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  16 August,2023: In a bid to reaffirm its’ commitment to CSR, ConfirmTkt, an online train discovery and booking platform, donated 88 wheelchairs at Secundarabad Railway station. The aim of this initiative under the Secunderabad railway station was to address the needs of the elderly, the differently abled individuals and others from the needy population. The distribution of wheel chairs event was done at the Secunderabad railway station, amidst distinguished guests. Senior Divisional Manager Shri M Basavraj, Station Director Dr. Anirudh Pamar Zarupul, The Co-Founders of ConfirmTkt Mr. Dinesh Kumar Kotha and Mr. Sripad Vaidya were present. Various railway stations covered by the Secunderabad division, will be the recipients of the 88 wheelchairs. Commenting on this CSR outreach ConfirmTkt Co-Founder

  9 August, 2023: An announcement for the application process of the 2023-24 “Legrand Empowering Scholarship Program’’ was made recently.  Initiated by Group Legrand India, a known name as a provider of electrical and digital building infrastructure, this scholarship is focused on deserving girl students, transgender students, and differently abled students from all across India. It encourages applications from these categories. The organization is certified by GEEIS (International Certificate for D&I Commitment) and as a socially responsible company has been active in the area of gender equality. This scholarship was established in 2018 with a view to supporting the educational initiatives for girl empowerment. Ever since it was initiated, this program has supported more than 400 + girl students including

7 August, 2023: A first of its kind, Care conference to dispel myths and stigmas on cancer, was held by Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) India in Mumbai. RMHC India, operates the Family room of the outpatient department of the Pediatric Haematology-Oncology of Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children. Crucial care and comfort to families of the kids who are suffering from cancer is provided there. The Care conference saw a turnout of notable speakers like -Officer in Charge, ImPaCCT Foundation, Tata Memorial Hospital and Director & Board Member, RMHC India Shalini Jatia; Sr. Counselor at St Jude Childcare Centre; a Senior Pediatric Oncologist Mrunal Marathe, and parents of children who were fighting against the dreaded disease and those who

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

  2 August, 2023: Gautam Solar, is a leading Solar Module Manufacturer, headquartered in New Delhi, with 4 factories in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The company has engaged in a host of CSR Activities, with the objective of fostering sustainable growth through technological advancements and societal upliftment. Their most recent CSR activity was the installation of solar street lights to illuminate a prominent shrine – Shri Aurobindo Ashram which people frequent to seek spirituality and inner peace. Apart from the campus of the Delhi Branch, they were also installed at Van Niwas, which is an ashram retreat in Nainital, and Madhuban Shri Aurobindo Ashram in Ramgarh. Noted writer, educationist and Padma Shri recipient Tara Jauhar from Shri Aurobindo Ashram, appreciated this initiative

28 th July, 2023:Mahanagar Gas Limited recently inaugurated medical facilities and upgraded new centres under its CSR initiative “MGL Aarogya.”  This initiative which focusses on healthcare saw the inauguration of the new Digital Dental Centre and Dental Implantology Centre at the Nair Hospital Dental College of BMC. The Cardiac Stress Testing Laboratory of the Cardiology Department at Topiwala National Medical College & B.Y.L Nair Charitable Hospital were also inaugurated. These Centres were then upgraded. Both these centres were jointly inaugurated by Chairperson CSR Committee- MGL- Ms. Malvika Sinha, Director M.E & M.H BMC – Dr. Neelam Andrade, and Member CSR Committee-MGL- Shri Syed Shahzad Hussain. The inauguration event for both the centres was graced by the presence of noted personalities

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

26 July, 2023:A free, easy-to-use carbon dioxide emissions (CO2e) tracker has been launched by Myplan8, a green tech start up. This provides an insight into the carbon footprint caused by our day-to-day lifestyle, food consumption habits, regular travel etc. The Carbon Directory has 8 key categories.  Carbon emissions for water usage, food habits, energy used, pet animals, waste management, travel and electronics used and lifestyle – day to day activities have been simplified by MyPlan8.  Nearly 100 parameters have been listed by the company to help individuals reduce their carbon footprint in these categories.  The food category has 30 food items listed under it. It is shown that the consumption of 100 gms of beef can lead to 15.5 kg

                                        25 July, 2023:FUJIFILM India Pvt. Ltd, established in 2008, present in the Healthcare, Materials, and Imaging sectors has announced the successful impact of its latest CSR educational infrastructure transformational initiative. As part of this activity, the company has renovated two schools. FUJIFILM India has refurbished and remodeled the Government Primary School which is located in the heart of Sushant Lok, Gurugram, Haryana into the FUJIFILM India Model School to accomplish this. This is transformed into a modern and inspiring place for the students to thrive. The Government Middle School of the village Jairu in Faridabad has also been revamped.  Thus had been reimagined as the FUJIFILM India Model Village, and has given access to enhanced educational resources to

24th July, 2023:WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, focuses on working towards a low carbon economy and building sustainable and liveable cities. WRI India launched its initiative, ACAAS or the Accelerator for Clean Air Action. The launch took place at the flagship event of WRI India – Connect Karo 2023. This initiative is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Open Philanthropy and Clean Air Fund. The air quality management practices of ten cities will receive technical support from this accelerator.  ACAAS will help the participating cities of Mumbai, Jalandhar, Pune, Agra, Gorakhpur, Vadodara, Indore, Surat, Ahmedabad and Chennai through this program. The technical support will go towards helping the cities build data based understanding, local capacity