DS Group: Conserving the elixir of life
A water-conservation project to improve the quality of life of the tribal and rural communities in Udaipur through natural-resource development was launched on World Water Day, 22nd March, by DS Group. The initiative is called ‘Creation of Water Economic Zones through Integrated Watershed
AARC: Managing waste through alliances
To strengthen the end-to-end waste-management ecosystem and increase recycling efforts through stakeholder engagement across the value chain, leading corporations have come together to form the Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC). It is a first-of-its-kind initiative to promote and increase recycling by
Equitas: Rehabilitating the homeless into self-help groups
An initiative to rehabilitate pavement dwellers in Chennai and provide housing, food security, healthcare, livelihood skill development and supplemental education to 1,300 poor families was launched by Equitas Small Finance Bank. This rehabilitation programme, called Equitas Bird’s Nest, is part of the Equitas
Digital India for farmers: Cashless but questions remain
A digital financial inclusion platform for farmers called ‘Kisan’s Advancement through Cashless Innovation’ (KANCHI) has been launched by Centre for Digital Financial Inclusion (CDFI) in association with NAF (National Agro Foundation). A cost-effective digital solution, KANCHI helps maximise cashless transactions in agriculture and
HCL: Granting NGO wishes
The third edition of HCL Grant felicitated NGO winners across the categories of education, healthcare and environment with a grant of up to INR 5 crores each. The recipients of HCL Grant 2018 are: Health – Eleutheros Christian Society Environment – Keystone Foundation
Schneider Electric: Solar-powering job skills
A state-of-the-art solar lab has been inaugurated in New Delhi as part of NDMC’s (New Delhi Municipal Council) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) Smart City Center, with the objective of educating young people on the renewable energy sector in India, particularly solar. This
Educating the girl child – everyone else is doing it, so why can’t we?
Sponsoring education for children is big in the world of corporates. A recent initiative to sponsor the education of girl children is ‘The Intuit RISE – Educating a Girl Child’, launched in partnership with the NGO Concern India. For every female employee who
Parched cities – the new normal
Recently, the news that Cape Town was going to run out of drinking water for its inhabitants made shockwaves across the globe. The very idea that a modern city wouldn’t be able to provide water to its citizens seemed right out of some
Vice President inaugurates Hero’s skills facility in Hyderabad
Continuing with its efforts to skill marginalised youth, especially young women, under its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Hero MotoCorp has launched a skills training centre at Shamshabad Mandal, Hyderabad. To be run and managed by Swarna Bharat Trust, the training centre is equipped
On Women’s Day, press for press releases
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]nternational Women’s Day (IWD) has much in common with the other famous and controversial day that falls on 14th February every year. Like Valentine’s Day, it is splashed all over the media and has supporters and detractors alike. However, with IWD, there’s