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The first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conclave of the North-east was organised by the department of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Government of Manipur with the support of Fourth Dimension Global held in Imphal on Friday. Inaugurating the conclave, Chief Minister N Biren Singh invited the corporate houses of the country and abroad to partner with...

Swades Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra on 27th August 2019, which will expand its area of operation across the state of Maharashtra. In 2016, Swades Foundation announced a strategic partnership with the Public Health Department of the Government of Maharashtra to implement crucial health interventions in six blocks...

Bharat Ratna, Shri Pranab Mukherjee former President of India, today gave away scholarships to 1336 underprivileged girl children from Skipper Foundation to support their education in “BetiPadahoAbhiyaan”. This is the 3rd edition of the BetiPadhaoAbhiyaan organized by Skipper Foundation, the CSR wing of leading Power Transmission and Distribution and Polymer products company Skipper Limited. Shri Anand...

Nestlé India, in collaboration with Recity Network and Dalhousie Municipal Council launched the Hilldaari Initiative today at an event in Snow Valley resort, Dalhousie in the presence of key Government dignitaries. The movement aims at transforming solid waste management practices and making Dalhousie one of the cleanest hill stations of India. At the event, 12...

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, has already touched over 12 million people on social media since its launch on August 19. #WhyTheGap is the final leg of Save the Children’s 100-day digital campaign and has been...

The analysis of remotely sensed data by ISRO reveals that 96.40 million hectares or 29.32% of the Total Geographic Area (TGA) of the country faces the threat of land degradation during 2011-13. It shows a cumulative increase of 1.87 million hectares of area is undergoing process of desertification or land degradation in India between...

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 the workshop held to promote Rooftop Solar Power Plants. The program is supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH....

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 operating in India have pledged an additional USD 1 million to Akshaya Patra to support the Foundation’s Mid-Day Meal Programme across India, helping deliver hot, nutritious, and hygienic meals to...

Swades Foundation hosted a round table with Shri Girish Mahajan, Cabinet Minister for Water Resources and Medical Education, Government of Maharashtra, to discuss their learnings from working in providing drinking water through taps in schools and homes in Raigad for the last five years. Interesting anecdotes were shared of how Swades decided to go ahead...

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, goes plastic-free with its ‘Don’t Be Plastic’ campaign. Starting August 1st, Tech Mahindra has banned single-use plastic across its campuses globally. The organization is also giving biodegradable bags in exchange for the plastic bags to associates across locations. On the...

L&T Technology Services Ltd., a leading global pure-play engineering services company, today announced the launch of a unique incentive-based waste management program in Dumad Village near Vadodara in partnership with SOCLEEN and project managed by Concept Biotech. The initiative aims to ensure segregation of the wet and dry waste, which is further to be...

The third edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards was held on July 22, 2019, at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The event was attended by major dignitaries from the government and the corporate sectors. This year, the awards celebrated the theme of ‘India First’ with a special focus on ‘Women Empowerment’. Amit...