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CSR: Need for a Sustainable Purpose for Businesses
Companies are under great pressure to make sustainability a part of their core purpose because of climate change. According to the UN IPCC report, decisive...
Bajaj Finserv launched #StrikeOutChampionship campaign
India is a growing economy yet it’s frightening that every 3rd child in the country suffers from malnutrition, while two million children die from preventable...
CSR: Status on Meeting the SDG Targets
While the countries of the world are progressing well at achieving the SDG targets, but the questions arise whether the efforts are enough after...
Tata Centre for Development joins UP government’s initiative on rejuvenating Hindon River
The government of Uttar Pradesh has appointed the Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at UChicago as one of the members of the newly launched...
SC order renders lakhs of Indian tribals homeless
The order of the Supreme Court issued on February 13, 2019 with respect to the claims of forest-dwelling Indian tribals — the Scheduled Tribes...
CSR: Food Politics in Mid-Day Meal for Children
The mid-day meal program has been one of the most celebrated initiatives by the government in India. The program that provides mid-day meals to...
Securing Elephant Corridors in India
At a time when a recent survey found seven elephant corridors in the country impaired, the Asian Elephant Alliance, an umbrella initiative by five...
Right skills for orphaned and vulnerable kids
Miracle Foundation’s CFE (Centre for Excellence) initiatives follow a four-pronged approach. These include building capacity and training of staff at CCIs, building a community...
CSR: IAS Officer’s Efforts to Remove Influence of Quacks
In a tribal district in Madhya Pradesh, toddlers are branded with hot iron rods to treat malnutrition. The tradition has been going on for...
PFEL Signs MoU with Emory University to Implement the Social Emotional Ethical Learning Curriculum
Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL), the education initiative of Piramal Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emory University, USA to...
Government mulls annual report card on CSR funds for effective use of resources
In a bid to give fillip to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms enlisted in the Companies Act, 2013, the ministry of corporate affairs ...
The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Corporate Social Responsibility
There’s almost nothing worse for the corporate ego than thinking that you’re doing good and should be appreciated for it, only to find that...