Cisco: Ambitious goals, digital solutions
Various initiatives and programmes to positively impact 50 million beneficiaries in India by 2025 were announced at the Cisco India Summit 2018. This goal is aligned with Cisco’s global vision of impacting 1 billion lives worldwide by 2025 through digital solutions. The company
Ericsson: Building tech for an improved public distribution system
A two-year project to help the Odisha government ensure food security has been announced by Ericsson. The company will be supporting the World Food Programme (WFP) Trust for India in their work on developing customised information and communication technology (ICT) solutions that will
PepsiCo Foundation: Water for beverages and water-stressed areas
A $4.26 million grant to provide safe-water access to communities in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala by December 2020 is to be provided to WaterAid, an international non-profit, by PepsiCo Foundation. This is part of the foundation’s endeavour to expand its water-access initiatives
Volkswagen: Building an environment-friendly school
A new primary-school building in Phadke-Wasti, Nighoje, has been inaugurated in the emerging industrial zone of Chakan, Pune. Developed solely by Volkswagen India as part of its CSR initiatives in education and skill development, the school can cater up to 120 students every
Maruti Suzuki: Helping girl students shine
Annu Rathore, a student from Government Senior Secondary School, Kasan, Manesar, scored 484 out of 500 (97 per cent) marks in Haryana state’s Class 12th board exam. A humanities student, Annu has secured fourth rank in the state and topped the arts stream
Triumph: Spreading road-safety awareness, one pit stop at a time
A Jammu to Kanyakumari ride promoting safer riding techniques across India was flagged off in May this year by Triumph Motorcycles. The veteran motorcyclist Varad More is undertaking this journey on behalf of the company. During this ride, Varad will be demonstrating road-safety
TAKE Solutions: Restoring water bodies, saving environment
An initiative to adopt several ponds and lakes, clean water bodies, plant trees, and educate the local community about maintaining natural resources has been taken up by TAKE Solutions in partnership with Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) across Tamil Nadu. The water body
Bharti Foundation: Girl power delivers great results
Sixteen girls scored 90 per cent and above, and girls topped in all five Satya Bharti Adarsh Senior Secondary Schools, located in Punjab, in this year’s Class X CBSE board exams. Girls also dominated the list of subject-wise toppers by scoring the highest
Newgen Software Technologies: Digitally enhancing the learning process
Recently, Newgen Software released its first annual CSR report. As the name suggests, Newgen provides software applications and digital solutions for businesses in areas such as business process management, enterprise content management, customer communication management, and case management. The company’s CSR mission is
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India: Protecting children, saving lives
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) recently felicitated 28 officials of Railway Protection Force (RPF) for their effort in protecting children from child abuse and other risks at railway stations in Delhi. This is part of the Surakshit Bachpan programme of