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Partnership between Signify and Brahmaputra Volleyball League lights up community volleyball courts in Assam

August 4, 2023

Signify a well-known company in lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things, engaged in a partnership with BVL or the Brahmaputra Volleyball League to illuminate 20 community volleyball courts in rural Assam. Through this initiative the growth and adoption of volleyball among the rural communities in the state of Assam will be promoted. The Brahmaputra Volleyball League (BVL) was founded in 2020, by former captain of the Indian Volleyball Team – Abhijit Bhattacharya. It was amidst the COVID – 19 pandemic that it was started to nurture and inspire the youth in the state of Assam to discover and adopt volleyball as a professional sport. It gave the opportunity to 5000 children from all over

Nurturing women Go-Getters in athletics

June 7, 2023

Infosys Foundation and Go Sports Foundation focus on aspiring women athletes across India and jointly launch ‘Girls for Gold’ Program.’ The philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys – Infosys Foundation, recently partnered with Go Sports Foundation to build a high performing excellence program for emerging and junior women athletes. This “Girls for Gold “program with an initial term of 4 years will zero down on talented women athletes in the age group of 13 – 19 years and through partnerships with coaches and reputed academies in India. The inclusions of this program were performance recognition, scholarships, access to academics and coaching. Five sporting disciplines – table tennis, badminton, shooting, boxing, weightlifting featured in the first range of disciplines and the

‘Sports Lab’ for budding athletes launched in Punjab, by Hyundai Motor India Foundation

May 11, 2023

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) has launched a new CSR initiative through its CSR arm HMIL (Hyundai Motor India Foundation), in Punjab. The “Sports Lab “project, will enrol 2000 students from 20 schools, across Punjab. Budding athletes will be trained in various sports disciplines. Their advanced training choice covers Cricket, Hockey, Wrestling, Yoga, Softball, Football and Handball. This project has a gender diverse grassroots participation from 5th to 8th standard students. Rural youth will also be counselled on career opportunities in sports. The objective of this programme is to enhance awareness of the benefits of sports & fitness in daily lives and offer opportunities for those who want to take it up at a professional level. This will also include

An initiative for the athletes in making

September 3, 2021

News Update/ Press Release India,3rd September, 2021- HCL Foundation (HCLF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of HCL Technologies, has flagged off a Sports for change (SFC) team Bus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu under its flagship program Sports for Change. The SFC team bus will enable students to travel and participate in competitions, attend coaching and training around the city. Furthermore, the bus will also help to promote campaigns and spread awareness about sports in the communities and schools. The ‘Sports For Change’ team bus was flagged off by Ms. Nidhi Pundhir, Director HCL Foundation and Mr. Alvin Raj, Inspector of Police, Kannagi Nagar, at the Kannagi Nagar Playground in Chennai in the presence of Fr. Leo, Director Don Bosco Anbu Illam, Mr. Mohan Kumar Raja, Indian

Independence Through Sports- A Campaign to encourage girls’ participation in sports

August 17, 2021

News Update / Press Release National, August 13, 2021: As India readies to celebrate its historic 75th Independence Day on Sunday, BookASmile, the charity initiative of India’s leading entertainment destination, BookMyShow, in collaboration with Jharkhand-based NGO – YUWA, has conceptualized a new campaign to highlight the role of freedom through sports titled ‘Independence Through Sports’. Set to be launched in the format of a digital video film on the eve of our Independence Day on August 14th, BookASmile and YUWA are furthering their work in encouraging and empowering young girls to explore the realm of sports through this campaign. In rural Jharkhand, it is often seen that young girls drop out of school and become child brides to work and support their families by earning at an early age. BookASmile and

Vedanta to secure the future of sports in India

January 18, 2021

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 14th Jan. 2021: Vedanta envisions to be among the major contributor to the exhilarate the status of sports across the country through robust Grassroot training programs. Sesa Football Academy being a major sports initiative of Vedanta group launched its New Logo which is in line with the philosophy of larger entity that is Vedanta Sports. The new logo was launched during the virtual event in the presence of Mr. Annanya Agarwal, President, Vedanta Sports, Mr. Sauvick Mazumdar, CEO- Vedanta’s Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business, Mr. Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, Chairman, GFDC, Ms. Leena Verenkar, Group CSR Head, Vedanta Limited, Officials of Vedanta Limited, Players, Coaches and support staff of Sesa Football Academy. Sesa Football Academy has a rich

Vedanta’s Sesa Football Academy earns Accreditation under the Khelo India scheme

November 4, 2020

PRESS RELEASE Vedanta’s Sesa Football Academy has earned accreditation under Khelo India Talent Development programme which will help to further strengthen the grassroot football training program of the academy. SFA has a rich legacy of over 2 decades in shaping the footballing talents to groom them as professional footballers and this association with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) through Khelo India scheme will help to further improvise training, infrastructure & expand the reach of the project. Khelo India Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), Government of India aims to encourage sports all over the country and SAI has been entrusted with the implementation of the Khelo India Talent Identification & Development in order to Support

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