US State Secy Marco Rubio arrives in Delhi after Kolkata visit, to hold talks with PM ModiDuring his visit to the national capital, Rubio is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and deliver remarks at the dedication cer...
23 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
'Shared values transcend borders': US envoy Gor accompanies Rubio on visit to Missionaries of CharityUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Kolkata, India. He met with the Missionaries of Charity, emphasizing shared values between the US...
23 May, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
War without borders: The rise of cyberattacks beyond the battlefieldCyber conflict has escalated beyond borders following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with hacktivists and state-backed actors launching global...
10 May, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
India to Africa: How homegrown philanthropic models are going globalIndian philanthropy is increasingly extending its grassroots development models to Africa, adapting localized interventions to address shar...
04 May, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Property partition after owner’s death: A guide for legal heirs to divide assetsPartition of a property means the legal division of jointly owned property among co-owners or legal heirs, severing joint occupancy into in...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
New study blames air pollution for Indian businesses facing loss worth $95 bn a yearIndia is home to 35 of the world's 50 most-polluted cities.
21 Apr, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
A regulator for NGOs that get foreign funds? Government vets planThe CEIB examined "various typologies of misuse of NGOs" and suggested an independent ‘National Commission for Charities’ that can take act...
16 Nov, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
Aid from Tata Trusts up 10-fold in 10 yearsThe Tata charities, which helped build many of Mumbai's best-known institutions, have scaled up their activities and spread to different pa...
29 Oct, 2016, 12.25 PM IST
FDI inflows jump 53% in last two years, says Arun JaitleyEmphasising that investments are not made for "charity", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha that improving the ease of doing ...
29 Jul, 2016, 01.27 PM IST
Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) current trends in India and the way ahead - Panel DiscussionThe Economic Times Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Future Panel Discussion “CSR in India: 2016-2017 Way Ahead”. Panelists: Vija...
19 Apr, 2016, 03.24 PM IST
Plan International's bigger game plan for IndiaLast month, Plan International, a $1 billion global charity operating in 70 countries, announced it will spend Rs 1,000 crore in the next f...
10 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
India ranks 106th on CAF World Giving Index, 2014Despite India having the largest number of people who donate or volunteer time for good causes, it is still lagging compared to the size of...
01 Dec, 2015, 11.05 PM IST
Shell Foundation may invest $75 million in clean energy in India over next 5 yearsShell Foundation plans to allocate about half of its $150 million deployable funds in India’s clean energy sector over the next five years,...
12 Mar, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
- 'India is yet to step up on social business'
Yunus, whose Grameen Bank made microfinance a popular term, tells how social business is yet to catch up in India.
21 Nov, 2012, 05.11 AM IST
- GiveIndia ropes in Azim Premji for their second annual First Giver's Summit
First Giver's Summit by GiveIndia a facilitating organization for NGOs, celebrated the act of giving and measuring impact.
03 Aug, 2011, 01.34 PM IST
- Charities, trusts to come under one law for more transparency
Charities and trusts across religions are set to come under a single law to ring in more transparency and smoothen their running in India a...
23 Mar, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- India Inc cuts back on charity in ’05
Corporate India, which opened its heart but more importantly the purse strings during FY05 due to a mega tragedy in the form of tsunami and...
17 Oct, 2006, 02.35 AM IST