Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar: In a bid to clear the way for acquisition of residual land for its beleaguered mega steel project in Odisha, Posco India has cleared a proposal for investment of Rs 200 crore in various community development activities in and around the plant site near Paradip. Out of 4,004 acres required by Posco, the [...]
Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award Winners Felicitated by Lt. General S H Kulkarni, VSM**, General Officer Commanding, 21 Corps & Mrs. Pravina Kulkarni, President, AWWA, Bhopal INDIACSR News Network BHOPAL: Godfrey Phillips Bravery, a corporate social responsibility initiative of Godfrey Phillips India, on 20 September 2012 later evening, honored thirteen brave people from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, [...]
A Mathematics teacher enables ICT (Information and Communication technology services) based learning in a small school in Uttarakhand and makes the school a sought-after one. The Intel® Teach Program is aimed at improving teacher effectiveness through professional development, helping teachers integrate technology into their lessons. By Rusen Kumar Forest fires cause widespread damage to vegetation [...]
Following the success of the first phase , the second phase of the Rubber Tapper Training program started in Agartala in July 2012. The training will be held at 6 locations Sabar Colony Para, North Sarashima, Paikhol, Woangchara(Kalabon) , Dhuptali and Teliamura in Tripura . The first training of this phase has been conducted in [...]
MUMBAI: Nineteen-year-old Purshottam Malvi from Tarana in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh recently landed a job as a sales representative (SR) in Navbharat Fertilizers with a monthly income of around Rs 9,000. The job has brought in a steady income for his six-member household, which includes his parents who work as labourers. And Malvi, who [...]
INDIACSR News Network JAMSHEDPUR: Urban Services, Tata Steel intends to improve the quality of the Bal Vikas Kendras (BVK) functioning at its community centers established in ‘basti areas’ (urban settlements) of Jamshedpur. As a significant step in this direction, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Urban Services, Tata Steel and Aide et Action [...]
INDIACSR to Organise in partnership with Choice International (UK) INDIACSR News Network NEW DELHI: INDIACSR, India’s largest CSR Network in partnership with Choice International (UK), is organizing an international conference themed “Disability Equality and Accessibility – India in Bangalore on December 2012. The conference aims to recognise the achievements in Disability Equality in India, whilst [...]
INDIACSR News Network MUMBAI: To encourage art education in the country, JSW Foundation and UGC recognized SNDT Women’s University came together and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a project of conservation of SNDT Kanyashala. Kanyashala is a grade III heritage building where SNDT Women’s University has given its consent for restoration, interiors [...]
INDIACSR News Network LANJIGARH: Subsequent to the notice sent by Vedanta Aluminium Limited to Odisha Government seeking temporary closure of its Lanjigarh refinery from 5 December 2012, people from Lanjigarh and nearby areas have come forward to support the Company in demanding immediate allocation of bauxite. Hundreds of local employees, project affected people and displaced [...]
INDIACSR News Network Vladivostok, Russia : Speaking at an APEC CEO Summit 2012 panel discussion entitled ‘Supply Chains: Ever More Efficient, Ever More Vulnerable?’, Mr. Scott Price, President and CEO, Walmart Asia noted that shoring up supply chains not only makes business sense, but can help economies face and respond better to natural disasters. “Walmart [...]