Education

                11 October, 2023: The Power of One educational trust was established in 2016 by Prasad Narayan and his wife, Rekha Krishnan. The trust assists students who are keen to pursue a college degree but are unable to do so due to financial constraints. Since the academic year 2017-18, the trust has so far sponsored 274 students by paying tuition fees to the tune of Rs. 23 Lakhs across several colleges. The Founders say that this would not have been possible without the contribution of friends, family & well-wishers. These students are pursuing their studies in various disciplines like, Arts, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, and many more. All these students have a great academic record but come from families that

The Power of One –Empowering Many through education! By : Prasad Narayan & Rekha Krishnan President/Executive Director The Power of One The Power of One’ is an educational trust that was established in 2016 by Prasad Narayan and his wife, Rekha Krishnan. The trust aims to help students who want to pursue a college degree but are facing difficulties because of financial constraints. Since the academic year 2017-18, as of September 15, 2023, the trust has so far sponsored 265 students by paying tuition fees to the tune of over Rs. 22 Lakhs across several colleges. The dynamic duo acknowledges the help and contribution of their family, friends, & well-wishers without whose help this would not have been possible. They

15th September2023:The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2023, being organized by the ISF – India Stem Foundation will now see Rockwell Automation Inc. sponsoring the participation of 12 schools across the major cities in India. This initiative of Rockwell Automation. Inc.  a leading name in industrial automation and digital transformation is part of its larger corporate responsibility of equipping the underprivileged children for the future. The company promotes education in science, technology, mathematics (STEM) and engineering for the students who come from underprivileged backgrounds. Founding member and senior scientist of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune Arvind Natu, was the Guest of Honor at the WRO event. During the event he interacted with the participants and gave

What is the goal of Mission Frontier, launched by ConveGenius and the 17000 ft. Foundation?  Mission Frontier aims to provide access to quality education to all children in India’s remote border districts. It focuses on transforming the digital and physical infrastructure in these often inaccessible, offline, and disconnected schools and bringing them to par with the best of private schools. By providing quality digital learning resources and an AI-enabled, off-the-grid personalized and adaptive learning (PAL) technology, the initiative aims to improve educational outcomes, thus paving the way for the progressive empowerment of border communities. How does Mission Frontier aim to strengthen the nation and revolutionize people’s lives in India’s border districts?  India has taken huge strides towards connecting these remote frontier regions through physical infrastructure and improving security. In addition, it is essential to build intangible assets like educated

10th National CSR Summit And Awards 2023-Nomination Open 20 June, 2023: RDC Concrete, an Indian ready-mix concrete manufacturer, announced Project PEUSC (Promoting Education for Underprivileged School Children) which is its latest initiative. Students from deprived sections of society from all over India, that includes over 70 similar schools will be supported in their education through this project.  RDC Concrete is attempting to go beyond the traditional CSR efforts through this project which is aimed at creating a positive impact in the communities where the company operates. This project aims at engaging employees actively so that meaningful connections can be fostered with the school students. The renovation of Ganesh Vidyalaya, in Kharegaon, Kalwa near Thane, was undertaken. This is a semi-

1 June, 2023: Girls from the rural parts of India, will now receive funding support from Tecnimont Pvt.Ltd, in engineering and science disciplines through IIT Bombay’s educational outreach initiative – WISE. TCMPL or Tecnimont Private Limited, is a subsidiary of MAIRE Group. Prof. Rajesh Zele, from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Bombay is leading this initiative which involves 165 girls. These girls will be encouraged to go through a week long intensive residential programme at IIT Bombay in STEM as part of their higher education. This activity forms a part of MAIRE Group’s sustainability strategy, more specifically focused on value creation for the communities and territories covered under MAIRE’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. Valentina Grieco, MAIRE Group CSR Senior Specialist mentioned