CSR
NFHS-4 Indicates At Full Immunisation Coverage
NFHS-4 states that throughout the country, children within the age of 12-23 months have been fully immunised for BCG, measles and 3 doses of polio each. There was an increase in the coverage of vaccines for DPT by 18%, from the last health survey.
65 Yrs Old Mettlesome Taxi Driver Educates Underprivileged Children
Being forced to back out of school at the age of 7, Gazi Jalaludin had a clear mission; no other child should be deprived the power of education. From begging on the streets of Kolkata during his childhood to now being the man responsible for the free education of over 425 underprivileged children in West Bengal, he is a true hero and a person of mettle.
Major Gaps In Public Education System: AVPN Report
Anil Swarup, in his keynote address, shared best practices in education from across India and stressed on the need to adopt them to scale.
Government Asks Companies To Allocate 7% Of CSR Funds To Swachhta Hi Seva
The government has asked companies to devote a portion of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to a cleanliness campaign launched on Friday by...
Water: Life Giver To Mankind And Industry
Armed with plastic buckets and mud pots, a heavily pregnant lady, ‘Aarti Meshram’ along with her nine-year-old daughter and six-year-old son trudge nearly two...
The 10 Companies With The Best CSR Reputation In 2017
A recent analysis of 170,000 company ratings from respondents in 15 countries sheds light on which are perceived by consumers as the most socially...
2017 | Things You Should Know About Business Responsibility Reporting in India
This report, Business Responsibility Report (BRR), has to be filed as part of their annual reports based on nine principles of National Voluntary Guidelines (NVG).
Breast Cancer Can Be Fought Only Through Awareness
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, India is likely to have more than 17.3 lakh new cases of cancer and over 8.8 lakh deaths due to the disease by 2020.
UN Environment Summit Opens With Focus On Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources
The first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment called on governments in the region to forge a transformative alliance that will drive forward an...
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
Social innovation is going through a dynamic phase in India and ‘Design Thinking’ – a new and potent approach to problem solving is creating...
Government Pushes For Electrified Vehicles By 2030
India also is gearing up to electrify all its vehicles by the year 2030, to reduce its carbon emissions. Auto giants of India like Ashok Leyland, Hyundai, Tesla and engine maker Cummins are planning ahead to make the most out of this task.
Speakers From Corporate Houses Shares Perspective on Tackling Climate Change
Experts from across the country attended the CII 12th Sustainability Summit, recently held in New Delhi. Joining panelists in the discussion on ‘Tackling Climate Change with Nationally...