Category : CSR

Yet another new developmental experiment to have reached rural India is the pay-as-you-go model for solar power. The idea has been implemented on a small scale by Simpa Networks. With a little down payment initially, a villager can get a high-quality solar home system

 â€œThere will be no ‘Inspector Raj’. It is the companies’ money and they will decide what to do with it, and how to spend it. The provision is about self-regulation”… Here is a communiqué from Sachin Pilot, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry

The number of the world’s poorest families who received access to microcredit and other financial services declined – for the first time – in 2011 over the previous year and India accounted for almost all of the reduction, according to the latest ‘State

Responding to the mixed reactions of the industry on mandatory spends towards corporate social responsibility (CSR), Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot said that the industry should not think of it as another tax. The ministry issued a statement saying that the government wanted

Sachin Pilot, the youngest corporate affairs minister, has proposed to create an independent entity to monitor corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund and ensure proper execution of CSR projects. The proposed entity, probably a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will be independent body that will

A deepwater well in a Krishna Godavari basin block operated by state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has been leaking gas for two months and there are now fears of environment damage due to the uncontrolled flow. There are no immediate reports

India has called for renewed global efforts to combat the ‘severe challenge’ of drug trafficking, warning it was being used to finance terrorism and transnational organised crime. ‘There is deep-rooted nexus between drug mafias, arms dealers and money launderers,’ visiting Member of Parliament

The 2012 report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by the US Department of State has declared that ‘the Government of India does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.’ Conceding that the latter is making significant efforts to

October 11, 2012, is the first-ever ‘International Day of the Girl Child’, as declared by the United Nations (UN). The central objective is to promote equal treatment for girls across the world and secure a brighter future for them by making long-term education

‘Children in India 2012’ – the report from the ministry of statistics and programme implementation – states that child malnutrition in India is severe and also a major underlying cause of child mortality. The findings point out that 48 per cent children under