Rural Infrastructure Development

FUJIFILM India, operating in the imaging segment, reaffirmed its solidarity with the government’s effort of “TB Harega Desh Jeetega” campaign. It recently flagged off its CSR initiative for Tuberculosis screening in Valsad, Gujarat as a step towards strengthening the government’s mission. This initiative will span a period of 10 months and focus on the districts of Banaskantha &Valsad. The underprivileged communities in the industrial pockets, mining belts and semi-rural areas where tuberculosis remains a persistent health concern will be reached through this program. Ms. Kshipra S. Agre – the District Collector of Valsad, from the District collectorate was joined by Shri Manish Gurwani, the Valsad District Development Officer, for the flagging off of the Valsad TB Screening Mobile Vehicle.  

27 July ,2023:Water logging issues had been plaguing the farmers of the Nageshwar and Goriyali villages in Gujarat. This issue has been addressed jointly under the Sujalam Sufalam Yojana by the Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) and the Gujarat State Irrigation department. This state-wide water conservation initiative has provided support to construct a drainage channel that is 3.3 km long. Approximately 350 farmers with farmlands across 300 acres have benefitted from this project. An excavation of 35 farm ponds in 20 villages within a month, increasing the water storage capacity by 9 million cubic feet to support irrigation spread across 880 acres of agricultural land has also been undertaken by TCSRD. Prior to the drainage project, the farmers

15July,2023: CHH Industrial, in the agriculture and construction equipment industry, has reiterated its support for skill development and education on Youth Skills Day, today. It has committed to prioritizing skill development and education which are the key drivers for a sustainable growth. CHH Industrial has already impacted approximately 15,000 families in the agriculture and construction sector through its various skill development initiatives. CSR Lead at CNH Industrial, Kavita Sah, mentioned that their commitment through their skill development initiatives was towards driving productivity, innovation and sustainability across industries. The individuals who would be empowered through training and education would lend a positive impact to the society and industry. Their empowerement would also benefit the communities. Apart from the training they also

Students in the rural areas of Bongaigaon, Assam, have received educational support, under the program of ‘Project Young Readers’. Vantage Circle an employee engagement platform, in collaboration with Xondhan Foundation, which is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) has successfully inaugurated a transformative community library with the aim of empowering young minds. The 15th of May 2023, was a significant day in the lives of the underprivileged communities and youth of Bongaigaon Assam, as they gained educational support and empowerment through the establishment of this initiative.  Prominent dignitaries and local people attended this event and supported this initiative. Easy access to educational resources, with a view to bridging educational gaps in rural areas is a strong focus of this initiative. It also

9th Feb 2022, Jaipur: The Anil Agarwal Foundation on Tuesday signed an MOU with the Government of Rajasthan to develop 25,000 Nand Ghars across 13 districts. The MOU signing ceremony was attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister, Shri Ashok Gehlot and the Founder & Chairman of Vedanta Mr. Anil Agarwal. The initiative to establish 25,000 Nand Ghars is aimed to impact more than 10 lakh children and 7.5 lakh women across the State of Rajasthan. This modernization and service provisioning will be done jointly by Anil Agarwal Foundation and ICDS under WCD Rajasthan. Project Nand Ghar began its journey in the year 2015 with the vision to transform the lives of 7 crore children and 2 crore women across the 13.7

Pune, 21st January 2022: Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), a globally recognized organization dedicated to transforming the lives of millions in rural India, has empowered 45 lakh beneficiaries through its various programmes since its establishment in 1993. Marking its 28th foundation day recently, the Pune-based social welfare organization announced that it has executed rural development and ecosystem-based adaptation programmes for communities in 5387 villages in the last 28 years. These include various community-led programmes in Water & Land Management, Agriculture, livelihood generation, women empowerment, and health, sanitation & nutrition. Since its establishment, WOTR has been working towards watershed development and ecosystem restoration, climate resilient sustainable agriculture, integrated and efficient water management and climate change adaptation, with a special emphasis on building

At a very tender age of 19, with a vision of uplifting the community by providing free training programs and scholarships, Raj Square Charity Foundation (RSCF) was founded by Dr Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan who was just a student back then. After graduating from the University of London, Dr. Mithileysh started providing support to several underprivileged students in India. The Raj Scholarships and Raj Learn4Free Programs were informally introduced in Jan 2010. However, the scholarships have now extended the support on a larger scale, which is well supported by the President of RSCF, Ms. Bhuvaneshwari Loganathan, who is also actively involved into Women Empowerment. As technological advancements have constantly kept evolving, thereby finding new applications in the field of engineering, this has

New Delhi, 7th December 2021: Thanks to Sir Mathuradas Vissanji Education Trust, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) was able to install a CNC plasma cutting machine at its Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI) in Ambujanagar and Chandrapur to encourage girls’ participation in machine operations and manufacturing and an AI Lab in SEDI Bhagwanpur offering advanced skills to rural youth. This partnership with Sir Mathuradas Vissanji aims to break gender stereotypes by inviting girls to get skilled in male-dominated areas. SEDI Ambujanagar has already enrolled 15 girls who will be trained on the CNC machine and programming for better job prospects in the industrial sector of the state. On the other hand, mobilization for getting skilled in Future Skills through the

News Update New Delhi, 20th September, 2021: Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) in collaboration with ATE Chandra Foundation had rejuvenated traditional water bodies in Pali District of Rajasthan and Chandrapur district of Vidarbha region just in time of the annual monsoon season. Through such efforts, 166 million litres of additional water storage capacities have been created by desilting community ponds in 50 villages of both districts. The project also received immense participation from the local community members and gram panchayat in selecting the water bodies to be rejuvenated and monitoring the whole revival process. 75% of the project cost is covered by the community with some of them bringing excavation machines and tractors to desilt the ponds with the silt being transported to