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Over 1,900 Companies Spend Rs 8,029 Crore Towards CSR Works In 2014-15
NEW DELHI: More than 1,900 companies shelled out a total of Rs 8,029 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in 2014-15, the government...
Auqaf Islamia Khrew Disputes CSR Funding Claims Of Cement Factory Owners
Auqaf Islamia Khrew Thursday rubbished the claims of cement factory owners of providing them 4 crore rupees as CSR funds annually for development of...
RBI asked SBI to rein in CSR spending: Arundhati Bhattacharya
The stress in the financial system is taking a toll on corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by banks.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...
Ethical Consumerism: Look Before You Buy
Ethical consumerism – when consumers buy a product or a brand based on a company’s focus on being fair, sustainable, and eco-friendly – seems to be an idea whose time has come.
Corporates encouraged to spend more on sports
Dr. Andreas Lauermann, President & MD, Volkswagen India says, “There were a lot of uncertainties in the beginning as to, which activities qualify and...
Recycling Soap And Promoting Sanitation
According to World Health Organization (WHO) approximately over two million children die each year of preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea. India ranks first...
Drought Demands Year Long Efforts, Only Summer Initiatives Won’t Help Much
Monsoon is nearing, chances are that we easily ignore the currently prevailing severe drought conditions in our country and assume that rains will do...
World Environment Day: Is India Inc taking care of its Corporate Green Responsibility?
Environmental protection is one the biggest challenges world is facing today. Industrial growth is blamed to have caused major ecological degradation. But with education,...
Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2016 to honour Kailash Satyarthi’s work
Nobel Peace Prize Forum, 2016 will concentrate on the work of Kailash Satyarthi under the aegis of a three-day convention on the issue of...
Drought-Not With Citizens Coming Forward
The drought situation in India needs increasing effort so as to overcome this scenario. Many individuals and NGOs have come forward to contribute to...
NSDC Plans to Mobilise Rs 200 Crore by Tapping Corporates CSR Funds
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is planning to mobilise around Rs 200 crore by tapping CSR funds of corporate houses. The money will be utilised...
Kailash Satyarthi Demands A Comprehensive Anti Child-Trafficking Law
Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Friday demanded a comprehensive law that prevents trafficking and all its associated facets including child labour, bonded labour...