Impact Stories

CSRL’s JEE Main 2025–26 Results Redefine Opportunity In every corner of India, dreams are born with astonishing courage. They rise quietly in small homes, in villages where electricity flickers, in towns where ambition often outgrows opportunity, and in families where sacrifice is a daily language. What many of these dreams lack is not intelligence or determination, but access to the pathways that allow talent to be seen. The JEE Main 2025-26 results of CSRL are a moving reminder of what happens when those pathways are opened. This year, across CSRL’s residential learning centres, 601 out of 741 students qualified JEE Main, achieving an inspiring 81.1 percent success rate. Yet numbers alone cannot tell this story. Behind each success is a

Maihar, Madhya Pradesh: In the rural villages surrounding Maihar, a community-based livelihood initiative supported by UltraTech Cement is creating new opportunities for women and small farmers. Implemented by Lok Kalyan Bhumika Samiti (LKBS), the programme focuses on strengthening local livelihoods through skill development, sustainable agriculture, and income diversification. The initiative currently covers four villages of Maihar, where several practical interventions have been introduced to help rural households enhance their income while promoting environmentally sustainable practices. One of the key components of the project is Oyster Mushroom Cultivation, where 150 women have been trained and two mushroom hutments have been established for demonstration and production. Mushroom cultivation has emerged as a promising livelihood option, particularly for rural women, as it requires

About the Initiative Lighting a Billion Lives©, launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), was a global initiative to facilitate access to clean lighting for energy poor communities across the world. In operation since 2008, the campaign enabled communities to transition from harmful kerosene based mediums to cleaner, more efficient and sustainable lighting alternatives through an entrepreneurial model of energy service delivery. Building on the success of the Lighting a Billion Lives© campaign, which provided energy access in India, South Asia and parts of Africa, TERI is launching LaBL 2.0 (Leveraging Clean Energy for a Billion Livelihoods), which aims to push the boundaries of energy access to energy for productive activities and builds the ecosystem for just energy transition.

Authors : Mr. Prashanta Kumar Swain, Fellow, Social Transformation and CSR & Dr. Amit Kumar Thakur, Associate Director and Head CSR Introduction India has set ambitious and globally significant clean energy targets—500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070. These targets reflect not only climate leadership but also a development imperative: powering growth, livelihoods, and resilience sustainably. In recent years, India has accelerated renewable capacity additions, reaching 267 GW of installed non-fossil capacity by 31st December 2025. Rooftop solar, agri-solar, and decentralised renewable energy (DRE) solutions have expanded rapidly. Solarisation of agriculture, schools, health centres, MSMEs, and other community infrastructure is gaining momentum, supported by policies such as PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM, falling technology

When we speak of power, the conversation often revolves around megawatts, machinery, and transmission lines. At SEIL, power holds a deeper, more human meaning – the power to forge sustainable pathways toward dignity, health, and opportunity. As a responsible independent power producer operating advanced supercritical power plants, we understand that our long-term viability is intrinsically linked to the well-being of the communities we operate within. Our approach to CSR is guided by the strategic pillars of resilience, innovation, and sustainability. We believe that enduring growth is possible only when value is created equitably for all stakeholders, especially for communities that form the social ecosystem around us. Our CSR initiatives are closely aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and are

How often do we encounter elderly citizens, newborn infants, or mentally challenged individuals left entirely on their own—abandoned at railway stations, on pavements, or by the roadside? Invisible, vulnerable, and stripped of dignity. For S. Shamsher Singh and his wife, Bibi Rajinder Kaur, such sights were deeply distressing. Witnessing unclaimed human lives struggling in unsafe and unhealthy environments stirred their shared conscience and compelled them to act. Together, Veer Ji and Bibi Rajinder Kaur ji tirelessly approached government departments, NGOs, and religious institutions, seeking shelter and basic facilities for these forgotten individuals. Despite numerous meetings and sincere efforts, meaningful support remained elusive. In a world increasingly focused on personal wellbeing, few couples possess the courage and conviction to shoulder responsibility

As India advances toward inclusive growth and environmental resilience, the demand for a skilled workforce in the water sector has taken centre stage. VA Tech WABAG Limited, a global pure-play water technology multinational, has embedded this priority into its Corporate Social Responsibility framework through structured, impactful and scalable youth skilling initiatives. WABAG’s CSR philosophy is grounded in outcome-driven, nation-building programmes rather than expenditure-led compliance. Since 2001, and in alignment with the CSR legislation introduced in 2014, the company has focused on initiatives that strengthen communities and support India’s long-term development agenda. Central to this approach is WABAG’s flagship Skill Development Programme, delivered under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS). In FY 2024–25, WABAG

India stands at a demographic crossroads. With nearly 65% of its population under the age of 35 and 26% in the 10–24 age group, the country has the world’s largest youth population (1). This demographic dividend offers an unprecedented opportunity—but only if people are  quipped with employable skills. Today, only about 4.7% of India’s workforce has received formal vocational training, compared to 24% in China and 52% in the US (2). The challenge is even greater for women and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), who face systemic barriers to education and employment—female labour force participation, though improving, still stands at around 41.7% (3). Bridging these gaps is critical to prevent the dividend from turning into a liability and to meet the