Leaders Speak

Saint-Gobain India, a leading multinational company in the building materials sector is working to address the existing skills gap in the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry is facing a major skills shortage. This is due to several factors such as the aging workforce, the increasing complexity of manufacturing processes, and the lack of skilled...

Q.1 What is your vision for Maharashtra’s Industrial Development? Our vision for Maharashtra’s industrial development is to make the state a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Maharashtra has a highly developed industrial ecosystem today, contributing ~14% to India’s GDP, ~17% to India’s exports and attracting almost 30% of the FDI flow. The state...

In the age of digital revolution, where the virtual world often mirrors the real one, the battle against cybercrime is one of paramount importance. Recently, on 'India Unplugged: Leaders in Action,' an enlightening interview took place with none other than IPS Officer Yashaswi Yadav. In this captivating conversation, he shed light on the growing...

Founded in 2011, the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) aims to implement sustainable and scalable interventions in the areas of healthcare, education, livelihood, and sanitation. BIPF, the social development arm of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited is structured to partner and collaborate with the Central and State governments as well as local...

Water crisis in Telangana is not something unknown. Be it for drinking purpose or for irrigation, the state reels under scarcity and things are only getting worse with climate change crisis. Considering the gravity of the ongoing water crisis in India’s youngest state that affects its 3.5 crore population every year, the Watershed Project...

Noted art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai ended his life allegedly by suicide on 2nd August 2023. His alleged suicide has once again pointed a finger at the increasing number of suicide cases in India. Almost every day we find news reports talking about suicide cases in India, sometimes it is a student who has committed...

Employee volunteering fosters a strong sense of community and social responsibility within an organization, as employees contribute their time and skills to support charitable causes and community initiatives. In line with TCS’ core values of supporting social causes, commitment to building a sustainable future, and giving back to society, TCS employees volunteered 2.8 million hours in FY23 under...

Mother Teresa has rightly said, “When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.” Tiny Miracles is an Amsterdam- and India-based foundation and social...

Supriya Sule, Working President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in an exclusive conversation with Amit Upadhyay, Editor-in-Chief, The CSR Journal reflects on her life journey and her significant contributions in the field of politics. She addresses the elephant in the room by delving into the party's leadership crisis and the recent mutiny spearheaded...

In the evolving social innovation landscape, organisations and NGOs of various sizes are embracing experimentation with novel business models, technologies, and impact measurement methods. A key focal point is the formation of partnerships and alliances within and across sectors, emphasising the significance of cross-organisational collaboration in sharing knowledge, resources, and capabilities. In an exclusive...

Are you a corporate professional? Stressed about meeting your weekly deadlines and monthly targets? Are you sitting on your office chair for longer hours every day? Don’t have time to workout? The results are often stress, anxiety, back pain, stiffness of the muscles and several far more serious long term consequences. Did you know you...

In recent years, the concept of sustainable tourism has gained significant attention as the world grapples with the urgent need to preserve and protect our environment. Sustainable tourism, also known as eco-tourism or responsible tourism, focuses on minimising the negative impacts of tourism on local ecosystems, cultures, and communities while maximising the benefits for...