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Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) is a credible non-profit organization, focused on assisting youths with Career Guidance, Scholarships and Skills Training across India, under CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives with various corporate partners. In an exclusive interview with The CSR Journal, Ketan Deshpande, Founder Chairman & CEO, FUEL, talked about the gap between...

Anna – Food ; Amrita – Nectar Annamrita = Food as pure as nectar Annamrita Foundation (earlier known as ISKCON Food Relief Foundation), an NGO established in 2004, has been serving mid-day meals to underprivileged children in selected municipal, government-aided schools and Non-aided schools across the country under its ‘Mid-Day Meal Programme.’ Annamrita is a non-profit,...

Sustainability has grown in our collective consciousness and as a topic of interest worldwide. Because of this, people are looking to the Tokyo 2020 Games – which kicked off today – to play a significant role in addressing the challenges of holding safe and sustainable events. Sustainability efforts for the Tokyo 2020 Games are...

More than nine out of ten households in India use HUL products and the company does take this reach very seriously to achieve its sustainable goals. The company which was founded more than a century ago strives to make sustainable living commonplace. HUL has spent more than 500 crores on its CSR activities in...

The hospitality industry is undergoing a shift in the way it approaches Corporate Social Responsibility, more so when it comes to environmental sustainability. All the major hotel chains in India are going the extra mile to minimise their carbon footprint. Many are extending a hand of generosity to the communities where their hotels and...

Lucknow is a historic city, located at the bank of River Gomti. Also known as the city of Tehzeeb, Lucknow is famous for its unique culture. The people of Lucknow are known for their polite mannerisms and their love for poetry, literature, art and food. The city’s historic roots makes it a popular tourist...

Philanthropic collaboratives in India are relatively young, yet interest in them is accelerating. India’s collaboratives are distinctive, in that most consist of multiple stakeholders—not just funders, but other actors including implementing organizations, government, intermediaries, and technical experts. It is no easy thing to organize many stakeholders around a mission, agree on their respective roles,...

The Maharashtra government yesterday unveiled a comprehensive EV Policy for 2021, which has been designed to accelerate both adoption of electric mobility in the State as well as make Maharashtra a leading manufacturing and investment hub for the EV ecosystem globally. The overarching aim is for EVs to contribute to 10% of new vehicle...

Rohini Nilekani, writer, author and philanthropist, founder-chairperson of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001. From 2004 to 2014, she was Founder-Chairperson and chief funder of Pratham Books, a non-profit children’s publisher that reached millions of children during her tenure. She is the Co-founder and Director of...

Amid COVID-19, the companies in India suffered heavy losses, subsequently reducing their obligation to spend towards CSR. But during this time, the need for support from the private sector was the highest, in order to contain the pandemic. Even during such difficult times, certain Indian companies took their responsibility towards society seriously and spent...

From a very young age, girls and boys are raised to aspire to achieve unrealistic beauty standards. Certain colours of the skin, absence of spots on the face, pimples, hair, facial hair, thin waist, abs and muscles for males, etc. matter so much. And almost all individuals at one point or another face the...

The widespread reach of remote work environments has become a rising trend that is redefining India’s employability landscape and the world at large. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the Indian economy hard, but India was prepared to make the most of the crisis. With the connectivity of the internet and online learning, a vast Indian...