US Secretary of State gives award for corporate excellence to PepsiCo
PRESS RELEASE On November 1, 2019, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave the prestigious Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) to PepsiCo India for its efforts to save more than 17 billion litres of water through community water programmes and positively impacting thousands of community members. PepsiCo India has been named as global ACE […]
Raising funds through beauty pageant
PRESS RELEASE Binita Shrivastava is an innovative entrepreneur, a passionate professional and a philanthropist. She is using her startup platform, Visionara Global India which oversees into events, public relations, media and productions; to raise funds for to support a non-government organization (NGO) through her initiative VG Mrs India — A National Beauty Pageant (A Gateway […]
Khadi found replacement of plastic water bottles with bamboo bottles
PRESS RELEASE Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which is celebrating 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in a big way, launched several new products which are in tune with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Nitin Gadkari launched a unique bamboo water bottle, Kacchi […]
World Standards Day
PRESS RELEASE Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the 60th World Standard Day organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). He said that BIS must become synonymous with trust and take the lead in setting global standards. Delivering his address, Paswan congratulated everyone on the occasion of 60th […]
CMA awarded single use plastic waste management under Swachhata hi Seva 2019 campaign
PRESS RELEASE The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) was felicitated at an event organized by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, on November 19, 2019 at New Delhi. The award was presented to Mahendra Singhi, President, CMA and Ms Aparna Dutt Sharma, Secretary General, CMA, by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Sadananda Gowda, Minister for […]
First edition of IFCCI CSR Conclave launched
PRESS RELEASE French companies have invested more than `150 crore in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in India, in financial year 2019-20. To recognize their contribution, Indo- French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) launched the maiden edition of the IFCCI CSR Conclave and Awards on November 21, 2019, at Ibis Aerocity, New Delhi. Ajit […]
Prayas Ek Aur Kadam
COVER STORY The sixth edition of PEAK attracted people from all walks of life including the torchbearers of positivity who were felicitated at PEAK Dadhichi awards Plus Approach Foundation ‘Spandan’ successfully conducted its highly awaited Global Conference on Positive Thinking recently. The sixth edition of the annual event PEAK (Prayas Ek Aur Kadam), organized at […]
UN Global Compact Network
CSR NEWS On November 1, the UN Global Compact Network India (UNGCNI), the local arm of UN Global Compact New York, conducted its first Quality Education Conclave at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi. The objective of this conclave was to discuss and understand the New Education Policy (NEP) and its implications to achieve Sustainable Development […]
CELEBRATING THE MAHATMA, INTEGRATING THE NATION
EDITORIAL Across the country and in many parts of the world, Mahatma Gandhi was remembered on his 150th birth anniversary this year on October 2. The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs also took this as an opportunity to launch the National CSR Awards which was given to companies for their exceptional contribution in the area […]
T. Haridas, Cultural Ambassador
Meet T. Haridas, the restauranteur, entrepreneur, philanthropist from Kerala who has won the hearts of the British through healthy and mouth-watering cuisines from God’s Own Country, and that of the Malayalees through his philanthropy. Some 40 years ago, 21-year-old Thekkumari Haridas went to London on an invitation of his uncle who worked in […]
