DLF Foundation Continues to Build a Clean and Green Ecosystem INDIACSR News Network GURGAON: With an agenda of protecting the environment, DLF Foundation, philanthropic arm of DLF Limited, has inaugurated a Solid Waste Management unit in Hasanpur village, Gurgaon. The occasion was graced by Pankaj, ADC, Gurgaon and Ambassador Prem Singh, Advisor, DLF Foundation. Keeping [...]
INDIACSR News Network NEW DELHI: From the years 2009-10 to 2013-14 (till date), 132 cases of fraud/ illegal transaction have been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on 6 May Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs, gave details [...]
International Conference on CSR & Sustainable Development at Bangkok on 3 to 6th June Download Brochure: International Conference on CSR in Bangkok by IndiaCSR Download Registration Form: Registration Form CSR2013 INDIACSR Correspondent NEW DELHI: In an effort to give a renewed thrust to ensure and safe guard our heritage for the future generations of our country, [...]
BANGALORE: Azim Premji has become the first Indian to sign up for the Giving Pledge, an undertaking by large-hearted billionaires to dedicate a majority of their wealth to philanthropy. The WiproBSE 0.49 % founder and chairman, who has already committed nearly 9,000 crore to the cause of education, will direct more of his charitable giving [...]
INDIACSR News Network NEW DELHI: A decision was taken in the meeting of the National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers held by the Prime Minister that Direct Benefit Transfers will be rolled out from 1 January 2013 in 43 identified districts in India. The purpose of Direct Benefits Transfer is to ensure that benefits go [...]
INDIACSR News Network LANJIGARH (Odisha): People with Cleft lip and Palate are benefitted from a free camp for surgery at Vedanta Hospital in Kalahandi’s Lanjigarh area of Odisha which started on November 29, 2012. This is a rarest of the rare occasions in the district where six indigent people including children have been identified for [...]
INDIACSR News Network MUMBAI: Anil Agarwal, founder chairman of Vedanta Group, one of the world’s largest diversified natural resources groups, has been honoured with the coveted Economic Times Business Leader of the Year 2012 Award. The award was presented by the Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh in Mumbai on 11 November 2012. [...]
Amul had pioneered inclusive growth through work with dairy farmers at grass-root level, changing lives, enhancing income and empowering women MUMBAI: Leaders of Indian industry could contribute significantly to corporate social responsibility by adopting the methodology followed by Amul, World Bank Country Director Onno Ruhl today said. He recalled that Amul had pioneered inclusive growth [...]
Rusen Kumar NAIROBI: Deforestation deprived Kenya’s economy of 5.8 billion shillings ($US 68 million) in 2010 and 6.6 billion shillings in 2009, far outstripping the roughly 1.3 billion shillings injected from forestry and logging each year, according to a joint Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report. The ongoing work of the [...]
Companies must be strict about employee crimes, or else they risk losing their customers’ trust By V S Mahesh One of the fastest growing sectors, and the key for a country to become an economic powerhouse, is that of professional services firms (PSFs). Financial services, IT services and their advisors – management consulting firms like [...]