The ASSOCHAM CSR & Sustainability Conference & Awards 2025 concluded in Hyderabad today, convening over 300 leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to drive forward India’s sustainability agenda. Delivering the keynote address at the awards ceremony, Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister & Minister for Finance & Planning, Energy, Government of Telangana, remarked: “Corporate India has played a significant role in advancing community well-being and sustainability goals. The government of Telangana appreciates this partnership and will continue to support inclusive development through strong industry collaboration.” With the theme “People, Planet, Prosperity – Towards Viksit Bharat 2047,”…
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3rd June 2025, Nairobi, Kenya : Hon. William Kabogo, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy, reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to making the more than 33,000 government services that are already digitised on Ecitizen fully accessible online for persons with disabilities. He made this announcement during the official opening of the 6th Inclusive Africa Conference, held in Nairobi. The Ministry will partner with innovators, leading global technology companies, and organisations representing persons with disabilities to drive forward Kenya’s digital accessibility agenda. Central to this effort is the implementation of the Accessibility Standard for Digital Products,…
Chennai, November 18: Today, Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi Smt. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee and the Gandhian Legend Sh. PV Rajagopal, founding member and President of Ekta Parishad inaugurated a 1 INDIA-National Youth Peace Camp Thakkar Baba Vidyalaya campus. This initiative of promoting youth leadership and transformative change with a slogan of ‘1India’ is being organized by Harijan Sevak Sangh, National Foundation for Communal Harmony, Global Peace Foundation and Yuvsatta (youth for peace) and Global Peace Bridge. In his welcome address Mr. P. Maruthi, President of Harijan Sevak Sangh shared that this three-day camp with lots of interactive deliberations, inspiring meet with…
The International Rural Women Day, theme “Rural women confront the global cost-of-living crisis”, recognizes their silent contribution to the food systems of the world. By supporting beekeeping, with training, hives, and equipping women self-help group (SHG) and youth with life skills, DCB Bank hopes to create sustainably livelihood opportunities in the mangrove landscape. DCB Bank, is collaborating with rural communities to promote coastal ecosystem-based livelihood project through beekeeping for women and youth residing near mangroves in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The beekeeping project is ongoing across six villages of the district with the goal to create an alternate…
As the incidence rate of rare disease is small, it has often not caught the necessary attention in health policies. India does, however, have a dedicated National policy for Rare Diseases, allocated funding to strengthen CoEs, financial support to those patients that require one time support and a digital portal to enable sustainable flow of funds for those who require life-long high-cost treatment support. Towards this, US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is organizing a roundtable discussion on March 25, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM on Rare Disease Policy: “Provisions to Enable Institutional Donations.” This roundtable aims to…
RBL Bank’s flagship CSR initiative ‘UMEED 1000’ Cyclothon, a social endeavor to support Inclusive Education, culminated successfully today, having raised funds worth 5.20 crores. 159 cyclists, including 59 RBL Bank employees, collectively covered a distance of 1,14,289 kms. The proceeds of the initiative will be donated to Udbhav RBL School, in Fatehnagar, Hyderabad, a school adopted by the Bank in 2019 and catering to underprivileged children and also to the new school adopted by the Bank for children with special needs under the Udbhav RBL School franchise, in Nallasopara, Maharashtra. As part of the Bank’s effort to promote Inclusivity, there…
Mountain Legislators Meet 2021 was held during 10 th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS), in Darjeeling on 20 th November 2021 with the theme Pathways for Plastic Waste Management in the Indian Himalayan Region. The Meet was organised by Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), local host Darjeeling Himalaya Initiative and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Chief Guest of the Meet was Shri Chowna Mein, Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh and Guest of Honour was Shri James Sangma, Minister (Environment and Forest), Meghalaya. The Discussion was chaired by Session Chair Shri Vincent Pala, MP Lok Sabha (Shillong), and moderated by…
The Cyclothon has raised funds in excess of 16 Crores since its inception Over 1100 children have benefitted through this initiative [divider][/divider] Mumbai, 1st December, 2021: RBL Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, today flagged off the 8th edition of its flagship CSR initiative UMEED 1000 Cyclothon, to raise funds for Inclusive Education. 159 cyclists, including 59 RBL Bank employees, will cycle 1000 kms each to support Inclusive Education. The Bank also aims to ensure that education is accessible to everyone, through its digital education initiative in association with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). This initiative comes close on…
On Sunday, the 21st of November 2021, CSR Reporters -Nigeria’s No. 1 Social Responsibility Magazine and Africa’s First All-Corporate Social Responsibility Publication held her Social Impact Award for the year 2021 with the theme: Celebrating Social Responsibility and Sustainability Front Runners. The CSR Reporters awards is aimed at encouraging Corporates, Corporate Foundations, NGOs, Government and Public Sector undertakings, Individuals and Groups to deliver high impact CSR projects and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach leading to excellence in project outcomes and measurable social impact. It is also aimed at appreciating the organizations and individuals who have dedicated their time and resources towards…
Conscious Ventures (CV), socially responsible CSR & ESG consulting group has entered into new partnership with Quebec/Canada based “The World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (CED)” for India. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) issigned between Prof. (Dr). Francois Bedard, CEO of CED & Dr Anil Jaggi Founder “Conscious Ventures” with technical support from Mr. Maga Ramsamy, Head MHCI Consortium Ltd. Mauritius . The World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (CED) was created in 2007 with the support of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with clear mission to guide destinations worldwide towards excellence by supporting themin their efforts to foster sustainable…
