SBI General: Building ‘safe spaces’ for girl students in the rural
SBI General Insurance has built 15 sanitation facilities for girl students in Wada and Chimur talukas in Palghar district of Maharashtra under its CSR commitments. These ‘safe space’ restrooms for girls are expected to have a twofold impact: create a sense of ownership
Hyundai Motor India: Driving mobile healthcare into rural Rajasthan
Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), flagged off their first Mobile Chikitsa at Laxmangarh in Alwar district of Rajasthan, under their public health programme Sparsh Sanjeevani. Intended to bolster healthcare services in rural neighbourhoods, the
Cipla: A 30MW solar plant in another step towards carbon neutrality
Cipla has announced that it has set up a 30MW solar group-captive project in Tuljapur, Maharashtra. Spread across 115 acres, the project has been commissioned in partnership with AMP Energy India, and is one of the largest solar open-access projects in the state
Lenovo: Helping students seek science education
Lenovo, in partnership with Agastya International Foundation, has announced that it has impacted over 6,000+ underprivileged students with their mobile science education outreach programmes in India. These programmes are currently operational in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi. By making experiential science education accessible
Swaraj Tractors: Caring for cancer patients
Swaraj Tractors, a part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, has announced key impact-related figures for the Mahindra Mobile Primary Health & Cancer Care Project that it has been running in Punjab for nearly six years now. The project is functional in
Tata Steel Foundation: Funding and Celebrating Tribal Communities
A pan-India tribal conclave, Samvaad, organised by Tata Steel Foundation concluded with announcement of the results of Samvaad Fellowship 2020. The online format of the conclave brought together indigenous tribal communities from across the world. More than 3,000 people representing 114 tribes from
Tetra Pak, Coca-Cola and GIZ asking people to Alag Karo (segregate) the waste
Tetra Pak India, Coca-Cola India and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH continue their partnership through the second phase of Alag Karo – Har Din Teen Bin, an initiative focused on source segregation of waste. Being implemented by non-profit organisation SAAHAS, the
Bridgestone India: Women make good drivers
Bridgestone India recently conducted a professional car driving training in Indore as part of its women empowerment initiative. The training is expected to create opportunities for women to work professionally as drivers and auto mechanics. To date, 81 women have been trained in
Diageo’s 10-year plan: Aligned with SDGs, but implementation a question mark
A new 10-year sustainability action plan has been launched by Diageo, the beverage alcohol company and maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness. The plan – called ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ – includes a range of 25 ambitious goals designed to make
Biocon Foundation: Remodelling classrooms
Biocon Foundation, the CSR arm of Biocon Ltd, has inaugurated a newly constructed block of five classrooms at the Government Higher Primary School at Huskur in Anekal taluk, Bengaluru. As the decision to reopen schools was kept in abeyance, Biocon Foundation utilised