Category : CSR

Yesterday, when India’s two largest online retailers were celebrating their biggest sale days with much-hyped discounts, there were a few non-government organizations (NGOs) who had their fingers crossed. As these NGOs were listed on Gudville, every visit to Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon via

Rebuffing rumours of the new government being lenient on the newly formed corporate social responsibility (CSR) law, interesting media bytes are coming in from senior officials. The government is taking a stern stand as it plans to formalize a penalty clause for companies

The finance ministry’s proposal to exempt banks from mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been rejected by the corporate affairs ministry.    Interestingly, both the ministries are headed by Arun Jaitley, who also heads defence ministry. An update published byThe Economic Times claims that asenior

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