Educating the girl child – everyone else is doing it, so why can’t we?
Sponsoring education for children is big in the world of corporates. A recent initiative to sponsor the education of girl children is ‘The Intuit RISE – Educating a Girl Child’, launched in partnership with the NGO Concern India. For every female employee who
Vice President inaugurates Hero’s skills facility in Hyderabad
Continuing with its efforts to skill marginalised youth, especially young women, under its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Hero MotoCorp has launched a skills training centre at Shamshabad Mandal, Hyderabad. To be run and managed by Swarna Bharat Trust, the training centre is equipped
On Women’s Day, press for press releases
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]nternational Women’s Day (IWD) has much in common with the other famous and controversial day that falls on 14th February every year. Like Valentine’s Day, it is splashed all over the media and has supporters and detractors alike. However, with IWD, there’s
Show me the CSR money. How much are companies investing?
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap] report by the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has revealed that more than Rs 28,000 crore was spent by companies toward CSR from 1 April 2014 to 30 November 2017. More than 70 per cent of this was contributed by the
No takers for holy rivers?
[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]ecently, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved a number of projects worth nearly Rs 4,000 crore, for various cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. NMCG is the central decision-making body that is responsible for the implementation
HDFC Bank’s run to nowhere
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap] run to create awareness about ending child labour – in which 2,200 people participated – was recently organised by HDFC Bank. Called the HDFC Bank Malad Run, over 200 bank employees took part in this run. It was held in three
Cairn Oil & Gas, Rajjo Devi and Resham
Cairn Oil & Gas has launched an initiative called Resham in Barmer, Rajasthan, focused on production of low-cost and high-quality sanitary napkins by women and self-help groups. A number of women from local villages in Barmer district have joined Rajjo Devi, a 27-year-old
Employee engagement: Sounds good. Does good as well?
[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]ecently there has been a spate of employee engagement initiatives across corporate India. Here’s a brief roundup: Jet Airways recently concluded its annual employee volunteering programme called Joy of Giving. This is the the internal, organisation-wide initiative that leverages the airline’s pan-India
Tata Trusts launch a Telemedicine Network in Vijayawada
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]s part of its efforts to support holistic development in Andhra Pradesh, Tata Trusts has announced a hub-and-spoke Telemedicine Network covering a population of about 10 lakh people in over 265 gram panchayats in Vijayawada rural parliamentary constituency. This initiative is to
HSBC’s Helping Hands Mela 2017 from 9 October to 17 October
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he annually held Helping Hands Mela invites NGOs from across the country into HSBC’s premises to display their products, which may range from arts and craft creations, accessories, handcrafted jewellery, home linen and stationery to food items such as jam, pickles and