Charity News
Bezos to give ₹ 10 cr to chef José Andrés for food charity
The chef runs a global disaster relief organization, World Central Kitchen, that provided over 3 lakh meals to healthcare workers in India this year
1 min read21 Jul 2021Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce partnership with food charity
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s non-profit group, the Archewell Foundation, is teaming up with celebrity chef Jose Andres to build a series of Community Relief Centers
1 min read21 Dec 2020Opinion | Some questions thrown up by the ugly side of charity
A dichotomy between relief of distress and development of capabilities runs through the NGO sector
4 min read25 Jun 2019What Indian billionaires can learn from Michael Bloomberg
India’s rich have many passionsyachts, horses, cars, planes, even airlines and big fat Indian weddings. But institution building isn’t quite their thing
3 min read21 Nov 2018Donating to specific institutions gives tax deduction benefit
Exemption limits on donation can vary depending on the institution and the Section under which it is registered
2 min read7 Nov 2018Mindtree move to spend 10% profit on CSR spurs investor debate
A maximum of $4 million grant in 2018-19 implies that Mindtree will spend over 6.5% of its profit on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
3 min read8 Aug 2018Five charity workers gang-raped in Jharkhand
Police investigate the gang-rape at gunpoint of five women working for a charity in Jharkhand, in the latest horrific sex assault in the country
23 Jun 2018Switching the donor-grantee relationship
NGOs must engage with the community to identify their problems and generate ideas
3 min read12 Jun 2018Crowd-funding platforms GiveIndia and LetzChange to merge
After the merger, GiveIndia plans to invest over Rs15 crore on the combined platform, primarily focused on online subscription-based giving and scaling crowd-funding offerings
2 min read17 May 2018Azim Premji quietly gives away more to charity
The move marks another step in Azim Premji’s efforts towards giving away most of his wealth to charity by merging his investment arm PremjiInvest with Azim Premji Trust
2 min read7 Mar 2018Popular Topics
Budget
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