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India moves up the world giving index

India's ranking in the 7th world giving index shows improvement over last year. But India tops the list only in terms of numbers and not in terms of the percentage of total population.

2 min read26 Oct 2016
Companies

Kimberly-Clark ties up with Charities Aid Foundation on sanitation drive

Called 'Toilets Change Lives', the initiative is a part of the company's global sanitation drive

1 min read29 Apr 2016
Politics

Give with a gender lens

Investments via gender lens increase access to capital for women and girls, improve gender equality, say experts

3 min read17 Mar 2016
Politics

India least giving among South Asian nations

The World Giving Index ranks India at 106, down 37 places from last year; only 20% of the sample size made donations

4 min read11 Nov 2015
Videos

What are the top giving countries around the world?

Christmas is a festival of joy and giving. But how many people around the world actually give? According to the World Giving Index 2014 by Charities Aid Foundation, 2.3 billion people helped a stranger.

25 Dec 2014
Specials

Philanthropy in India, an age-old tradition

It is not just individuals, but the business community, too, has been contributing to social and economic development for a long time

4 min read3 Oct 2014

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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