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Author: CS Pradeep Kumar Parakh | Date: 19-May-2022.                                                            Background: When the Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) concept was introduced in India in 2013, it was intended to be a voluntary exercise and corporates were expected to maximise their contributions for social causes to create a niche in the market with inherent benefit of effective brand building. However, in the past, it has been observed that the CSR funds were not being channelized in their true spirit by certain organisations and resultant abuse of the CSR provisions. The Government of India has been pushing Indian corporates to conduct their businesses with greater transparency, curtail abuse, reinforce governance and provide comprehensive reporting of their activities. Of late, a number of changes in the CSR provisi...

Author: Anjani Panchal | Date: 19-May-2022.                                                       Life skills help an individual find his/her way through life itself. After facing an exhausting pandemic, youngsters have had enough! It has set a turmoil in everyone’s mental state, especially youngsters who missed out on memorable school years, hanging out with friends, and numerous outdoor activities. The important growing years of their lives were spent behind locked doors with forceful exposure to addictive gadgets. Tired! That is what every youngster is saying nowadays. The ongoing education system tilts a little towards book data rather than knowledge for and about life. In this day and age, youngsters need to be street smart. Personality is what you speak, write, behave and think. It is you, a part of you, and what others see you as. The first thing ...