Long before “corporate social responsibility” became a societal expectation for firms, the Tata Group embedded it as a principle in its operations. When Jamsetji Tata built Jamshedpur around his steel plant in the early 1900s, he specifically instructed planners to leave space for wide roads, parks, land for religious activity, amongst other aspects. The Tatas built the town not as a place for people to work, but rather as a place where their workers could actually live. Succ

In India’s financial pulse, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) — Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) are key factors for development. NBFCs are entities that provide similar services to banks but do not hold a banking license, for instance, engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/debenture/securities, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance, and more. Illustration by The Geostrata It has emerged as a vast source of financing for individuals as well a