AI for Social Good – Scope and Gaps
In the present times, the world has turned to using both cutting-edge technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in most facets of life. In the face ...
Emerging crisis- children who lost their parent(s)/ or primary care-givers to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created another devastation in its wake, viz there has been a massive increase in the number of children who have lost ...
Learning during the COVID pandemic
The COVID pandemic has accelerated the shift to e-learning for schools in India. Virtual classes through video-conferencing tools like Zoom and Skype, ...
Realigning CSR post COVID-19
At SoStakes, we have been working from home since Lockdown 1.0 and have had our hands full. We have been supporting Not-for-Profit partners at the ...
Malnutrition- An Invisible Emergency
The topic of Malnutrition has gathered momentum over the last year following the stark figures presented by research findings such as the ...
CSR Landscape & Path Ahead
It’s been five years since the Companies Act made it mandatory for corporates to contribute 2% of their profits to social development. SoStakes has ...
A Reflection – Draft Education Policy 2019
The draft education policy of 2019, is a much-awaited move, made after the last education policy of 1986 (modified in 1992 and 2005). The policy ...
CSR Journey – A Deliberation
It has been four years since the provision of CSR was introduced in the Companies Act,2013. Since then, the trend in the CSR spend over the 4 years ...
Engaging work force MMXX
Companies in 2020 will find that they are dealing with a complex workforce of different generations with varied expectations and needs. Data shows ...
Education no foolproof formula!
In the past, economies have benefited from technology. But these shifts occurred over decades. Today, the cumulative effect of technology is an ...
Weaving Digital competence into our Educational curriculum.
Of the estimated 4.5 billion people worldwide still unconnected to the Internet, 90% or over 4 billion are in the developing world. While more than ...
The essence of CSR lies is in Creativity and Accountability
The economic policies of India since 1991 have been instrumental in creating a storm free climate for ushering rapid growth. However, this growth has ...
Sustainability Goal for Education 2030 – Calls for a new approach
A key milestone in India’s march towards Education for All was the adoption of the National Policy on Education 1986 (revised in 1992) followed by the ...
Connecting the CSR spend 2015-16 to the………..Big picture
Cordial Greetings! This month we chose to write an editorial on “Connecting the CSR spend 2015-16 to the….Big Picture”. It covers the ...
Destiny of India is being shaped in the classroom
Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrap every stone to gather wealth, and take so little care of your children to whom one day must you relinquish ...
Sanitation – a holistic approach
India cannot achieve real development if a majority of its people live in unhealthy and unclean surroundings due to the lack of access to safe water ...
From Editor’s Desk : Analysis of the Mandates Geographical focus
India is the first country to introduce a requirement for companies to comply with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) laws effective 1st April ...