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THINK GREEN

News Update/Press Release Thinking green is the future. Creating a sustainable earth is important to every person today regardless of whether they admit it or not. To help the planet, companies and informed individuals are adapting to the green way of life. To preserve the environment surrounding its natural resources, green thinking practices need to be followed. Companies such as MAIA Estates have been making a conscious effort to respect the environment and become a part of the bio-diversity that surrounds their real estate projects. We all know that 30% of the earth’s surface is land and the remaining is water. However only a minimal quantity of this water is drinkable and mostly comes from fresh water sources like lakes, rivers and our underground water tables. Rapid

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Rejuvenation of 17 Ponds in Maharashtra

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

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Protect Our Protectors- An initiative by SVB

News update/press release Bengaluru, September 13, 2021: As the pandemic is not yet over and remains to show its ill effects, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group – a US-based innovation economy bank continues its ongoing efforts to support the fight against the pandemic. The Bank has donated 4000 Endurance Kits to the Bengaluru Traffic Police Department. The same was handed over on Sunday, September 12, in the presence of the honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri. Basavaraj Bommai accompanied by Mr. B. Sriramulu, Minister for Transport, Karnataka, Mr. Tejasvi Surya, MP and Ms. Sowmya Reddy, MLA. As a part of the efforts under the “Protect our Protectors” initiative, Ms. Dimple V. George, Associate Director –

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First Aid in Schools- Role of a Teacher

News Update/Press Release New Delhi– 13 September 2021: Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Tech Mahindra, today, hosted the fourth edition of Saajhi Samajh on ‘First Aid in Schools – Role of a Teacher’.  Ahead of the World First Aid Day on the 11th September 2021, the event marks the launch of the First Aid & CPR Training, a capacity building program for school teachers, along with the release of a research report, and a panel discussion with experts on this year’s theme. A large number of school teachers, educators, young students, and key stakeholders from the thematic domain participated in the event. “Teachers can become catalysts of disseminating the knowledge and awareness of First

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Vaccination on Wheels- A Dabur India Initiative

News Update New Delhi, Sept 13, 2021: Deepening its association with India’s war against COVID-19, the world’s leading Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd has joined forces with the District Administration of Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand to roll out ‘Vaccination On Wheels’, a door-to-door vaccination campaign to cover 21 villages in Rudrapur and Gadarpur blocks in the state. The week-long drive seeks to take COVID vaccines to the doorstep of every villager in these two blocks and help the state government in its mission to increase immunization penetration and achieve vaccination for all adults in the region. “A special vehicle has been designed, which will travel to different villages in Rudrapur and Gadarpur blocks of Udham Singh Nagar district to vaccinate

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Myntra scales up sustainability efforts, becomes the first e-commerce player in the country to partner with Better Cotton Initiative

News update/press release Bengaluru, September 7, 2021: Myntra has become the first e-commerce enterprise in India to partner with  Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a global non-profit organization, heading the largest cotton sustainability program in the world, marking another step in its journey of sustainability and keeping with its commitment to create a more sustainable world. As a part of this collaboration, Myntra’s in-house brands will source the cotton for their apparel through BCI.  Motivated to enrich global cotton production and make cotton farming sustainable, BCI aims to make Better Cotton the first choice among manufacturers. In the previous cotton season, BCI, along with its partners, trained over 2.7 million cotton farmers in sustainable practices that utilize lesser chemicals and water to

Read More »

Precautionary measures for a safer tomorrow

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, 7 September 2021: Gearing up to a blunt possibility of third COVID wave that can impact numerous families, Founder of Aahwahan Foundation, Mr. Braja Kishore Pradhan today flagged off a distribution drive of family health kits for frontline workers, daily wage workers, government school students, slum dwellers, pavement dwellers, and others.   The COVID-19 pandemic has hit lower-middle-class families and daily wage workers the most, who are stranded in the city without adequate money, food, or shelter. To meet all of the obligatory COVID-19 guidelines, people have to purchase many healthcare items such as masks, gloves, and sanitizers, which add to their already high costs. Given the situation of Indian families, the virus has a high

Read More »

Encouraging the youngest boy to conquer Mt. Everest

News Update/ Press Release India, September 2021: Three-year-old, Heyansh Kumar from Haryana is gearing up to set a record by becoming the youngest mountaineer to scale the base camp to Mount Everest, the highest peak in the World.  Saluting this young boy’s enthusiasm and undeterred attitude, Mankind Pharma, the leading pharmaceutical company, known for supporting the ones in need has come forward and provided financial support to Heyansh and his family with a sum of 10 Lakh rupees. These funds will be utilised in further developing his skillsets. The 18-day expedition will begin on the 8th of this month and Heyansh, the three-year-old, will aspire to scale the basecamp and aim to become the youngest Indian to reach the spot,

