Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR activities are being carried out by the companies in random manner and we present two short articles as a guide. According to United Nations industrial development organisation (Unido), the CSR
The companies can also refer to a guidebook developed by CII and PWC. This part is on ‘Developing a CSR strategy and policy’: Purpose The Companies Act, 2013 requires every company to put out its
The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has announced Apollo Tyres as the winner of the ASIAN CSR Awards 2015 under the health enhancement category. Apollo Tyres was chosen as the winner from among 134 entries from
Most of the real work has to happen in small communities if the CSR’s intentions are to be realized. In this direction Mysuru dist in Karnataka has taken the lead. Mysuru deputy commissioner C. Shikha presided over the meeting
Peenya in Bengaluru was once Asia’s biggest industrialist estates. It will become the first Namma Metro station to have a green look and it is due to the interest shown by industries in the vicinity. Corporate houses have expr
The fear has always been in the air and today’s figures add to the anxiety. Deflationary trend continued for the 10th month in a row with inflation plunging to a historic low of (-)4.95% in August on cheaper fuel and vegetables. The Wholesal
There will be no ban on sale of meat in Mumbai. This morning the Bombay high court stayed the ban on sale of meat in Maharashtra on September 17. However, the court refused to interfere with the ban on slaughter of animals. Earlier
The Income Tax Department will now process and send refunds in a short time of 7-10 days as its latest technology upgrade of electronic and Aadhaar-based ITR verification has begun. The department`s Central Processing Centre (CPC) as on September
Sustaining the goals being set by the United Nations (UN) for the world seems to be unattainable even for developed countries. In case of India, the country faces numerous issues. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and th
As a 14-year-old boy living in the border village of Jhadpimpal in Odisha, Gour Hari Das joined India’s freedom struggle in 1945 taking inspiration from his freedom fighter father. Decades later, he had to fight another battle, this time wit
Hopes and aspirations of many home buyers are getting resurrected after the August 18 notification on the buffer zone around the Okhla bird sanctuary touching Noida. But it will be a long journey before their dreams come true because of lack of ac
At half a million, the number of travellers who use the New Delhi railway station every day is larger than the population of most cities. Imagine the waste they leave behind, from water bottles to leftover food and much more. It would form a sizea
Union minister for women & child development Maneka Gandhi is taking to social media to interact with people on the issue of #100Women Initiative contest launched by her ministry. This initiative will be a wonderful attempt as it aims to
Top BJP leaders will meet at party chief Amit Shah`s residence at 11 am today to finalise seat-sharing arrangements with allies for the Bihar assembly polls next month. A meeting of the NDA allies is likely to take place later in the day over allo
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to people as his four-hour visit to Chandigarh. The main cremation ground in sector 25, located next to the ground where Modi addressed an official rally on Frid
The supreme court today sought response from centre and National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea challenging removal of Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and alleging that government was exerting pressure on her
A special court in Mumbai today convicted 12 of the 13 accused for their role in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts that killed 188 people and injured more than 800. Special judge Yatin D Shinde of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA
Painting a grim picture of judicial process in the states, the supreme court has said that appointment of political favourites to the public posts of government pleaders and law officers in the states is further weakening the already-beleaguered j
An avalanche of ban on meat lead to a deluge of protest and outrage. And as expected, this was was mainly vented on Twitter, the outraged`s favorite social media platform. Some of it was funny, in typical Twitter style while most of it was h
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said imposing a ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat for four days (September 10, 13, 17 and 18) during the Jain festival `Paryushan` is not feasible in a metropolitan city like Mumbai and sought response from
