Smile Foundation Wins CSR Health Project of the Year award
Smile Foundation has won the ‘CSR Health Project of the Year’ 2025 at the 5th Bharat CSR & Sustainability Summit & Awards for its primary healthcare work across underserved regions in India. The Foundation has been awarded for its multi-model healthcare system in
Shriram Life Announces Scholarships for School Toppers Across Telangana
Shriram Life Insurance Company recently announced a scholarship programme for Class 10 toppers from government schools across 119 assembly constituencies in Telangana for the 2024–2025 academic session. The top-ranked student in each assembly constituency will receive a scholarship cheque of Rs. 30,000. Additionally,
Lake Restoration Revives Water Security in Kolar
The Yagavoddu Kere Lake has been restored. A joint initiative between the Aahwahan Foundation and Netcracker Technology has brought back this essential water source for more than 10,000 individuals across 40 villages in this drought-prone district. This restoration included large-scale desilting and reinforcement
Aahwahan Foundation launches Happiness Kit programme in Hyderabad
The Aahwahan Foundation has launched its annual Happiness Kit programme in Hyderabad to provide school supplies to more than 10,000 underprivileged children across India. The initiative, run in collaboration with BDO Rise Pvt. Ltd., will distribute learning essentials to students in several states
#WashTheDabba Campaign Wins Anthem Award for Safe Plastic Disposal
The #WashTheDabba initiative launched by BBC Media Action to promote safer and more respectful methods of disposing of waste in Bengaluru has earned international acclaim with two awards at The Anthem Awards in 2025, one Gold for Sustainability, Environment and Diversity, and
LiveLoveLaugh takes its rural mental health programme to Chhindwara in MP; on course to reach 40,000 beneficiaries in next 5 years
As the organisation fine-tunes its mental health intervention model so as to make a holistic impact on persons with mental illness (PWMI) and their caregivers, it too has evolved over time, going from a focus on awareness to enabling access and affordability. This
Sustainability initiatives round-up, April – May
Nestlé India will chart a green journey with LNG-powered fleet The fleet will comprise 46 feet long containers custom-created by GreenLine, pioneers of LNG-fuelled heavy trucking logistics in India. The containers will be deployed between Nestlé’s factory in Sanand, Gujarat, and Bhiwandi, Maharashtra,
UltraTech is using fertiliser-industry byproduct, transporting it from source via coastal waterways
In this first-of-its-kind initiative in India, UltraTech Cement, the cement flagship company of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), transported a phosphogypsum consignment of 57,000 metric tons (MT) via inland and coastal waterways. The bulk cargo carrier journeyed from Paradeep port in Odisha to the
Financial literacy and access to services for marginalised communities: DBS Foundation on the job
In partnership with Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions (HESPL), DBS Foundation has undertaken a social protection and financial literacy programme aimed at marginalised citizens across India, including daily-wage earners, domestic workers, farm workers, sanitation workers and micro-entrepreneurs. The programme will educate 2,00,000 beneficiaries (70% women)
Coffee for Cause, Edition 7. It’s not a report
Because this 7th edition unfolded in the stories shared in the room, across the 12 or 13 tables, by the 30-odd participants. We are talking real stories of course. Celebrating 10 years of CSR will mean nothing if not for the stories. Right