As a young girl, Shyni Rajkumar would watch her uncle, a policeman, ride around on his Bullet, and all she could think of was the day she would grow up and ride one too. Her middle-class family background, however, made her place her bike-riding dream on the backburner all through her college years. Since childhood, …
Companies that have failed to spend 2% of their profits on social welfare activities as part of the government’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy may soon be asked to deposit the unspent funds in Swachh Bharat Kosh, Clean Ganga Fund or Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). In the cases of CSR violations during …
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In the YK Jhuggi camp in east Delhi’s Yamuna Khadar, sheds are built at inefficient places, the drains are open, its a breeding place for mosquitoes, and the chaos is authentic and heart-wrenching. Home for slum dwellers, the camp shelters nearly 8,000 families. Between all the daunting stories, what catches ones eye is a flyover …
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AHMEDABAD: DCB Bank & Airport Authority of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport, Ahmedabad are delighted to inaugurate a corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at the female traveler. The initiative to install sanitary napkin vending machines at both international and domestic terminals seeks to provide for female travellers a convenient and hygienic facility.
Ramakrishna NK was working as a principal consultant for Vignette Europe Limited while his wife Smita Ram was involved in social initiatives with non-profits in India and the United Kingdom when the duo felt a strong desire to return to the country and join the fight against poverty.
