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Kerala Startup Mission invites CSR funds from corporates

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, Information, Startup / By / March 5, 2021

Focus areas include entrepreneurship development, start-up incubators, education and skill development, women and child safety, Covid-19 solutions among others Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has invited corporate houses to plan their CSR projects with the nodal agency so as to support the government’s vision on supporting innovative ideas through nascent firms. The focus areas for 2021 …

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For the first time, postal ballots made available for differently-abled and senior citizens above 80 years

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Covid - 19, Innovation, Technology / By / March 4, 2021

Persons suffering from COVID-19 would also be able to exercise their franchise via postal ballot. Differently-abled persons and senior citizens above 80 years of age from now on, would not need to polling stations to cast their votes. For the first time in the history of Indian elections, the Assam Election Commission has announced that postal ballots …

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Extreme weather like floods, droughts, cyclones puts $84 billion of Indian banks debt at risk

1 Comment / Climate Change, CSR, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By / March 4, 2021

An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than Rs 6.19 lakh crore ($84 billion) at India’s biggest financial institutions. That’s according to leading nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP. State Bank of India NSE, the country’s largest lender, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank NSE are among the institutions that …

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Women supporting women: Female bus conductors drive out violence in Bhutan

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Women Empowerment / By / March 3, 2021

Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri THIMPHU, Bhutan – The pandemic has laid bare many painful truths, not least how tough and isolating the road is when we go through difficult times alone. We’ve seen …

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CSR: SBI giving Rs. 11 cr to PM Cares Fund for COVID-19 vaccination drive

Leave a Comment / Covid - 19, CSR, CSR Reporting, Information / By / March 3, 2021

In order to support next phase of government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to contribute Rs. 11 crore to the PM CARES Fund. Dinesh Khara, Chairman, SBI said, “It is at times of adversity that the true form of unity is tested, and we all can take pride in the efforts …

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