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India to the Rescue: The Tradition of Extending Humanitarian Aid to the World
India has a rich history of extending humanitarian aid to countries in need and has been at the forefront of providing assistance to countries facing natural disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies. Over the past few years, India has extended humanitarian aid to countries across the world, demonstrating its commitment to promoting global peace and...
World Cancer Day 2023: Top CSR projects catering to cancer patients in India
Cancer is a disease which is still giving a major challenge to medical science globally in terms of timely detection and complete cure. Also, treatment for cancer costs a bomb. To help fund the treatment of cancer including their counseling and adequate nutrition, to offer a better life to cancer patients, to spread awareness...
Role of Artificial Intelligence in meeting ESG Goals
In 2023, companies have become increasingly aware of the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. With the global focus on sustainability and social responsibility, companies are looking for new ways to improve their ESG efforts and demonstrate their commitment to these important issues. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool...
Top 5 Countries with 100% Renewable Energy in Electricity Generation
Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass can be used to generate electricity. These sources are considered renewable because they are naturally replenished and do not deplete finite resources. This means that they can be used indefinitely, unlike fossil fuels which are finite and non-renewable.
Using renewable energy to generate electricity...
World Cancer Day 2023: How Bulbul Ray is offering ‘hope help and healing’ to cancer patients in Mumbai
Treatment of cancer costs a bomb. And accommodation in India’s financial capital Mumbai is costly, the world knows this. So, it becomes a huge expenditure for people coming to Mumbai for treatment of cancer from other parts of India. But what if, you get to live in Mumbai just for Rs 100 a day?...
How a Pune-based social enterprise is upcycling plastic using traditional charkha and handloom
After cutting open a packet of Maggi, we put the noodles in saucepan for boiling and throw away its plastic wrapper in the dustbin. After opening a packet of biscuit at tea time, we tend to put the biscuits inside a container and the plastic wrapper ends up in the dustbin. Same happens to...
Bajaj Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Bajaj Group, Aligns its activities to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Bajaj Group has been investing heavily in the social welfare of the country long before CSR became mandatory for companies in India. In fact, the company’s founder, Shri Jamnalal Bajaj, was an ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi and swore by his concept of Trusteeship. As a result, he considered it his duty to work...
Union Budget 2023-24: Reactions from industry leaders and experts
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Parliament on Wednesday. The nation is celebrating her announcement of providing tax exemptions up to Rs 7 lakh for salaried professionals. Apart from Income Tax relief, the Finance Minister also made a host of announcements.
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Ayodhya-based brand offering compostable tableware made of sugarcane pulp
As the world battles for sustainability and people are looking for more eco-friendly alternatives, especially to plastic in their day to day lives, contributing a step ahead in this path is UttarPradesh-based Company Yash Pakka Ltd, which has started manufacturing an innovative range of eco-friendly, compostable and biodegradable tableware products under their brand CHUK.
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Top 100 companies in India for CSR and Sustainability in 2022
India is the only country in the world with a legislature on mandatory CSR. The biggest corporations in the country are obligated to spend 2 per cent of their net profits under Corporate Social Responsibility, according to Company’s Act 2013.
As part of our series of CSR rankings, here is a glimpse of the CSR...
Budget Expectations 2023: Here’s what India’s Leaders Expect from the Upcoming Budget
The Union Budget 2023–24 will be unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a time when the world economy is struggling due to recessionary pressures. It will be challenging for FM Sitharaman to support GDP growth, safeguard the Indian economy, and still adhere to the fiscal deficit objective in the India Budget 2023. The...
Barefoot College International empowering underprivileged children in India through Digital Community School
Imagine a 10-year-old child from a remote village in Manipur, Rajasthan or Assam reading learning about sustainability, climate change, reading books in English or solving complex mathematical problems! This is exactly what non-profit organization Barefoot College International (BCI) is doing among underprivileged children in India through their digital community school programme.
Talking about the same,...