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CSR Leaders: Rachita Kasliwal, Co-founder, Medyseva opens up about their menstrual hygiene awareness initiative
Madhya Pradesh-based telemedicine healthcare startup Medyseva has recently started an initiative to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene in rural areas as part of their flagship campaign ‘Har Ghar Swasth’.
Even though we are progressing as a nation and winning accolades on the global stage, rural India continues to battle challenges like poor menstrual hygiene, taboos,...
CSR Leaders: Dr. BS Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, HCG opens up on their 2.25 MW solar power plant in Karnataka
'Renewable energy sources are available in all countries, and their potential is yet to be fully harnessed. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that 90 percent of the world’s electricity can and should come from renewable energy by 2050. Renewables offer a way out of import dependency, allowing countries to diversify their economies...
CSR Leaders: On National Computer Security Day, Ms. Anupama Katkar from Quick Heal Technologies explains why cyber security is necessary
“Notification. Dear Customer, your electricity power will be disconnect. Tonight at 9.30 pm from electricity office. Because your previous month bill was not update. Please immediately contact with our electricity officer 8250883060 Thank you,” I received this WhatsApp message a couple of weeks ago. The grammar of the text raised doubt in my mind...
CSR Leaders: Shyam Motwani, Business Head, Godrej Locks opens up on their Home Safety Awareness Campaign
Godrej Locks celebrates ‘Home Safety Day’ on 15th November every year. This year was also not an exception. To mark this event, the brand announced a ‘Live Safe, Life Free’ Program under which they will run a ‘Home Safety Awareness Campaign’ across 52 locations in the ‘10 most vulnerable Indian cities’ over 52 weeks....
CSR Leaders: Angelo George, CEO, Bisleri International opens up on their ‘Bottles for Change’ initiative
We are living at a time when plastic pollution is a major reason to worry for its harmful impact on the environment, marine life and humans. India’s major mineral water manufacturer Bisleri, in their attempt to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the landfill has started an awareness campaign titled ‘Bottles for Change’.
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Ravi Chhabria, MD, NetApp India Talks about Harnessing Data to Drive Social Change in India
It has been rightly said that 'Data is the new Gold'. Data plays a vital role in the evolution of technologies and how humans and their establishments operate. Data analysis can not only aid in improving efficiency and profits but also play a significant role in solving major global issues that need to be...
CSR Leaders: Mr N V Balachander from Ashok Leyland opens up on their ‘Road to School’ programme
Education for children, especially those coming from underprivileged sections of the society is still a luxury for many. While girls are still secretly married off below the legally permitted age, boys are often made to work as child labour in tea shops, roadside eateries or help their farmer parents in the field.
In such a...
Mr Dwijadas Basak from Tata Power-DDL talks about their initiative to revive handloom and support female weavers
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, which supplies electricity in North Delhi established its first handloom unit at DESU Colony, Shalimar Bagh ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7) this year. The purpose is to promote traditional art and the handloom heritage of India on one hand, and empowering women from low-income groups to be...
The CSR Journal exclusive: Navya Naveli Nanda and Samyak Chakrabarty open up on ‘Nimaya’, a workplace skills programme for young women
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter and entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda along with entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty recently launched the second cohort of Nimaya in Mumbai. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Navya and Samyak open up on project Nimaya.
What is Nimaya
Nimaya is a 21st century workplace skills programme for young women co-founded by...
Mr Philip See from Malaysia Airlines talks about Sustainable Travel
The pandemic presented a turning point for sustainable travel. Booking.com’s 2022 Sustainable Travel Report found that 81% of global travellers confirmed that sustainable travel is essential to them, with 50% saying that recent news about climate change has influenced them to make more sustainable travel choices. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal,...
Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India’s public toilet scene
Whenever we see a ‘pay and use’ public toilet on the street, the fear that instantly grips our mind is that, “It must be very dirty, I should not use it, I might catch an infection” etc. However, Hyderabad-based Abhishek Nath and his team has taken an initiative to bring the much-needed revolution in...
World Heart Day: Cardiologist Dr Debdatta Bhattacharyya explains why youngsters in India are increasingly falling prey to heart diseases
On World Heart Day 2022, The CSR Journal talks to renowned cardiologist Dr Debdatta Bhattacharyya from Kolkata about a disturbing trend of youngsters increasingly falling prey to cardiac problems, sometimes even leading to their death. Heart attack, which affected people above 50 or 60 years in earlier times, is now happening even in the...
