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YOUTH FOR PEACE If we are to reach peace in this world… we shall have to begin with children”, as quoted by Mahatma Gandhi, the power of youth can never be denied of when the development of a nation is being talked about. It is quite evident that youth and young energy are synonymous with future, progress, potential and unimaginable creativity. Once this unbridled force gets channelized, it would eventually lead to ripples of wonders and cast a spell of magic all across the globe. And once begun with, this spell would defeat all deterrents and will make the ailing world recuperate forever. To mark this impeccable competence of the rising generation, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made

COVID WARRIORS The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented and has created a severe crisis in the entire world, including India. Also, the COVID-19 generated situation has placed a huge strain on our health and social care workers. The various companies associated with Svran Group have extended a helping hand towards dealing with the COVID-19 scenario. In several high impact and meaningful endeavours it has reached out to be of help to frontline health workers, migrant labourers and towards programmes of food provisions in Delhi and other states during this human crisis. They have also contributed to the Prime Minister’s Fund. Also, they are providing large quantum of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), highquality masks, hand sanitisers and thermometers for doctors and other

COVID WARRIORS The amazing work done by a set of volunteers, that included top bureaucrats, professionals, corporate executives and many others in the city of Bengaluru is an inspirational story that needs to be told. CSR Times took the initiative to highlight the tremendous work done by these unsung heroes. “As I wanted to contribute to the society in a small way, I volunteered to be part of the Task Force, after intimating the head of my department,” says Major Pradeep Shoury Arya., I.R.S., SHAURYA CHAKRA, currently Additional Commissioner of Income-Tax, Mumbai. He had come to Bangalore from Mumbai, to attend his fathers’ health issue during which the lockdown was announced. The concept of Volunteers and their involvement in the

COVID WARRIORS Social workers often have to work in stressful circumstances. Many people had come forward to help poor people and migrant labourers stranded in different parts of the country. One such warrior was M.Gopikrishnan, Director Shri Balaji Marketing, who is well known for his social work in the southern states. On 26th April Mr M.Gopikrishnan helped fisherman families in (Aliyaar dam; Coimbatore district), scheduled tribes in(cinnarpathi and navamalai) by providing food to people stuck in lockdown following COVID 19. He also helped the hairstylists community and communities earning their living by washing clothes in Dindugal East district in Tamil Nadu during this lockdown period by offering dry ration. He had given all needed ingredients for cooking such as rice,

COVID WARRIORS Sparsh Ganga is a non-profitable initiative started in 2008 at Rishikesh, Uttrakhand with a motive to rejuvenate river Ganga and its tributaries. Led by a young, dynamic leader Arushi Nishank, Sparsh Ganga has played an important role in easing the pain of poor during COVID -19 and helping the warriors of COVID and soldiers of the country by providing safety masks. The Covid-19 pandemic has badly hit India and the whole world. To fight the pandemic, the poor people need to be given safety masks, sanitize and other health-care facilities which are beyond the reach of the common masses. Sparsh Ganga team and its volunteer have been very active since January 2020 in spreading awareness to keep people

COVID WARRIORS Sugaradhana, a word amalgamated from two very powerful Sanskrit words, Suga (Health) and Aradhana (Worship), has transformed into a common man’s initiative to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic with Free distribution of FDA & WHO approved COVID-19 prevention commodities and Food supply to the ground forces, the homeless and the poor. The Sugaradhana team, working relentlessly to serve those in need, is spearheaded by its founder, Dr. Karthik Narayanan, a thorough visionary, fearless leader, selfless humanitarian, and philanthropist. Under the guidance and the support of Bengaluru City Police, Dr. Prasanna, Director – Sabhari Eye Hospital and CSR Times, the Sugaradhana team is doing some phenomenal work by keeping the Policemen safe from COVID-19, by supplying Face Masks and Sanitizers

COVID WARRIOR Siddhi, a non-profit, volunteer-led organization started with a strong foundation of selfless service and the power of giving. It has served over One million meals in different parts of the country. The organization’s founder Meenaa Mahaajjan, a Holistic Wellness Expert and an active proponent of the Vedas and Upanishads, launched a multipronged national response to the epidemic that is being led by a force of ‘COVIDKNIGHTS’. The essence of this response is community engagement, support, and solidarity. COVIDKNIGHTS are working in three broad areas during this constantly evolving situation. These areas include Support for the Front Line Workers, Support for the Underprivileged and Establishing Alternative Support Systems for the Vulnerable groups, including the Elderly, Children with Special needs,

HEALTH Powell is an emerging company on the block, but it has already identified future growth. The company is committed to a mission of serving billions of countrymen by worshipping them as living Gods. Power of Wellness or simply put Powell Laboratories Pvt Ltd is a young firm with lots of promise and potential. It is built on a strong foundation of fundamentals created by Late Prof. Dr Sailendra Nath Roy, in 1975. The company is currently operating in a niche market but aspires to become a market leaders in wellness industry. “We have the vision to touch Rs.100 crore and are moving towards that direction soon, with capacity enhancement. Our efforts have begun to show results on many segments

CSR REPORT A total of `8,314.08 crore of CSR funds remained unspent during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 financial years while some of the leading business houses spent more amount than they are mandatorily required to do. Since the Companies Act was amended in 2013 paving the way for the emergence of the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in structural sense, there have been many dialogues and debates. Earlier, CSR was discussed only in board meetings of both public and private companies but now the discourses are in the public domain. Now corporates hire professional executives to manage their CSR spends on specific mandate of their choice. The budgets of the corporates are going northwards year after year truly

OPPORTUNITY Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are important factors in economic growth and transformation, creating positive value for the economy, contributing towards sustainable and balanced economic growth, employment and social stability. They are the silent drivers of economy. And yet despite their importance, SMEs in emerging markets frequently suffer from insufficient access to financing, preventing these businesses from expanding their production and making a larger social and economic impact. Their access to finance is limited to the entrepreneurs own funds and bank finances. They lack their ability to access funds is on account of lack of collateral security, stringent lending criteria and short repayment terms. The lack of capital to the SMEs substantially diminishes the growth potential of these small