Making a Difference

CSR NEWS The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Government of India’s flagship initiative conceived by NITI Aayog, was launched in 2016 to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. As Prime Minister Narenda Modi has been constantly emphasizing, we need to transform our nation from one of job seekers to job creators of the future. The AIM has adopted a holistic approach to achieve its objectives through initiatives

Making a Difference The World Health Organization (WHO)Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) as “a once-in-a-century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come.” However, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (often referred to by his initials JFK), the 35th president of the United States, in one of the convocation speeches in 1959, said, “when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of

MAKING A DIFFERENCE To begin with, in the 1950s, the challenges were many for central public sector enterprises. However, over the years, they have contributed immensely to the economic growth of the country. Along with it, the yeoman work done by CPSE through the CSR activities is a silent service in supplementing the government’s efforts to uplift the marginalized people of society. Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) play a significant

MAKING A DIFFERENCE Shubham Group’s CEO Arjun Mehta is widely credited for conceptualizing a unique and innovative model for acquisition of land from the farmers. The farmers who owned the land were involved as ‘Partners in Progress’ in housing and urban development. Known for developing one of Rajasthan’s largest integrated coaching hub “Landmark City—Abhinav Kota” spread over an area of 36 lakh sq ft on Jaipur highway, real estate firm

MAKING A DIFFERENCE Cleanliness is next to godliness and Dr Karthik Narayanan, Managing Director of Sabari Consultants, understands it well. Because of his initiatives, Sabarimala devotees visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple are having a swachh experience. An annual happening, every year lakhs and lakhs of pilgrims start visiting Sabarimala from November 16th to January 20th the next year. As the temple is situated in the Periyar tiger reserve, a dense

MAKING A DIFFERENCE It is befitting to dedicate Vivekananda’s birthday, January 12, to the youth of the country whose entrepreneurial ambition and consumerist desires need be exposed to countervailing moral and ethical values for bringing sanity to their attitudes and actions. It makes for a compelling case as today’s youth are fed on a celebrity overdose in a market-driven consumerist culture. Unlike other growing economies that face the risk of

MAKING A DIFFERENCE To feed the growing population, India clearly needs a second green revolution that is broad-based, inclusive and sustainable; the farmers need to produce more without the environment getting any more depleted. This was clearly understood by the government and to feed the growing population and make farming a more sustainable and profitable business the Narendra Modi Government has decided to introduce customized fertilisers (CFs) across the country.