CSR & ESG News

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2025 in New Delhi today (December 3, 2025) on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Divyangjan deserves equality. Ensuring their equal participation in the developmental journey of society and the country is the duty of all stakeholders, rather than a matter of charity. A society can be considered developed in real sense only with the equal participation of Divyangjan.  She underlined that the theme of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 2025, ‘Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress’, is also based on this progressive

25 November 2025 – PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (PNB MetLife) has launched its CSR initiative, ‘FutureReady – Skilling for Employability’, in partnership with AIC GUSEC- Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council, and Xcelevate Skills Foundation– a social impact startup. The program has been designed to empower underprivileged youth with 21st century skills, and support social-impact startups to create inclusive livelihood opportunities. The first batch of 29 beneficiaries has been selected from over 750 nominations. Of these, 23 students are from the state of Tamil Nadu, while the remaining participants are from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. They will undergo intensive training and mentorship in Chennai to prepare for job placement and income-generation opportunities. These young participants will

NEW DELHI – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated newly upgraded facilities at the Sudeva Football Academy, a state-of-the-art residential football facility dedicated to training India’s next generation of footballers. This milestone was made possible with the generous funding and support from Hindalco, the flagship metals company of the Aditya Birla Group. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Mr Satish Pai, Managing Director at Hindalco Industries Limited, Mr Sunil Bajaj, Director of the CAD Group at the Aditya Birla Group, Shri Surya Prakash Khatri, Member of Legislative Assembly along with Sudeva Football Academy’s leadership including MR Anuj Gupta and several promising young footballers. The new and enhanced infrastructure is a significant boost for youth football development, providing young athletes with

CPSES WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE NATIONAL GOAL OF BUILDING A DEVELOPED INDIA BY THE YEAR 2047: PRESIDENT MURMU The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the SCOPE Eminence Awards for the year 2022-23 in New Delhi today (August 29, 2025).   Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the SCOPE Eminence Awards are a celebration of the significant contribution of public sector enterprises to the development of India. Performing well on all parameters, social, economic, environmental, technological and ethical, is the hallmark of a good enterprise. She appreciated SCOPE for honouring good performance across multiple dimensions such as sustainable development, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and innovation. She said that it represents a holistic