Agriculture & Rural Development
CSR: 10 ways to apply AI to social good
Artificial intelligence, while not a silver bullet, could contribute to the multi-pronged efforts to tackle some of the world’s most challenging social problems. Social...
CSR: How villagers in Odisha saved sal forest from a factory using Chipko & media
The trees of the Jhinkargadi forest have been nurtured for three generations by the villagers of Balarampur in Odisha. For more than four decades,...
5 Point Strategy for Aspirational District Programme
The Aspirational District Programme (ADP) aims to address governance issues by using a combination of approaches: lifting levels of aspirations through a vision and...
Constraints to Transforming Aspirational Districts
The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) was launched on January 5, 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under phase-1 of ADP, 115 districts were identified...
10 NGOs take the big stage to demo solutions for poverty alleviation
N/Core, the Bangalore based incubator for non-profit start-ups, celebrated the graduation of ten non-profits solving problems of poverty through innovative solutions in education and...
Eco-Friendly Alternative to Stubble Burning
Stubble burning is a norm among farmers in northern India. The practice includes intentional burning of the straw stubble remains of the crop after...
HDFC Bank Parivartan transforms 5 villages in Mandla, MP
HDFC Bank Ltd. has announced the successful completion of its Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP) in 5 villages in the Mandla district of Madhya...
Use CSR funds for drought relief: MNS to corporates
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has warned the Maharashtra government of resorting to violence if no concrete steps are taken till February 1 to...
7 Agriculture Apps to Support Digital Farming
India is going digital in every sector at a remarkable speed. The launch of ‘Digital India’ by the government has ensured that the process...
The Human Rights Lies Of Coal India Limited
In August 2017, Coal India Limited – the world’s largest coal miner – published a ‘sustainability report’ for 2016-17, as part of its compliance...
Six Social Welfare Apps that are making CSR easy
India has the largest number of smartphone users in the world. With the launch of Reliance Jio, every citizen in the country is able...
CSR: Using Solar in Agriculture
According to a report published by Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research in 2012, one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. With...