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Tata Trusts launch Incubation & Design Centre for handloom and craft development in Odisha
The Tata Trusts have launched an Incubation & Design Centre for handloom and craft development in Odisha. The Centre will serve as learning and...
CSR: Importance of Social Mobility for Businesses
Social mobility is an issue relevant to many organisations around the world. Whether it is about tackling inequality or taking action to improve opportunities...
Accelerating India’s Transition to Renewable Energy
India’s renewables story thus far has been a huge success. No country of India’s size and low income per capita has done so much...
Are We Failing The Mentally Ill?
Among the many challenges India faces, the most underappreciated is the ongoing mental health crisis. Mental illness is actually India’s ticking bomb. An estimated 56...
Social empowerment of sex workers
Sex workers routinely face discrimination and extremely high risks of violence, particularly at the hands of the police and clients. In 2004, at least...
UN Women and Procter & Gamble announce #WeSeeEqual commitment to gender equality
Co-hosted with UN Women, P&G’s first IMEA #WeSeeEqual Summit brought together business and government leaders, and influencers to share inspiration and surface insights around...
Philanthropist Yusuf Hamied donates 8.7 crores to Royal Society of Chemistry in India
Indian businessperson, scientist and philanthropist Dr. Yusuf Hamied, has announced the launch of the new Inspirational Science Programme with a significant donation of 8.7...
CSR: Cause-Related Marketing – An Innovative Approach
Cause-Related marketing is a way of involving customers in the company’s CSR projects. For example, P&G India announces in its TV commercials that the...
UBS and Pratham roll out financial literacy app Meri Dukaan
In line with its commitment to making a positive impact in the community, UBS launched a gamified financial literacy app – Meri Dukaan –...
Top Companies in India Push Internal Carbon Pricing
Investors are now starting to put vital environmental data at the heart of their decision-making to understand and reduce risks, protect investments and seize...
Indian government releases guidelines on responsible business conduct
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has revised the National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business, 2011 (NVGs) and formulated the National Guidelines on...
CSR: Wipro Chairman Premji pledges 34% of shares to philanthropy
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has earmarked 34% of Wipro Ltd shares worth INR 52,750 crore ($7.5 billion) for his philanthropic activities.
“Azim Premji has increased...