Setco gets a thousand and more women together for One Billion Rising campaign
Celebrating a feeling of oneness and pride, over a thousand women came together to celebrate their empowerment and endorse the One Billion Rising programme. They also celebrated St Valentine’s Day in the form of a mass rally to raise awareness about gender-based violence. There was
CSR: Dilip Tirkey launches Stairs’ Hockey for Growth
Understanding that sports are one of the most important characteristics of children’s overall development, Stairs has introduced the Hockey for Growth programme. The NGO, which focuses on empowerment of underprivileged children, has got former Indian hockey team captain and now member of parliament Dilip
Environment: World’s largest solar facility to be built in Rajasthan
If it meets all ecological mandates, the World’s biggest solar-power generating facility will be built on a salt-producing plain in Rajasthan. To be built at the cost $1.2 billion in the first phase, the project will sit on 20,000 acres (30 square miles)
CM launches Shiksha Deeksha Yojana; felicitates Wadhwani Foundation
Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda has launched Mukhya Mantri Shiksha Deeksha Yojana under the National Skills Qualification Framework(NSQF) project, in Gurgaon. The NSQF implementation in government schools of Haryana has received a positive response with 13,681 students enrolling for ‘applied learning’
CSR: Menus for Change from Zomato and CRY
Zomato, an online restaurant search service provider, under its corporate social responsibility, has introduced ‘Menus for Change’. In collaboration with Child Rights and You (CRY), this month-long campaign is aimed at raising funds by creating special menus through Zomato’s restaurant partners. Partner restaurants
Arunachal village to tackle power crisis with solar energy
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Environment & Forest department has distributed solar energy equipment to about 25,000 households in Mayudia village. The package includes one solar panel, one chargeable multipurpose battery unit, one table lamp and an
Conversations around CSR: End goal is to bring about sustainable change and curtail dependence
The ‘Conversations around CSR’ continue with Urja Shah, president, Setco Foundation. Keeping in view the areas mandated as part of CSR, how does it impact your organisation’s focus and investment? Setco Foundation was set up in May 2007 to implement the corporate social
CSR: Participation at conferences increasing; content needs upgradation
The initial few hours on the first day at CSR LiveWeek had a houseful of ’causes’ professionals as they all had assembled to hear about the ‘newness’ that the new Companies Act 2013 might have brought about in the CSR strategies of corporate
Gudville announces rewards worth Rs 60 lakh for NGOs
Gudville, an online network for individuals to discover opportunities for making social impact, has announced Ripple Rewards worth Rs 60 lakh for non-profit organizations (NGOs). The NGOs could win grants worth five lakh rupees every month through the next 12 months. Gudville’s idea
Schwab Foundation adjudges Chetna Vijay Sinha as Social Entrepreneur of the Year
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, announced Chetna Vijay Sinha as winner of the 2013 Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY)-India award. Sinha was awarded for managing three institutions