CSR
35 Vernacular BMC Schools To Restart In English With Private Funds
Roping in philanthropists and corporate funding, the BMC plans to provide English medium education to students of 35 vernacular schools that were recently shut...
Revolution Doesn’t Have A Start And End Date, It Is A Process: Najet Zammouri, Vice President & Treasurer, The Tunisian Human Rights League
“If a minor is raped, the rapist has to marry the victim. This is an important issue we are fighting against. We are aiming...
Poverty: Understanding The Concept And Measures In Indian Context
It was interesting to read a series of tweets consolidating year 2016 from the International Spectator on Twitter. Some of these include, India tops...
Tamil Nadu Chalks Out Green Plan To Make Buildings Sustainable
Development regulations in Tamil Nadu are a taking a definite green turn, with the authorities involved considering a slew of proposals to address water,...
‘Companies Still Consider CSR Spending A Burden’
The National CSR conclave was recently inaugurated in Ahmedabad. During the function experts called for companies to focus on the social outcomes of their...
CSR violations: Govt serves show-cause notices to 1,018 cos
The government today said show- cause notices have been issued to 1,018 firms for violating CSR norms under the companies law.
A Certain class of...
India’s Adolescent Girls Need Employability Empowerment: Report
A report titled ‘Best Foot Forward: Enhancing the Employability of India’s Adolescent Girls’ was unveiled at the Dasra Philanthropy Week in association with Bank...
Skills, Not Sex Is The Determinant Of Success
The need and importance of mainstreaming gender across sectors cannot be emphasised enough. Somewhere between modernisation in India and United Nation’s goal of having...
IMF Praises PM’s Swachh Bharat Program, Says Modi’s Initiative Key To Raise Gender Equality In India
When PM Narendra Modi started the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ with the tagline ‘Ek Kadam Swacchta ki ore’, it was a step in the right direction! The...
Women Beyond The White Collar Spectrum
When we discuss success stories of women, we tend to only consider corporate executives, celebrities, sports and other such celebrated professions. Other occupations led...
Let the Evidence Speak for Itself
The good news is - most companies are fulfilling their social responsibility. The question remains – is that really what communities need?
According to research,...
Are You Ready For 50:50?
What does it mean to be a woman?
To be a woman means personifying the great feminine essence – being a creator of life.
Unfortunately, with...