Agriculture & Rural Development
Manoj Balachandran, Head – CSR, IBM India & South Asia discusses AI for social good
Artificial intelligence in agriculture is attracting the attention of technology bigwigs like IBM. At a time when the whole world is disrupted by COVID-19...
IDFC FIRST Bank employees fund Ghar Ghar Ration program for 50,000 Covid-affected customers
IDFC FIRST Bank announced the launch of Ghar Ghar Ration Program, an employee-funded program for its low-income customers whose livelihoods are affected by COVID-19....
CSR: Nippon Paint provides grocery supplies to 1500 painter families in Tamil Nadu
As the second wave continues to affect the income of the daily wage earners such as painters, Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited (Decorative Division)...
CoLive initiates survival kits targeting 2 lakh tribal families in Karnataka and Odisha
Covid Livelihood Coalition (CoLive), a consortium of grass-root level Covid response collectives, has come together to protect and sustain India's most vulnerable communities linking...
Nayara Energy has set up a Covid Care Centre in Gujarat's Zakhar village
As the country battles the second wave of the pandemic, Nayara Energy, a downstream energy and petrochemicals company, extended further support for people near...
The ultimate report on CSR of ITC Limited
As part of our #LetsTalkCSR series doing a deep dive into social initiatives by top corporates, let's explore the CSR of ITC. The Group...
CSR: Corteva Agriscience Establishes an Ecosystem of Farmer Producer Organizations to Help Women Farmers Become Self-Reliant
Corteva Agriscience, the global agriculture company is working towards establishing an ecosystem of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in multiple states across India including Madhya...
Science Leaders Scholarship Programme by FMC Corporation to promote agricultural research
FMC Corporation announced that it will launch a multi-year scholarship programme in major agricultural schools across eight states in India in April 2021. The...
The Complete Bajaj Auto CSR Report
Easily in the top tier family-run Indian businesses, the Bajaj Group has a diverse footprint. The group has made its mark in the steel,...
Israeli agritech 'minicorn' continues AI-powered partnership with Indian social enterprise
Integrating smart technologies into agriculture is transforming how the world produces, processes, and delivers food. With the world seeking more sustainable and efficient means...
Leveraging Technology in Agriculture to Drive Better Farm Outputs in Rural India
On one of my recent visits to Raigad, I interacted with Shiva, a small farmer whose family has been practising agriculture for generations. Walking...
CSR wing of Astral Group brings piped water to drought-prone Hiwali village
On World Water Day, Astral Foundation - the CSR wing of the Astral Group completed the social initiative to lay a 2.7 km water...