DBS Bank: Facilitating payment services for truck drivers
DBS Bank and Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCIL), a supply chain management company, have announced a partnership to offer digital solutions for real-time payments to truck drivers. The API solution, called DBS RAPID (Real Time APIs by DBS), will help TCIL truck
Mahindra & Mahindra: Efficient ambulances save lives
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a part of Mahindra Group, has launched a new and ‘affordable’ line of ambulance developed in-house on the company’s Supro van platform. The BS6 Supro ambulance is available in two variants, LX and ZX, at a competitive price of
Forevermark: Diamonds are forever and should be conflict-free
On International Environment Day, a commitment to protect wildlife and keep responsible sourcing at the centre of its business was announced by Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group. The company reiterated that not only are its diamonds conflict-free and responsibly
Havaianas: Flip-flops know no gender
Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas has launched its first Pride global collection to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and establish a partnership with All Out, an organisation that acts globally by mobilising civil society and companies to defend the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. The Pride
RBI: Making payments digital everywhere
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a Rs 500 crore ($65 million) fund to improve the country’s digital payments infrastructure. The Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) will help in the deployment of physical and digital points of sale (PoS) infrastructure
Comcast: Million-dollar plan to combat racial injustice
American telecommunications conglomerate Comcast has announced a multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality. In a press release shared by Brian L Roberts, chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation, the company said that this plan is a response to structural
Tata Steel BSL: Electric is the way to go green
Tata Steel BSL has introduced six electric cars in its fleet of vehicles at its plant in Dhenkanal, Odisha. These are the first commercial electric cars deployed, and registered for commercial use, in the state. According to the company, this is part of
An EU Green Deal for a post-COVID world
The EU has announced that its coronavirus recovery package for the bloc will be geared towards green transformations. The seven-year €1 trillion budget proposal and a €750 billion recovery plan will focus on both green and digital initiatives. As confirmed by the European
HCL Foundation: Celebrating the environment through stories and examples
On 5 June, World Environment Day was celebrated with the theme as ‘biodiversity’ and the slogan ‘Time for Nature’ by HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies. As part of this, it organised a series of virtual workshops and sessions through which
Avon: Telling domestic-abuse survivors they are not alone
A grant of $1 million and a campaign to frontline domestic-abuse services during the Covid-19 lockdown has been announced by Avon, along with the Avon Foundation for Women. The emergency grant was given to 50 frontline services and charity organisations around the world