Here's how to make strategic CSR countIndia's corporate social responsibility (CSR) spend has grown to ₹26,210 crore in FY2021, up 80% from FY2016, according to the corporate af...
04 Jul, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Google Doodle celebrates 77th birth anniversary of late Kitty O'Neil, the 'fastest woman in the world'O'Neil was an American races and stuntwoman who became a well-known action figure in the film industry.
24 Mar, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
New CSR disclosure rules let companies omit key detailsThe details omitted include the name, the location and duration of the company’s CSR project, the amount allocated for the project, the amo...
07 Oct, 2022, 12.50 AM IST
ZEE to donate 200 ambulances, 40,000 PPE kits for Covid reliefTo be funded from the company’s CSR kitty, the relief package includes support to state governments and local governing bodies across 10 ci...
14 Jun, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
Pandemic could devour bulk of CSR kitty this year: CrisilThe agency has taken into consideration contributions made through the PM CARES Fund, other relief funds, distribution of food, masks, pers...
09 Jun, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Odisha announces Covid-19-dedicated hospitals with 1,000 bedsThe public-private partnership is being set up in partner with Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Medical Colleges providing the...
27 Mar, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
Analysis: With CSR kitty bulging this year, increasing number and variety of donees are appealing companies for fundsA surge in net profit has been attributed to cut in corporate tax rate this fiscal, consequently the ‘2% of profit’ kitty earmarked for spe...
11 Mar, 2020, 02.33 PM IST
Will companies turn CSR into CIR?Mandatory CSR spending essentially provides a nudge to companies to spend up to 2% of their profits on supporting research and innovation.
23 Sep, 2019, 11.49 AM IST
Sensex jumps 300 points, Nifty tops 11,100 on hopes of capital market boosterBSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were 1 per cent up each in morning trade.
09 Aug, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
Sanjiv Goenka Group plans Rs 500 crore foray into sporting arenaGoenka isn't ruling out the possibility of entering sports business abroad, but presently he is concentrating on his venture in Kolkata.
23 Jul, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
FCRA amendments to help both BJP and CongressThe two major political parties will be able to escape judicial scrutiny for receiving foreign contributions from London headquartered Veda...
04 Apr, 2016, 05.06 AM IST
FCRA changes may cause coffers of political parties like BJP and Congress to swellOfficials familiar with the matter said the notification will describe any company registered in India as an 'Indian company' irrespective ...
22 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Corporate shirking responsibility? Only 14 Nifty cos spent 2% of net gain on CSR in FY1548 companies spent a combined Rs 4,252 crore during FY 2015. This is a mere 1.6% of the standalone net profit earned by Nifty companies for...
13 Oct, 2015, 10.32 AM IST
CSR won’t count employee benefitsCompanies which were hoping to fulfill their CSR obligations through the easy route of donations or activities are in for a rude shock.
10 Sep, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
Why it is a good idea to mandate corporate social responsibilityA debate has started on the subject of a mandatory 2% of average net profit to be allocated towards CSR.This has aroused interest and scept...
01 Sep, 2012, 09.23 AM IST
- Two years from now, 7mn more rural homes to have LPG gas
The government will provide cooking gas connections to 7 million rural households, incurring an additional subsidy of Rs 2,700 crore a year...
15 Jan, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- Seven million poor to get cheap gas connections
THE finance ministry has approved an oil ministry’s proposal to provide cooking gas connections to over 7 million poor families in rural ar...
13 Oct, 2010, 12.00 AM IST