It’s all about a sporting chance for para-athletes: Hero MotoCorp’s partnership with PCI
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, marked World Disability Day 2022 by partnering with Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). As part of this partnership – which is an initiative under the project Khelo Hero, being implemented under the company’s
#TogetherWeCan: A meet-up. A community without borders. An idea whose time is now.
The #TogetherWeCan Coffee Meet-up at India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi, on 25 November 2022 served as a clarion call for individual action and partnerships, which also happens to be Goal No. 17 of the SDGs. A focal point of the said
Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA): With a little help from Hero MotoCorp
As part of its long-term support to the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA), Hero MotoCorp will provide necessary training equipment to the specially-abled team for the upcoming Deaf International Cricket Council (DICC) T20 Champions Trophy 2022, to be held in Sharjah, UAE, on
Decarbonisation targets their “north starâ€: DBS
As part of its commitment to reaching net zero in its financed emissions by 2050, DBS has announced sectoral targets that are aligned with science-based decarbonisation glidepaths (carbon-emission pathway to the desired target set), documented in its report titled Our Path to Net
Myntra: A ‘sustainability’ line here and there sounds good, but what’s it up against?
The 16th edition of Myntra’s biannual sale – which they call end-of-reason sale (EORS) – in June this year apparently had about 21 million products purchased by 5 million shoppers across the country. The event provided a sale window to about 5,000 brands.
Four brands helping build a plastic-free planet
Boon (formerly Swajal) Founded by Dr Vibha Tripathi, Boon is a multi-award-winning, IoT-enabled water-purification solutions provider and enables access to clean water to people across the socio-economic spectrum.. The company offers mineralised purified water with ultrafiltration and RO for as low as 25
Art for Hope 2023: Hyundai India’s call to artists
The second edition of this CSR initiative by Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) – the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) – is looking to support 25 artists and 10 art collectives with a total grant of Rs 40 lakh.
A school of innovation and entrepreneurship: From Cyient Foundation and IIT Hyderabad
To be called BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BVR SCIENT), for this project Cyient Foundation (the CSR arm of Cyient Ltd) and Shibodhi Foundation (the family foundation of Dr BVR Mohan Reddy) have joined hands with IIT Hyderabad, on whose
A pad-free university: In Dehradun
Feminine hygiene brand Sirona collaborated with University of Petroleum And Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, to educate their faculty and staff about the benefits of switching to a menstrual cup for period management and eventually make the varsity India’s first pad-free university. The programme
Grants worth Rs 3.20 crore for biodiversity projects: From The Habitats Trust
Applications can be sent in by organisations and individuals doing seminal work towards protecting and conserving India’s threatened wildlife and natural habitats. The Habitats Trust Grants, with a total prize purse of Rs 3.20 crore (three crores and twenty lakhs), will be given