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12th National Convention of Global Compact Network India 28th April, New Delhi Making Global Goals Local Business. A carbon-neutral event on Sustainable Development Goals with professionals from across the world

EDGE 2016 Date: 11th November. 2016 Venue: Alibaug, Maharashtra An engagement platform to bring together exceptional grassroots organisations, corporate firms, philanthropists and social development experts.

Share of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand in corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds declined in 2016, according to India CSR Outlook Report (ICOR) 2016. While Maharashtra still holds the first position in the list, all three states saw a huge decline in CSR expenditure. ICOR is an analysis of CSR spending of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)...

In the words of UN Secretary- General Ban-Ki-moon, young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults. They are today exposed to lower quality of jobs, greater labour market inequalities and longer and more insecure school-to-work transitions. July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, and the United Nations is observing the day...

As I conclude my three-part opinion series with my third piece, I would like to share some of my thoughts on the idea of establishing accountability for NGOs. The first part covered the positive message in the changing landscape of philanthropy in India; the second part covered how development sector programs can succeed with effective...

The Companies Law Committee (CLC) that presented its recommendations to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs earlier this month suggested that Section 8 companies should not be exempted from the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibilities (wp) rules. Section 8 companies are ‘not for profit’ companies registered under the Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. These...

About 100 corporate houses and organisations engaged in the wp space are expected to attend the conference hosted by the state Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on the evening of January 8. The state government of Maharashtra is all set to talk and guide corporate firms to spend their Corporate Social Responsibility...

Maharashtra government is gearing up to get Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) funds spent in a more efficient way from the coming annual year. State government officials would hold a meeting with 100-120 top corporate houses on January 8, 2016 at Raj Bhavan. The meeting aims to show corporate firms certain social areas that need...

Prajakta’s story is quite similar to many other young Indians who struggle in the job market because they lack the skills. After completing her graduation in 2008, Prajakta enrolled for a post graduation program in Travel and Tourism Management at Garware Institute. Her family’s financial crisis forced her to drop out of the course....

Whether it was portraying the highs and lows of a supermodel in Fashion, for which she received the coveted National Award or playing a femme fatale in 7 Khoon Maaf or more recently, packing a punch as a boxer in Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra seems driven to push the boundaries by choosing challenging roles....

Listening to a proud PM of Bhutan talk of his country during the opening ceremony of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2015, it almost felt as if one was listening to the very definition of ‘Sustainability Uptopia’. Next to the Indian Prime Minister, it was Bhutan’s PM Tshering Tobgay who received an overwhelming applause...

CII to mobilise construction of 10,000 toilets through wp by FY 2015 – 16 To strengthen the ‘Swachh Bharat’ initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched ‘Mission -Sanitation of Schools (SoS)’, an initiative to work with companies on construction of toilets across the country. “As India’s apex...