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Hexaware and Ashoka Innovators Partner to Support Social Entrepreneurs in India

August 25, 2026

Empowering two Ashoka Fellows with financial support, leadership training, and global exposure New Delhi, India – August 25, 2026: Hexaware Technologies [NSE: HEXT], an AI-first digital and IT services company, today announced a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnership with Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India), a non-profit organization that supports leading social entrepreneurs addressing complex societal challenges. Through the partnership, Hexaware will provide grant support to Ashoka for two social entrepreneurs selected through Ashoka’s Fellowship process in India. The fellowship stipends will allow selected Fellows to dedicate their time to developing and expanding sustainable solutions for long-term social change. Ashoka identifies social entrepreneurs through a rigorous selection process that evaluates the originality of their ideas, entrepreneurial qualities, and potential to

Technip Energies India welcomes new trainees strengthening its diverse future-ready workforce

August 25, 2026

Technip Energies India has welcomed its 2026 batch of new trainees reinforcing its commitment to nurturing future-ready talent and building a diverse, inclusive workforce that will positively impact the future of the energy industry. A key highlight of this year’s intake is the continued strength of diversity within the trainee programme. In alignment with global diversity roadmap, the overall young trainees’ diversity percentage stands at 63%, reflecting the company’s sustained commitment to creating equitable opportunities and attracting diverse talent into engineering careers. Madan Chandrasekaran, Director, People & Culture, India, Technip Energies, said: “Our success begins with our people. Maintaining more than 60% women representation in our graduate hiring programme for three consecutive years reflects our commitment to creating opportunities where

Coca-Cola India and IRCTC Bring Waste-to-Value Solutions to India’s First Branded Train with the Sprite Tejas Express

August 25, 2026

The partnership demonstrates how post-consumer waste can be repurposed into public infrastructure with opportunities to explore further applications across the passenger experience Lucknow, 21 August 2026: Building on the launch of India’s first branded train, the Sprite Tejas Express, Coca-Cola India and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) are bringing practical waste-to-value solutions into the passenger experience. The initiative extends the first-of-its-kind Sprite and IRCTC partnership, demonstrating how post-consumer waste can be repurposed into meaningful applications across prominent public settings. In the presence of senior leadership from Indian Railways, IRCTC and Coca-Cola India, a key feature of the initiative was a specially designed flag for the Sprite Tejas Express launch ceremony, created using recycled PET bottles. The approach

ICICI Lombard achieves Guinness World Records™ Title in its 25th year

August 25, 2026

– Distributes 25,000+ Helmets in 12 Hours, across 14 locations in New Delhi as part of India’s largest road safety initiative – Mumbai, August 21, 2026: ICICI Lombard, India’s largest private general insurance company, has achieved a Guinness World Records™ title for the most helmets distributed in 12 hours, with 25,468 helmets distributed on August 10, 2026 in New Delhi. The accomplishment was undertaken as part of the Company’s flagship Road Safety CSR initiative, ‘Ride to Safety’, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to promoting safer road practices and encouraging helmet usage among two-wheeler and pillion riders. The record-setting drive was conducted on 10th Aug, across 14 locations including 13 schools, with helmets being distributed to students and parents and a road

Motilal Oswal Foundation commits ₹25 Crore to Rishihood University in first-of-its-kind Institution-Building grant.

August 25, 2026

Three-year partnership to build institutional leadership, governance, academic systems and organisational depth Sonipat, Haryana, 24 August 2026: The Motilal Oswal Foundation (MOF) has committed ₹25 crore over three years to Rishihood University in what represents the University’s first major philanthropic grant specifically designed for institution building and organisational development. This grant would help strengthen the institution’s leadership, governance, academic systems and organisational architecture, the foundational capabilities required for sustainable institutional growth. Formalised today at Rishihood University’s Sonipat campus, the three-year partnership operates on a rigorous milestone-based framework. Rather than conventional expenditure plans, progress will be assessed against clearly defined outcomes spanning leadership development, faculty capacity, governance rigour, financial sustainability, academic quality, fundraising capability, research depth, and national and international engagement.

