CSR legal regime clarity promotes ESG integration and compliance through professional capacity building and leadership development.
Corporate Social Responsibility capacity building concentrated on integrating ESG with CSR practice, enhancing compliance awareness, and developing strategic leadership. The programme combined technical sessions, project presentations and expert feedback to improve implementation by implementing agencies and corporate attachments. A focused review of the legal regime of CSR examined recent regulatory amendments and implications for corporate governance, reporting and responsible business conduct, while promoting measurement, ESG alignment, and professional collaboration for sustained, accountable CSR delivery.

Combination approval: IndoEdge LVF to acquire a minority stake and certain rights in MG Motor India.
Approval of a proposed combination where IndoEdge India Fund - Large Value Fund (LVF) Scheme will acquire up to approximately eight percent of MG Motor India Private Limited's share capital, encompassing specified voting and economic rights and certain attendant rights; the Acquirer is a Category II alternative investment fund for accredited investors and the Target is an Indian automobile original equipment manufacturer chiefly engaged in manufacture and sale of passenger cars, including electric vehicles. A detailed regulatory order will follow.

ESG professional certification expands access via full scholarships and online programme for CSR and sustainability professionals.
IICA and HP India launched a collaborative ESG professional programme offering fully funded scholarships and an open nomination process on the IICA website. The course delivers a comprehensive online curriculum comprising self-paced e-learning modules, live interactive master classes by national and international ESG experts, and one in-person networking session. Eligibility requires a bachelor's degree and relevant professional experience, and the programme targets practitioners in business and human rights, ESG, EHS, sustainability, and CSR, with administrative details and admissions information provided on the programme webpage.