Category : CSR

Although there is slight relief with water levels beginning to recede in Srinagar city, one of the worst hit by the deluge, over a lakh people still await basic help. Thousands of families stranded in the valley are struggling for food, shelter, clothes,

‘I want to start on this one work from today. There should be a toilet in all the schools of our country. A separate toilet for girls… it is only then that our girls will not have to quit schools.’ It was the

With the change of regime in the centre, a section of supposed experts on corporate social responsibility had started assuming that the new government might not focus on CSR as much. And with the regime’s liberal attitude towards industries and granting environmental clearances

One of the leading agencies known for its diverse rating systems has now developed a rating system for non-government organizations (NGOs) and will be grading them on the scale of 1″5, with VO-1A being the highest and VO-5A being the lowest grade. With

One of the leading agencies known for its diverse rating systems has now developed a rating system for non-government organizations (NGOs) and will be grading them on the scale of 1″5, with VO-1A being the highest and VO-5A being the lowest grade. With

A UN working group has devised a final draft of ‘sustainable development goals’ (SDGs) to succeed the millennium development goals. The draft includes 17 goals and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. The recommendations will be shared next month with the UN

There are just 350 to 400 Narcondam hornbills left. Although their numbers have been relatively stable in recent years, that may change in the near future. The bird’s numbers are limited to Narcondam Island – a tiny volcanic isle about 1,300 kilometres east

Filipinos are the world’s most socially-conscious consumers, research firm Nielsen declared in a statement announcing the release of the Global Survey of Corporate Social Responsibility. Eight in 10, or 79 per cent, of Filipino consumers ‘are more willing to pay extra for products

For the first time in India, 10 CSR Thought Leaders from India’s corporate houses and institutions were felicitated at ‘Coffee For Cause: Conversations around CSR’, which took place on 3 May 2014 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The leaders were felicitated for

‘There is huge responsibility on the shoulders of corporate groups as they have to ensure that the funds mandated for corporate social responsibility (CSR) are utilized efficiently,’ said Col. Prakash Tewari, group vice president, CSR and education, at Jindal Steel and Power Limited,