Agriculture & Rural Development
CSR: Agriculture and Water Pollution
“Some of the major issues of the world can be tackled by inclusive farming,” said Manoj Solanki, Farmer at ‘Chintan Farms’, Shri Ram Krushna...
CSR: The Nature’s Ecosystem in Agriculture
Agriculture was the highest contributor to India’s GDP for the longest time. In India, agriculture was viewed as the most prestigious profession followed by...
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...