Coming together to rejuvenate a dying lake
United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), BBMP and Citizen’s Group have begun an initiative to construct an ecofriendly sewage treatment plant (STP) of 1 million litres a day (1MLD) capacity at the Mahadevapura Lake in Bengaluru. To be accomplished in partnership with various corporates in
Magma Fincorp: Reaching out to would-be scholars
Mumbai-based NBFC Magma Fincorp has announced the launch of M-Scholar 2019, part of the company’s M-Scholar programme that offers scholarships to meritorious students from low-income families for them to pursue undergraduate courses at prestigious institutes. M-Scholar was launched by Magma Fincorp in 2015.
redBus: Crowded cities, pooling solutions
A new carpooling service for intra-city commute, called rPool, has been launched by redBus, an online bus-ticketing platform. This new service allows office goers to avail and offer rides in their personal cars, while commuting between home and their workplaces, and is being
Tata Power: Switch off energy, switch on sustainability
A three-month pledge campaign called ‘Switch off to Switch on’ has been launched by Tata Power Club Enerji to help conserve energy and curb wastage. Begun on World Environment Day (June 5), the campaign has involved children as ambassadors of energy conservation. It
Sony Pictures Networks India: Everyone deserves a second chance
Sony Pictures Networks India in partnership with India Vision Foundation marked World Music Day (June 25) with the release of a video of The Dhun Project. The Dhun Project has facilitated the opening of music training centres across five large prisons in North
Colgate Palmolive India: From smiles to scholarships
Colgate Palmolive India has launched a flagship programme called Keep India Smiling (KIS) as part of their commitment to provide foundational support to over 20 million people every year to ‘enable a future they can smile about’. The mission includes the company’s long-running,
Jaquar Group: Green certificates for a green factory
Jaquar Group’s bath-fittings manufacturing unit in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, has received the ‘Platinum’ LEED Green Building Certification from US Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the company’s largest manufacturing plant. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green-building
CSR experiences of leaders in India Inc.
CSR has become an integral part of most large corporations in India. Critical to its intentions, implementations and results are the CSR leaders in those organisations. When it comes to CSR, they set the tone, strategy and priorities, as also the related values
DCB Bank: Going where the dolphins are
A partnership to conserve the endangered Indus River dolphin in the Beas Conservation Reserve has been announced by DCB Bank and WWF-India. Working with the Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation (DFWP), Government of Punjab, the two organisations will implement initiatives on education,
The Body Shop: Talking business with recycled plastic
On World Fair Trade Day (marked on the second Saturday of May every year), The Body Shop launched its first Community Trade recycled plastic, in partnership with Plastics For Change, Hasiru Dala, and Hasiru Dala Innovations. Sourced from Bengaluru, this is part of