world especially in alternative energy. India was...
Corporate companies can allot 2% of profits for hospital bills of needy: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested corporate companies to allot 2% of their profits towards settling hospital bills of patients who cannot afford to pay.
The suggestion was made by a division bench of justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere while hearing a petition filed by a man named Sanjay Prajapati urging...
Skill training center set up for children
Avashya Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Allcargo Logistics set up a skill development center to train under-served citizens especially the children of farmers who have committed suicide due to drought in the region. The foundation recently also launched an environment conservation program ‘Maitree, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) activity.
The skill development...