CSR
India world leader in CR reporting, says KPMG survey
India leads corporate responsibility reporting rates in the world with 100%, up 27% from 2013, thanks to a mandatory requirement for large companies to do so, says a KPMG report.
Reliance wins Platts Global Energy Awards under CSR category
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) won the Platts Global Energy Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) category. The Platts Global Energy Awards are often...
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, other schemes ‘fail’ to achieve targets: CAG report
The CAG has pointed out that while the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014 with an aim of 100 per cent open defecation free India by 2019, before this similar targets for eradication of open defecation were set for 2012, then to 2017 and again for 2022.
The Golf Jaunt
The game of golf is widely regarded as a great way to develop important business relationships since times immemorial. Isha Vidya, the rural educational...
Is there a conflict between the profit motive and CSR?
CSR is, after all, yet another mandatory cost to the company which cannot be deducted as expense to avail a tax benefit. However, in...
24 hours ‘Learnathon’ held at Bangalore
The Bangalore based non-profit The Nudge Foundation on Sunday successfully concluded its first ever Learnathon, at their Gurukul campus at Whitefield.
The 24 hour learning marathon, titled...
Bridging the educational divide
Take up your Citizen Social Responsibility and you can end up seeing a far better and educated India. An initiative by Pratham and ASER...
FICCI held its 14th CSR awards
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) awards on 24th November, 2015. Corporates won awards in...
Reading the mental stress of Indian Children
In the wake of Universal Children's Day, in the final part of our children special series, we bring to you some of the most...
Dementia Day Care Center
Dignity Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that has been working for the cause of senior citizens for over 19 years.
“Government and parents should be lawfully enforced to enroll children to school”
With Indian Children’s Day gone on Nov 14 and Universal Children’s Day up on November 20th, we bring to you the second part of...
Rural students of Palghar district get smart classrooms on Children’s Day
Students of government schools and government aided schools in Palghar have an innovative educational gift this Children’s Day. About 27,000 rural children of the...