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Aayom’s Campaign Shatters India’s Period Taboo

This extraordinary effort earned recognition from the India Book of Records, validating a movement that began humbly in small villages years ago.

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How Community-Based Inclusive Development Works for the Inclusion of Women & Girls with Disabilities

When girls with disabilities miss out on education, it affects their entire life, from economic security and health to personal safety, autonomy, and sense of self-worth.

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The Forest That Heals: How Miyawaki Greens Are Making India’s Cities Cleaner and Greener

The benefits of the Miyawaki urban forests go beyond absorbing carbon alone. These natural carbon "sinks" are also capable of filtering pollutants out of the air and generating clean oxygen to enhance air quality.

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How Studds Accessories is Transforming the Lives of Underprivileged Communities via its CSR Programs

To boost sustainability and employment, composting systems were installed while encouraging organic farming and training villagers in recycling practices to create livelihood opportunities.

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Water, Soil and Scale: Driving Sustainable Impact in Agri-Water Ecosystems

The discussion opened with the acknowledgement that India’s agricultural future depends on how effectively its water and soil resources are managed in tandem.

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Co-Creating Care: CSR and Government Synergies for Better Public Health

The panelists collectively reinforced that healthcare interventions create sustainable change only when they are designed to strengthen public systems rather than replace or parallel them.

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The Loneliness Epidemic: Each Person an Island

Jean Twenge and Jonathan Haidt in a study analyzed responses of thousands of 15- year- old across 37 participating countries and stated that ‘through 2012, reports of feeling lonely and friendless at school increased in all regions except for Asia’!

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How Digital Revolution Is Transforming Disability Inclusion in India's CSR and Development Models

Many NGOs, such as Enable India, NASSCOM Foundation, and Narayan Seva Sansthan, operate at the intersection of community trust and technological innovation.

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India’s First Carbon-Negative Dairy is Rewriting the Rules of the Sector

At its Malanpur plant alone, a 1.5 MWh rooftop solar system produces more than 2 million kWh per year, cutting electricity costs by over 60% and avoiding 2,800 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. T

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Bringing Legacy to Life: How a 100-Year-Old Cooperative gave a 131-Year-Old School a Second Chance

The ULCCS Centenary LP School is only the beginning. Plans are already underway to expand it to include upper primary, high school, and higher secondary levels

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Clean Water is a Human Right: Innovating for Access and Affordability in India

All these developments go hand-in-hand with the increased need for trustworthy, easy-to-use, and affordable purification systems, especially in rural settings.

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Why Green Practices in the Chemical Industry are Imperative to Address Sustainability Issues

While most entities have shifted partially or wholly to sustainable practices, more institutional measures are required to accelerate the pace of transition. In context, green finance can play a major role. However, green finance comprises barely 25%

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Beyond Business: How AGI Greenpac is Empowering Communities Through Sustainability-Led CSR

The results speak volumes about the programme's effectiveness: an average income growth of 40% per farmer, with some crops like watermelon generating returns as high as 100% in just three months.

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The Heart of Innovation: How CHF is Rewriting the Future for Children with Congenital Heart Disease

In 2024, CHF opened its first Pediatric Cardiac OPD center at a government hospital in Northeast Delhi, operated by its team. This initiative has significantly reduced waiting times, providing timely care for children in the region.

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Breathing Clean: How Otrivin's Miyawaki Urban Forests are Redefining Delhi’s Green Spaces

By filtering pollutants, the forest provides fresh oxygen and enhances overall community health and well-being. Expected to absorb 1.43 million kgs of CO₂ annually, this forest will play an instrumental role in reducing Delhi’s carbon footprint.

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Redefining Rural Transformation: Lessons from McCain’s CSR Programs That Are Changing the Game

The numbers speak for themselves: more than 492 successful AIs and 81 female calves born in FY 2023-24 alone, representing potential assets worth over ₹8 lakh.

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Empowering Mobility: How CSR-Led Physiotherapy Programs Are Transforming Lives of Truck Drivers

Equipped with the required physiotherapy equipment, specialised healthcare professionals and allied resources, the TAKs have touched the lives of over 1,00,000 truck drivers since its inception in 2020.

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Advancements in Pediatric Cardiology: What the Future Holds

CHF steps into this chaos with a mission: no child left behind. Their PraDAAN® screening camps scour towns for early signs, catching defects before they turn deadly.

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A Collaborative Approach to Combat Undernutrition in Wayanad’s second-largest tribal Gram Panchayat

With the successful implementation of 400 co-active kitchens, the program has directly impacted over 700 children.

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A Greener Tomorrow: Merino’s Emphasis to Forest Conservation on World Forestry Day

For Merino, sustainability is an ingrained philosophy. Recognizing the importance of afforestation in carbon reduction, biodiversity, and ecosystem restoration, the company has taken a proactive approach to increasing green cover

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Making Compassion Count: Why Animal Welfare Should Be Part of CSR Strategies

In the domestic economy, livestock is crucial. India’s livestock segment contributed 4.11% to its GDP and 25.6% to the overall agriculture GDP.