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From Job Fear to Job Opportunity: How Smile Foundation is Using AI to Empower Young India
Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder, Smile Foundation
CSR Interview

From Job Fear to Job Opportunity: How Smile Foundation is Using AI to Empower Young India

What if the same AI that is feared for taking away jobs could instead help young people get their first one? India’s skilling ecosystem is beginning to show that AI can be a powerful tool for inclusion, confidence and career opportunity—especially for young people from underserved communities. In this interview, Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder, Smile Foundation, discusses how the organisation is using AI to make employability training more personalised and accessible. The conversation explores how tools such as the AI Tutor, AI Career Advisor, AI Interview Coach and AI Trainer Mentor are helping young people understand career options, build communication skills, practise interviews and...

05 Sep 2026

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Beyond Traffic Why Urban Mobility Should Become Corporate India’s Next CSR Mission
Venkata Subba Rao Chunduru, Director and Head, India Operations, Arcadis
Opinion

Beyond Traffic Why Urban Mobility Should Become Corporate India’s Next CSR Mission

As India’s cities expand, the challenge of urban mobility is moving far beyond congestion and commute times. Road safety, emergency response, air quality, public transport, infrastructure efficiency and citizen wellbeing are increasingly interconnected, making mobility a critical development and public policy priority. With more than 22 years of experience spanning transportation systems, infrastructure appraisal, travel demand modelling and Intelligent Transportation Systems, Venkata Subba Rao Chunduru, Director and Head, India Operations, Arcadis, brings a practitioner’s perspective to this evolving landscape. A graduate of IIT Mumbai with a Master’s in Transportation Systems Engineering,...

04 Sep 2026

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Beyond Disruption: Building Resilient Supply Chains for an Uncertain Global Trade Landscape
Mr. Jitendra Srivastava, CEO, Triton Logistics & Maritime
CSR Interview

Beyond Disruption: Building Resilient Supply Chains for an Uncertain Global Trade...

Global trade is entering an era where geopolitical tensions, shifting trade routes, rising logistics costs and climate-related disruptions are increasingly challenging the predictability of supply chains. For Indian exporters, the recent disruptions around critical maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz offer a sharp reminder that a disruption in one part of the world can quickly translate into higher freight and insurance costs, delayed deliveries, working-capital pressures and margin challenges. In this interview with TheCSRUniverse, Mr. Jitendra Srivastava, CEO, Triton Logistics & Maritime, examines what these disruptions mean for Indian businesses and why supply-chain...

02 Sep 2026

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From Skilling to Economic Independence: APD’s Vision for Advancing Disability Inclusion
Ms. Christabel Kalaiselvi, Executive Director (Programs), Association of People with Disability (APD)
CSR Interview

From Skilling to Economic Independence: APD’s Vision for Advancing Disability...

For millions of persons with disabilities, the pathway from education and skilling to economic independence remains fragmented by inaccessible systems, limited employment opportunities and persistent gaps in workplace inclusion. The emerging conversation around the Purple Economy offers a broader lens, positioning disability inclusion not simply as a social responsibility or compliance imperative, but as an opportunity to expand workforce participation, entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. At the heart of this shift is the need to rethink how inclusion is designed across the entire livelihood journey. Ms. Christabel Kalaiselvi, Executive Director (Programs), Association of...

03 Sep 2026

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From Ideas to Impact at Scale: Rethinking Innovation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable India
Ms Suranjana Ghosh, Head – Marico Innovation Foundation
CSR Interview

From Ideas to Impact at Scale: Rethinking Innovation for a More Inclusive and...

India’s innovation landscape is moving beyond the pursuit of breakthrough ideas towards a more fundamental question: how can solutions move from promising pilots to sustained impact at scale? With over two decades of experience working closely with entrepreneurs and innovators, Marico Innovation Foundation has had a front-row view of this evolution, seeing what enables ideas to endure, adapt and create meaningful value across diverse contexts. In this interview with TheCSRUniverse, Suranjana Ghosh, Head – Marico Innovation Foundation, reflects on the lessons emerging from this journey and what it takes to build organisations capable of delivering long-term impact. She discusses the barriers...

04 Sep 2026

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