LG Electronics: Bringing light into people’s eyes and lives
In November, LG Electronics India celebrated Diwali by commemorating its initiative called Karein Roshni. In 2019, LG Electronics had pledged to support Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital and Sankara Eye Foundation and help people who could not afford eye-transplant surgeries due to financial
A helpline to help artisans
A helpline for artisans has been launched by Okhai, established by Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) to encourage and empower women in rural areas. The initiative is in line with this year’s theme, ‘Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of
Sightsavers: Helping avoid avoidable blindness
Sightsavers, with the support of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), has launched an Urban Eye Health Programme called Amrita Drishti in Kanpur and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The intervention primarily focuses on increasing uptake of eye-health services through vision centres in slum communities, provisioning
Mahindra Group turns 75
On 2nd October, as the Mahindra Group commemorated its 75th anniversary, its employees pledged to contribute 750,000 hours volunteering to increase the well-being of communities in India and around the world, as part of Mahindra’s global celebration of the ‘Spirit of Service’. The
Fujifilm India: Taking on child sexual abuse
Fujifilm India Private Limited, in collaboration with Parwarish Cares Foundation, is running an awareness programme on child sexual abuse through a series of online educational workshops, #AaoBaatKarein. The programme is part of the company’s ‘Never Stop’ philosophy to fight child abuse. The company
Schaeffler India: Getting the students skilled and job-ready
Industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler India has signed an MoU with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to implement a project aimed at providing skills training to 350 graduating students from Vadodara. The objective of the programme, which is fully funded by Schaeffler
Prosus: Asking for ideas to help the disabled
A startup challenge called the Prosus Social Impact Challenge for Accessibility (Prosus SICA) has been launched by Prosus, the global consumer internet group of Naspers, in collaboration with Invest India and Social Alpha. The challenge is open to Indian startups that are less
Detel: A tree for every customer
Detel Foundation, the CSR wing of Detel, has announced its collaboration with Grow-Trees whereby they will plant saplings on behalf of customers on the sale of each product across categories such as Detel TV, Detel washing machine, and Detel EV. Grow-Trees will provide
LinkedIn: Offering digital skills for free, for now
LinkedIn and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have announced a partnership to provide digital skills training to the youth for enhancing employability. As part of this, 10 free LinkedIn Learning paths, consisting of 140 courses for in-demand technology jobs, will be made available
Blue Dart: Greening up the Kanha-Pench Corridor
Blue Dart Express Ltd, one of India’s leading express logistics service providers and part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), has announced that it will plant 111,000 trees on the Kanha-Pench Corridor in CY 2020. This will be done in collaboration with