Updates from World Blood Donor Day
DLF Foundation initiative Ahead of World Blood Donor Day on June 14, a joint initiative by DLF Foundation and SABIC in association with BloodConnect resulted in the collection of over 1,024 units of blood, donated primarily by young professionals. The collected units of
#SaveKidsLives – A campaign to support UN Road Safety Week
ACC has joined Holcim Group in supporting the #SaveKidsLives campaign to enhance road safety awareness as part of the UN Global Road Safety Week (4″10 May 2015). #SaveKidsLives is planned as a high-involvement campaign across Holcim Group, of which ACC is a part.
Maruti Suzuki to train over 2,100 youth annually in car service and repair
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), market leader in passenger vehicles, has announced that it will scale up its skill-development activities by setting up Automobile Skill Enhancement Centres (ASEC) at 45 government-run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. Each of these centres will
Retinoblastoma Awareness Week at LV Prasad Eye Institute
Over 8,000 new cases of retinoblastoma – the most common type of childhood eye cancer – are detected every year worldwide, with over 1,000 new cases in India. Retinoblastoma is curable if the tumour is detected early. Early diagnosis can help save the
DLF Foundation inaugurates two fully solar-operated wellness centres
As part of their health and wellness initiatives, DLF Foundation has inaugurated two wellness centres at DLF City Phase 1 and Phase 2 in Gurgaon, Haryana. Being run on rooftop solar panels, the centres are designed to be environment-friendly and sustainable for years
Lupin to focus on combating tuberculosis in Mumbai
Pharma major Lupin along with Rotary Club, Mumbai, announced a joint anti-TB campaign – on 24 March, marked as World TB Day – to create awareness about TB as well as detect and combat the disease in Mumbai. Under this campaign, TB camps
Shubh Aarambh by Mondelez India
Mondelez India announced its national community initiative Shubh Aarambh to address the development needs of children by promoting healthy and active lives. The programme is expected to impact close to 200,000 beneficiaries across 5 states over the next 3 years. Shubh Aarambh
LG recognized by United Nations for emission reduction efforts
LG Electronics (LG) has become the world’s first to receive Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits in the appliance industry, awarded by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project encouraged by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established at the Kyoto Protocol, the
Ingersoll Rand partners with Sankara Eye Hospital on ‘gift of vision’
As part of its social convergence initiative, Ingersoll Rand has partnered with Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, for a community rural outreach programme called Gift of Vision. The programme with a special focus on preventive and curable blindness will help economically disadvantaged people in remote
Recycling 34 million cubic metres of water, claims Vedanta
The water-conservation efforts of Vedanta led to recycling of nearly 34 million cubic metres (34 billion litres) – which is 22 per cent of water used – during April 2014″January 2015, claimed the company in its media release. ‘Water conservation and its