Taking forward its agenda for Swachh Bharat, government has asked corporates to carry out cleanliness drive for a fortnight as well as take pledge in this regard. Corporate Affairs Ministry, which is implementing the Companies Act, has asked firms and other stakeholders to carry out activities related to cleanliness for a fortnight as part of …
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There are distinct ways for academia to interact with Industry and benefit from their CSR funds The role of academia in society has been evolving to create a better linkage in solving societal problems. The United States, United Kingdom and Europe have created an ecosystem that links government, industry and the older technology institutions. …
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With the government amending the Indian Companies Act to allow the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for sports other than only training, the president of the All India Council of Sports (AICS) believes the move will give a fillip to the development of sports in the country. In its recommendations to the finance …
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India is a great country that is growing at a rate of 7 to 8% in spite of prevailing economic crisis. The youth today is intelligent, fashionable, self-employed and driven, in contrast rural India who is underprivileged and unaware.
When new regulation came into effect in April 2014 making it mandatory for corporations in India to spend at least 2 per cent of their net profits for social causes, there were, predictably, both fans and sceptics across international press and Corporate India. Being the first country to formally require CSR spends from companies, …
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