Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Sunday urged Corporate India to adopt a new business model measured on ‘social returns together with financial returns’ — a model that factors in attributes of the country’s value systems.
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"There is awareness in India that growth has to be sustainable, inclusive and environmentally friendly," he said. "CRS (corporate social responsibility) has to be an integral part of every business. "Businesses should be measured on…

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After weathering multiple rebuffs, Nicholas Negroponte’s much touted One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has finally found a foothold in India, in the form of ADAG (Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group). The Digital Bridge Foundation, part of ADAG, is…

Last week, we wrote about Rohini Nilekani’s excellent op-ed in The Hindu, on the changing face of philanthropy in India. She is in the news again, Rohini will be hosting a new show on called Uncommon…

published its annual report on the world’s billionaires this month, and as many of you may already know, 4 of the top 20 billionaires hail from India. Yes, Mittal (#3) and the Ambanis (#4 and #5) are…

Looks like the biggest of the big see profits in reaching out to the smallest of the small. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Capital announced the formation of a microfinance fund that will target the rural poor. Microcapital.org writes that…