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Light of Life Trust’s Project Anando Supports 420 Students in Odisha
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Light of Life Trust’s Project Anando Supports 420 Students in Odisha

Mumbai, October 2026: Light of Life Trust (LOLT) is expanding its rural education intervention in Odisha through Project Anando, supporting 420 first-generation learners across six centres in Angul during the 2026–27 academic year. The programme focuses on helping children from underserved rural communities remain in school, complete secondary education and explore pathways towards higher education, vocational training and livelihoods. LOLT, which is listed on the BSE Social Stock Exchange (SSE), launched Project Anando in 2005 to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds through academic, personal and social development. Project Anando was introduced in Angul district in 2019. The...

07 Oct 2026

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Can Algae-Based Technology Help Cities Build Year-Round Clean-Air Infrastructure?
Sameer Sagar, Founder & Director, Mushroom World Group, and Shakti Sagar, Director, Mushroom World Group
CSR Interview

Can Algae-Based Technology Help Cities Build Year-Round Clean-Air Infrastructure?

India’s clean-air conversation has largely focused on emission control, afforestation and seasonal responses to deteriorating air quality. But as cities become denser and land for green infrastructure becomes increasingly constrained, an important question remains: what can complement these efforts in the spaces where conventional interventions cannot easily reach? This is the space Mushroom World Group is exploring through AlgaeTree, a microalgae-based photobioreactor system designed for carbon capture and air purification in urban and industrial environments. Headquartered in Bhopal, AlgaeTree began operations in 2026 with a deployment in the city, followed by a collaboration with Indian...

07 Oct 2026

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Sony India: Advancing CSR Through Technology, Skills and Sustainable Community Empowerment
Mr. Sanjay Bhatnagar, Vice President, CHRO & National Head CSR, Sony India
CSR Interview

Sony India: Advancing CSR Through Technology, Skills and Sustainable Community...

The measure of corporate social impact is increasingly shifting from the scale of support delivered to the agency it creates among communities. Skills that translate into employment, assistive technologies that enable greater independence, and digital interventions that build confidence point towards a model of CSR centred on capability, dignity and long term participation. For Sony India, this approach is closely linked to its technological strengths while keeping community needs at the centre of its interventions. From employability and technology enabled education to disability inclusion, biodiversity conservation and heritage preservation, the company is seeking to connect innovation...

05 Oct 2026

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Beyond Sustainability: Why Regenerative Design Is the Next Step
Jane Abernathy, Chief Sustainability Officer, HumanScale
CSR Interview

Beyond Sustainability: Why Regenerative Design Is the Next Step

For years, businesses have been encouraged to improve efficiency, reduce waste, use fewer resources and move towards net zero. But as sustainability challenges become more complex, the conversation is also beginning to move beyond reducing harm towards asking whether products, materials and systems can be designed to address some of the environmental and social issues we face today. In this conversation with TheCSRUniverse, Jane Abernathy, Chief Sustainability Officer, HumanScale and an industrial designer, draws on nearly two decades of experience across product design, materials, manufacturing and sustainability to explain the emerging concept of regenerative design. She discusses why the...

06 Oct 2026

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Transforming Sugarcane Farming: Advancing Farmer Prosperity, Productivity, and Sustainable Rural Growth
CSR Interview

Transforming Sugarcane Farming: Advancing Farmer Prosperity, Productivity, and...

Agriculture remains central to the strength of rural economies, and for sugarcane-growing communities, improving farm productivity is closely linked to strengthening farmer incomes, resource efficiency, and the resilience of the wider agricultural ecosystem. As farming practices evolve, the transition towards scientific cultivation, better crop management, and stronger knowledge-sharing networks can create new pathways for farmers to achieve better returns while supporting sustainable industrial growth. Against this backdrop, the Sugarcane Development Programme of The Adie Broswon Group is working with farmers in Punjab to promote modern and practical agricultural practices, including...

06 Oct 2026

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