#WashTheDabba Campaign Wins Anthem Award for Safe Plastic Disposal
The #WashTheDabba initiative launched by BBC Media Action to promote safer and more respectful methods of disposing of waste in Bengaluru has earned international acclaim with two awards at The Anthem Awards in 2025, one Gold for Sustainability, Environment and Diversity, and
LiveLoveLaugh takes its rural mental health programme to Chhindwara in MP; on course to reach 40,000 beneficiaries in next 5 years
As the organisation fine-tunes its mental health intervention model so as to make a holistic impact on persons with mental illness (PWMI) and their caregivers, it too has evolved over time, going from a focus on awareness to enabling access and affordability. This
Sustainability initiatives round-up, April – May
Nestlé India will chart a green journey with LNG-powered fleet The fleet will comprise 46 feet long containers custom-created by GreenLine, pioneers of LNG-fuelled heavy trucking logistics in India. The containers will be deployed between Nestlé’s factory in Sanand, Gujarat, and Bhiwandi, Maharashtra,
UltraTech is using fertiliser-industry byproduct, transporting it from source via coastal waterways
In this first-of-its-kind initiative in India, UltraTech Cement, the cement flagship company of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), transported a phosphogypsum consignment of 57,000 metric tons (MT) via inland and coastal waterways. The bulk cargo carrier journeyed from Paradeep port in Odisha to the
Financial literacy and access to services for marginalised communities: DBS Foundation on the job
In partnership with Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions (HESPL), DBS Foundation has undertaken a social protection and financial literacy programme aimed at marginalised citizens across India, including daily-wage earners, domestic workers, farm workers, sanitation workers and micro-entrepreneurs. The programme will educate 2,00,000 beneficiaries (70% women)
Coffee for Cause, Edition 7. It’s not a report
Because this 7th edition unfolded in the stories shared in the room, across the 12 or 13 tables, by the 30-odd participants. We are talking real stories of course. Celebrating 10 years of CSR will mean nothing if not for the stories. Right
An artist residency programme to give expression to local art, traditions and stories
Three Mumbai-based artists – Jerry Antony, Nisha Nair Gupta, and Meera Goradia – worked with local residents in Govandi, Mumbai, on-site for over three months to create contextual, site-specific art. They are part of the Govandi Arts Festival‘s Artist Residency Programme, conceptualised to
For these students, the path to engineering and medical schools goes through Tata Motors’ ENABLE programme
Deepak Sahu of Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and Krishnanshu Tanwar of Bharatpur district, Rajasthan, have many things in common. They are both medical students, have studied in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools, both raised in humble families for whom education was a luxury. Had
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
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