First police station with bio-toilet in Delhi
Wockhardt Foundation has installed an environment-friendly bio-toilet at Maurice Nagar police station in New Delhi. The bio-toilet is a waste management concept that alleviates the need for expensive sewage treatment and waste management as it decomposes the solid waste into water and biogas.
Help A Child initiative produces physics and math toppers
In the recent senior secondary results in Karnataka, 12 students sponsored by Help A Child, an initiative of Godavari Biorefineries Limited, scored more than 90 per cent marks with three toppers scoring 100/100 in physics and mathematics. Help A Child, in association with
Vodafone’s M-Pesa to facilitate payments of grassroots artisans
So as to facilitate financial inclusion of artisans at the grassroots, most of whom are women, Vodafone India has partnered Jaipur Rugs, one of India’s largest rugs manufacturers, to facilitate payments to artisans via M-Pesa mobile wallets. Jaipur Rugs is associated with about
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