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CSR violations not to be treated as criminal offence, says finance minister
Allaying industry concerns, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said violations of CSR norms under the companies law will be treated only as civil...
Govt expels Spanish nun after 50 years of social service
An 86-year-old Spanish nun was forced to return to her country after the Indian government rejected her visa renewal application, leaving residents of a...
Universal healthcare, key to national well-being
India’s economy is soaring and is now the world’s envy, but its healthcare system remains an Achilles’ heel. For millions of people, the high...
Save the Children’s #WhyTheGap Campaign Backs the Cause of Marginalized Children
Started as a campaign to mark its centenary year, Save the Children’s #WhyTheGap challenge, with support from artist ambassadors Twinkle Khanna and Dia Mirza,...
Levi Strauss & Co. Releases Global Water Strategy
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) announced a new water strategy that represents an evolution in thinking around water use in a global supply chain,...
Multi-stakeholder Approach To Transform India’s Education System
Today’s children are tomorrow’s scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers and administrators of the world. The very foundation of the intellectual genius of students is laid...
CSR: Meat and dairy industries draining world’s water supply
Estimates show that more than 163 million humans in India lack access to safe water and more than 190 million people go hungry, yet...
Canada passes ‘Free Willy’ bill banning whale and dolphin captivity
Canada's House of Commons passed a bill Monday to make it illegal to hold a whale, dolphin or porpoise captive, punishable by fines up...
Bollywood and India Inc Contribute for Maharashtra Flood Relief
The state whose capital city houses major business houses, celebrities and crème de la crème of the country has been in distress because of...
Clean energy: TERI and Cadmus launch Project I-SMART to accelerate rooftop solar installations
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and US-based CADMUS group launched the Indian Solar Market Aggregation for Rooftops (I-SMART) program in Dehradun, Uttarakhand at...
CSR: Vista Equity Partners and its Cos Expand Partnership with Akshaya Patra
Vista Equity Partners, a US-based investment firm, has announced the expansion of its partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Vista and its portfolio companies...
Indian organic cotton T-shirts for world’s biggest electronic music festival
Tomorrowland is one of the world’s biggest electronic dance music festivals. Stretching over two weekends, 400,000 visitors from all of the world come together...