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Centre weighs SEZ, GCC pilots to boost PM Internship SchemeThe corporate affairs ministry is actively seeking to boost participation in the PM Internship Scheme. New measures include pilot projects ...
Tata Trusts to hike philanthropic spending to Rs 2,000 cr this fiscal, CEO hits back at 'chaos' narrativeTata Trusts will boost its charitable spending to Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal year. CEO Siddharth Sharma highlighted the trusts' commitment ...
NSE to route 10% of CSR spending through Social Stock Exchange after regulatory green lightNSE will channel 10% of its annual CSR corpus through the Social Stock Exchange, becoming an early institutional adopter of the platform. T...
CSR norm tweak to boost social stock exchangesCompanies can now allocate up to 10% of their annual CSR spending via zero coupon zero principal instruments from not-for-profit organizati...
India research funding shock: 76% say industry rarely supports R&D, reveals NITI Aayog-backed EoDR survey reportIndia's research landscape faces significant hurdles, a NITI Aayog survey reveals. Researchers grapple with lengthy proposal approvals, sca...
Is India Inc's CSR truly driving systemic change or just shifting funds?Corporate India is entering a new phase of CSR. Spending is expected to cross ₹1.2 lakh crore by 2035. Companies are shifting towards syste...
India should increase investment in R&D to 2 per cent of GDP: Niti AayogNiti Aayog has urged India to boost research and development investment to two percent of GDP within five years. The report suggests restor...
India's R&D punches above its weight, but grant delays and red tape hold back researchersIndia is an innovation 'overperformer' but its research systems lag behind. Improving 'ease of doing R&D' is crucial. This requires faster ...
ET Opinion | The STEM Multiplier: Preparing India’s youth to leadIndia is embracing STEM education to prepare for a future shaped by automation and digitalization. New roles combining technology and human...
CSR spends up but aspirational districts fail to get bigger shareCorporate social responsibility spending by Indian companies has surged significantly over the last decade. However, a recent study reveals...
CSR spend trebles in a decade, education & health get lion's shareIndia Inc's CSR spending surged threefold to ₹34,909 crore by 2023-24, but remained concentrated in education and healthcare, accounting fo...
Social audit of CSR spend may become mustOfficials in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) said the social audit will begin with public sector undertakings (PSUs) and then exten...
Corporates CSR spends up 3% in FY21, PM-CARES Fund not favourite in 2nd wave: ReportThe report by rating agency Crisil said that while the first wave saw greater spending in cash largely through the PM-CARES Fund, the prefe...
View: Unclutter the spendingIndia was first to mandate specific spends on CSR for all corporate entities based on income, or profit.
Govt may tighten disclosure norms for CSR spendingA high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities.
CSR spending of Indian companies rises by 14% in 2 fiscals: SurveyThe survey said more number of corporates are using non-government organisations (NGOs) as implementing agencies for CSR spending.
Indian companies top global list on reporting CSRSteps taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India has helped the country score high on this parameter.
Companies spend over Rs 18,600 crore towards CSR in 2 yearsUnder the Companies Act, 2013, a certain class of profitable companies are required to spend at least 2 per cent of their three-year annual...
India leads in CSR spending growthThe reporting of corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending is growing faster in India than anywhere else in the world.
Coal India to recruit 120 officers for CSR initiativesCoal India has decided to raise a new cadre of officers who will oversee the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.