Dasra appoints Smarinita Shetty as Director

Indian women and children continue to face major health challenges. Approximately 67,000 mothers die each year from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Almost half of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition, with about 70 ...

Dasra brings together philanthropists and high net worth individuals to direct their funds to social organizations that have an ability to scale through the Indian Philanthropy Forum to help create greater impact

Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society representatives Swati Kumar and Arunabh Chandra Verma | Express In a unique roadshow, the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society JEEViKA called upon social innovators in the city representing public, ...

Would you believe it if I told you that you could purchase a two-bedroom, two- bathroom condo complete with central a/c, a large kitchen, and a living room with an enclosed porch in a burgeoning Jewish community incredibly priced from just $35,000? ...

The last place you would expect to find an ex-investment banker is in social entrepreneurship. However, shunning the well-worn path has not only paid off for Dhruv Lakra, but has also generated employment for one of the most marginalised groups in ...

Courtesy of USAID Rajiv Shah. MUMBAI— Each year, about 1.5 million children under 5 years old die in India, which has the largest number of such deaths worldwide. A majority of these deaths stem from pneumonia, diarrhea, malnutrition and ...

Impact investments or investments with a social cause, though trying to make a headway in India, still has a long way to go before they can compete with the established PE and VC industry, believe experts. Such investments are basically categorised ...

Philanthropy is the flavor of the month in India: Wipro chairman Azim Premji recently became the first person in the country to sign up for the Giving Pledge, a commitment by the world's richest people to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charity.

They may build skyscraper mansions, travel by private jet and throw sumptuous wedding parties, but it seems India's super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity. India now has 55 dollar billionaires, the fifth-biggest number in ...