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HCL Infosystems Limited and Rama Krishna Mission, a well known charitable institution, have joined hands to open a branch of HCL Career Development Centre (HCL CDC) at Ramakrishna Marg, New Delhi. According to HCL, under this initiative students will gain from deep domain expertise of HCL CDC apart from getting affordable IT training program offered by Ramakrishna Mission. HCL CDC will provide students with course material, practical classes, hands on training, communications skills and guest l… Continue

I came across this great article written by Sunita Narain of Centre for Science and Environment. Please do post your comments and reactions. Thanks. Adite Earlier this year, I called the Union budget myopic (see Down To Earth, March 31, 2008). Let me reiterate why. The [Indian] Union budget did not take into account the fact the world was beginning to face new challenges, all of which were devastating, and related. One, the rising cost of our food—you will recall subsequently prices did go up a… Continue

A new Report by the IFPRI has analyzed hunger levels in 17 major states across India and found that the "state hunger index" scores range from serious to extremely alarming. Here's a press release of the report findings. The Challenge of Hunger 2008 October 14, 2008 Released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe (formerly known as German Agro-Action) and the University of California, Riverside, the India State Hunger Index analyzes… Continue

CSR is a much-debated topic. While most CSR activities have mostly remained at the level of generating good PR for the corporates, here is an example of American Express' attempts at funding innovative programs that seek to benefit a constituency other than that of the company's core client base. The Members Project of American Express invited social entrepreneurs to submit their innovative projects. Based on votes of American Express card holders [as well as non-card holders]the deserving proj… Continue