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Water: What We Have Is All We Have!
The figures are stark. Nearly 1.8 billion people – or about 25 % of the world’s population, do not have access to safe drinking water and an...
Don’t Camouflage Spending On CSR, Says Arun Jaitley
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has called for strict discipline and an arm's-length between corporate proposals and spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) to ensure that companies...
Private Companies Can Choose Swachh Bharat Projects Online Now
Now companies can go Swachh Bharat shopping. Looking at increasing the participation of the private sector in its flagship programmes, the Narendra Modi government...
Platforms Connecting The Haves And The Have-Nots
Nanma Maram is an initiative based in Cochin to feed the hungry homeless. The Street Store is a global pop-up store for the poor...
Top 100 Listed Companies Increase Their CSR Spend By 25 Per Cent: IiAS
More companies are now spending more in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and top 100 listed companies have seen a jump of about 25% in...
35 Vernacular BMC Schools To Restart In English With Private Funds
Roping in philanthropists and corporate funding, the BMC plans to provide English medium education to students of 35 vernacular schools that were recently shut...
Tamil Nadu Chalks Out Green Plan To Make Buildings Sustainable
Development regulations in Tamil Nadu are a taking a definite green turn, with the authorities involved considering a slew of proposals to address water,...
‘Companies Still Consider CSR Spending A Burden’
The National CSR conclave was recently inaugurated in Ahmedabad. During the function experts called for companies to focus on the social outcomes of their...
CSR violations: Govt serves show-cause notices to 1,018 cos
The government today said show- cause notices have been issued to 1,018 firms for violating CSR norms under the companies law.
A Certain class of...
IMF Praises PM’s Swachh Bharat Program, Says Modi’s Initiative Key To Raise Gender Equality In India
When PM Narendra Modi started the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ with the tagline ‘Ek Kadam Swacchta ki ore’, it was a step in the right direction! The...
Women Beyond The White Collar Spectrum
When we discuss success stories of women, we tend to only consider corporate executives, celebrities, sports and other such celebrated professions. Other occupations led...
Odisha Proposes To Set Up CSR Council
The Odisha government has proposed to set up a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Council to bridge the gaps in allocation of CSR funds to priority sectors, an...