Girnar Foundation hosts 3rd annual Sow to Grow Initiative, creates and disperses 67,000 seedballs for ecological restoration

August 24, 2026

20th August 2026: Girnar Foundation, the CSR arm of CarDekho Group, successfully concluded the third edition of its annual Sow to Grow initiative, reaffirming its commitment to environmental conservation through collective action. Focused on advancing ecological restoration, increasing green cover, and encouraging greater community participation in protecting the environment, the month-long activity resulted in the preparation and dispersal of 67,000 seed balls through the collective participation of employees, students, educational institutions, NGOs, government bodies, and environmental partners across Jaipur and Gurugram. Employees across the Group led the initiative by actively participating in seed ball making and dispersal activities. As part of the programme, seed ball making workshops were organized in collaboration with institutions including Udayan Care, Mahatma Gandhi Government School, and

M3M Foundation Opens Entrepreneurship Learning Platform to Rural Women, Youth and Grassroots Organisations

August 21, 2026

Launches dedicated Learning Management System on World Entrepreneurship Day to scale entrepreneurship development and enable NGOs, institutions and community organisations to build local entrepreneurs New Delhi, August 21, 2026: Marking World Entrepreneurship Day, M3M Foundation announced the digital expansion of its VyaPower Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) with the launch of a dedicated Learning Management System (LMS), aimed at taking structured and practical entrepreneurship education to aspiring entrepreneurs, rural women, youth, micro-enterprise owners and communities across India. The digital platform, being developed with the support of Fundink, represents the next phase of VyaPower, M3M Foundation’s entrepreneurship development initiative designed to help individuals move from aspiration to enterprise and from enterprise to sustainable livelihoods. Through the LMS, learners will be able to

From Water Security to Rural Resilience: United Way Bengaluru’s Six-Year Journey in Maharashtra reaches 90,000+ communities

August 21, 2026

19 August 2026, Pune: Since 2020, United Way Bengaluru (UWBe) has been steadily building a stronger, more resilient rural Maharashtra, evolving from water security interventions to a holistic Rural Rising approach. Over six years (FY 2020–21 onwards), with the support of CSR partners and Zilla Parishad, Pune, UWBe has expanded its work across water conservation, ecological restoration, education, clean energy and livelihoods, reaching nearly 90,000 people. On 13 August 2026, a CSR Rountable was held at the Zilla Parishad, Pune, at the invitation of the CEO. Around 12 corporate partners were felicitated by the CEO in recognition of their continued support and valuable contributions to initiatives spanning education, livelihoods, water conservation, and healthcare. What began with rooftop rainwater harvesting and

Smile Foundation makes AI training mandatory for 15,000 youth annually

August 17, 2026

New Delhi, August 17, 2026: Smile Foundation has made artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled learning a mandatory component of its 21st Century Skills programme under its Skill Training and Employability Programme (STeP), as the non-profit looks to equip underserved youth with skills required for an increasingly technology-driven workplace. The AI-based learning initiative, currently operational across STeP centres in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, is expected to benefit more than 15,000 young people annually. The initiative comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address on August 15, announced that the government will train one crore (10 million) young people in artificial intelligence over the next year, alongside a separate plan to offer free online

Canara Bank Marks 80th Independence Day, Reaffirms Commitment to Nation-Building

August 17, 2026

Bengaluru, August 15, 2026: To commemorate the 80th Independence Day, Canara Bank celebrated the essence of freedom by reiterating its pledge to build an inclusive India, where even the deprived sections of society get a chance to empower themselves. The celebrations at the Bank’s Head Office in Bengaluru combined traditional Independence Day proceedings with a series of social-impact initiatives, reflecting Canara Bank’s continued focus on education, inclusion and community welfare. The programme commenced with Vande Mataram, followed by the hoisting of the National Flag, singing of the National Anthem, and the release of tricolour balloons by Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh, MD & CEO, along with the Bank’s Executive Directors. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh, MD & CEO, Canara Bank, said, “Independence is not only a celebration of our past,