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...
30 May, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
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...
26 May, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
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...
21 May, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
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...
18 May, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
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 ...
11 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
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...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
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...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
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...
08 Jul, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2022, 01.10 AM IST
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...
24 Aug, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
View: Unclutter the spendingIndia was first to mandate specific spends on CSR for all corporate entities based on income, or profit.
27 Sep, 2019, 06.20 AM IST
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.
27 Jun, 2019, 11.12 PM IST
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.
22 Mar, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
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.
21 Oct, 2017, 12.23 AM IST
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...
03 Feb, 2017, 02.46 PM IST
India leads in CSR spending growthThe reporting of corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending is growing faster in India than anywhere else in the world.
28 Feb, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
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.
24 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST