Reliance Foundation and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation Launch Multi-Year Partnership That Aims to EmpowerOne Million Girls and Young Women in India

The partnership brings together two organisations with a shared commitment to advancing progress for women and girls Mumbai / New York, October 14, 2026: Reliance Foundation and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Estée Lauder Companies, have announced the launch of a multi-year partnership that aims to empower one million […]
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) in collaboration with Mysuru City Corporation, inaugurates Used PET Bottle Collection Drive at Mysuru Dasara 2026

Mysuru, 14 October 2026: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), in collaboration with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and implementation partner Sangam Pratishthan, inaugurated ‘Used PET Bottle-Free Mysuru Dasara 2026’ drive under its ‘GreenSweep’ initiative during the annual Mysuru Dasara festivities. The initiative was inaugurated in the presence of Smt. B.N. Veena, K.A.S., Additional Commissioner, Mysuru City Corporation […]
YES Foundation launches its first YES Sashakt Kendra in Rajasthan

Udaipur, Rajasthan, October 13, 2026: YES Foundation, the social development arm of YES BANK, inaugurated its first dedicated skill centre, the ‘YES Sashakt Kendra’, at Sagwara in Dungarpur district, Rajasthan. The ‘YES Sashakt Kendra’ was inaugurated by Shri Babulal Kharadi, Minister for Tribal Area Development, Rajasthan; Smt Asha Patidar, Chairman, Sagwara Nagar Palika; and Shri Yogesh Jain, Vice Chairman, […]
Bisleri International Promotes Responsible Waste Management as Official Hydration Partner of the Purple Umbrella Festival 2026

New Delhi, 6th October 2026 – Bisleri International, India’s leading packaged drinking water brand, collaborated with the Purple Umbrella Festival 2026 as its Official Hydration Partner. Held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, the festival brought together over 1,000 school students, and educators, climate experts, artists and innovators under the theme ‘AI & Climate: […]
Financial Inclusion for Women Putting Women at the Centre of India’s Financial Growth

Financial inclusion has become one of the most formidable tools of social change in independent India. India has traversed a long way in the last decade to take millions of Indians who were financially excluded into the formal system. While financial inclusion can benefit every household, for women it is an enabler to earn, negotiate […]
Shri Ashish Sood, Hon’ble Minister of Home & Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and Shikhar Dhawan inaugurate new STEM Lab under Shikhar Dhawan Foundation’s STEM Shiksha initiative with CSR support from Sportskeeda

~New STEM Lab at CM Shri School, Janakpuri under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marks the continued commitment of Shikhar Dhawan Foundation’s STEM Shiksha programme across Delhi Government schools~ ~ STEM Shiksha builds on Digital Shiksha journey, creating greater access to hands-on, technology-enabled learning~ New Delhi, October 10, 2026: Shri Ashish Sood, Hon’ble Minister of Home […]
Financial Literacy for Viksit Bharat: From Financial Inclusion to Financial Empowerment

बाप बड़ा ना भैया, सबसे बड़ा रुपैया “Baap bada na bhaiya, sabse bada rupaiya.” Forget father, forget brother; money matters most! This familiar Hindi saying captures, with a touch of humour, the enormous influence money exerts on our lives. Money provides security, expands choices and opens doors to opportunity. Yet, earning money and knowing […]
SEIL Energy Inaugurates 10 KM Raw Water Pumping Project in Andhra Pradesh, Bringing Hope to Thousands

Vijayawada, 12 October 2026: SEIL Energy India Limited, one of the largest independent power producers (IPP) in India, today announced the development of a 10-kilometre Raw Water Pumping Project at Juvvalapalem village in Undi Constituency, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The project was formally inaugurated by Shri Kanumuru […]
NDRF Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) partners with Mpower to launch ‘Project Nirmal’ for comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support for NDRF personnel and their families

National, October 10th, 2026: The NDRF Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mpower, a pan- India mental health service provider founded by Mrs. Neerja Birla under the Aditya Birla Education Trust (ABET), to launch ‘Project-Nirmal, a dedicated Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) initiative for NDRF personnel and their families […]
Nourishing Bharat: How Inclusive Food Systems Architect Enduring Social Equity

Nourishing Bharat: How Inclusive Food Systems Architect Enduring Social Equity On October 16, World Food Day compels us to examine the entire journey of our sustenance from the rural soils where it is cultivated to the hands that serve it. In the context of Banking for Bharat, true financial inclusion extends far beyond access to […]