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India is one of the fastest-growing economies. The innovative way of solving problems that the country faces is often credited as one of the major reasons for this growth. With the growing importance of CSR and participation on India Inc in national development, an urge to participate in the drive of solving India’s problems is...

Universal Health coverage is one of the SDGs, which India is striving hard to achieve. While there is an overall shortage of doctors and healthcare practitioners in the country, it is more felt in the rural areas. It may take some time to set up a permanent infrastructure to ensure that adequate medical facilities...

Today’s children are tomorrow’s scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers and administrators of the world. The very foundation of the intellectual genius of students is laid in schools. This makes it very important for teachers to have the appropriate skill set to bring out the weaknesses and strengths of the students in order to be able...

Sustainability of development is comparatively a new area of knowledge in which scientists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists are working together. The raising awareness about climate change and events happening because it has caused many people including school children to demand bolder actions on climate change by governments, businesses and investors. In order to...

India is racing to become a $5 trillion economy in the next 5 years as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is imperative to double the farmers’ incomes in order to achieve this. However, with a rising scarcity of natural resources such as land and water, and increasing food insecurity because...

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...

A high-level committee chaired by Injeti Srinivas, secretary, corporate affairs ministry, has suggested removing the criminalisation of non-compliance with CSR norms. The committee has recommended that non-compliance of CSR should be made a civil offence and moved to a penalty regime. The committee submitted its recommendations to Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman suggesting that CSR...

Delhi has always been on the top of the list of most polluted cities of the world. In order to improve the air quality in the capital several initiatives have been taken over the years to increase the green cover. Despite this, the situation has not improved significantly. Stubble burning in the nearby states...

With the world’s population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, a major new report shows the global food system must undergo urgent change to ensure there is adequate food for everyone without destroying the planet.   The World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future reveals that meeting this challenge will require closing three gaps: a 56% “food...

In a first step towards empowering the transgender population of India, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, has been passed in the lower house of the parliament by a voice vote on August 5. The bill introduced with an aim to ensure that the people of the transgender community are able to...

In today’s world, there are many Non-Profit organisations (NPOs) who come as a blessing doing miracles for children in different sectors be it from education or healthcare & nutrition. There still are many children in the local, regional and national level, who do not get one full meal a day. Right to education, nutrition...

India is a country where women still find fighting for their rights and gaining the socio-economic status they deserve an uphill task. There is a constant need for a respectable life and the desperation of being able to make ends meet amongst the women. The lure of leading a luxurious lifestyle has motivated women...