Read More »

A Sigh of Relief to the Indigent Families

news update/press release India, 31st August 2021: As Yemen continues to grapple with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Aster Volunteers – the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare along with supporting NGOs like Dar Al Shifa Establishment and Governor of Seiyun- Hadramout region, launched a relief mission to distribute ration kits to the people of Yemen. Around 1500 families received a ration kit weighing 50 kg each, providing for around 360,000 meals. The dry ration kit included rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil, beans, milk powder, pulses and other essential food items to provide a balanced diet for entire families of young children, lactating mothers and other adults, as per UNFP and WHO guidelines.  The on-ground mission was led by Mr.

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Upskilling the blue-collared for upgradation

News Update/Press Release Bengaluru, August 23rd, 2021: Home interior solutions company Design Cafe, announced a one-of-its-kind initiative: ‘Ujjivan’ – that aims to reskill or upskill 2,000 blue collar workers across the country by 2023, to deal with the rapidly changing times.  In December 2019, 400-blue collar workers from 15+ states across India joined Design Cafe to work in its state-of-the-art factory. Initially, the initiative started as a regular expansion-related activity to grow the company’s business, has now evolved into an initiative that has impacted thousands of lives by providing them financial stability and security.                                  India’s blue-collar workers are estimated to be at around 300 million, who suffer from a lack of structured training programs and access to resources, which

Read More »

THINK GREEN

News Update/Press Release Thinking green is the future. Creating a sustainable earth is important to every person today regardless of whether they admit it or not. To help the planet, companies and informed individuals are adapting to the green way of life. To preserve the environment surrounding its natural resources, green thinking practices need to be followed. Companies such as MAIA Estates have been making a conscious effort to respect the environment and become a part of the bio-diversity that surrounds their real estate projects. We all know that 30% of the earth’s surface is land and the remaining is water. However only a minimal quantity of this water is drinkable and mostly comes from fresh water sources like lakes, rivers and our underground water tables. Rapid

Read More »

Rejuvenation of 17 Ponds in Maharashtra

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

Read More »

Protect Our Protectors- An initiative by SVB

News update/press release Bengaluru, September 13, 2021: As the pandemic is not yet over and remains to show its ill effects, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group – a US-based innovation economy bank continues its ongoing efforts to support the fight against the pandemic. The Bank has donated 4000 Endurance Kits to the Bengaluru Traffic Police Department. The same was handed over on Sunday, September 12, in the presence of the honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri. Basavaraj Bommai accompanied by Mr. B. Sriramulu, Minister for Transport, Karnataka, Mr. Tejasvi Surya, MP and Ms. Sowmya Reddy, MLA. As a part of the efforts under the “Protect our Protectors” initiative, Ms. Dimple V. George, Associate Director –

Read More »

First Aid in Schools- Role of a Teacher

News Update/Press Release New Delhi– 13 September 2021: Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Tech Mahindra, today, hosted the fourth edition of Saajhi Samajh on ‘First Aid in Schools – Role of a Teacher’.  Ahead of the World First Aid Day on the 11th September 2021, the event marks the launch of the First Aid & CPR Training, a capacity building program for school teachers, along with the release of a research report, and a panel discussion with experts on this year’s theme. A large number of school teachers, educators, young students, and key stakeholders from the thematic domain participated in the event. “Teachers can become catalysts of disseminating the knowledge and awareness of First

Read More »

Vaccination on Wheels- A Dabur India Initiative

News Update New Delhi, Sept 13, 2021: Deepening its association with India’s war against COVID-19, the world’s leading Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd has joined forces with the District Administration of Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand to roll out ‘Vaccination On Wheels’, a door-to-door vaccination campaign to cover 21 villages in Rudrapur and Gadarpur blocks in the state. The week-long drive seeks to take COVID vaccines to the doorstep of every villager in these two blocks and help the state government in its mission to increase immunization penetration and achieve vaccination for all adults in the region. “A special vehicle has been designed, which will travel to different villages in Rudrapur and Gadarpur blocks of Udham Singh Nagar district to vaccinate

Read More »

Myntra scales up sustainability efforts, becomes the first e-commerce player in the country to partner with Better Cotton Initiative

News update/press release Bengaluru, September 7, 2021: Myntra has become the first e-commerce enterprise in India to partner with  Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a global non-profit organization, heading the largest cotton sustainability program in the world, marking another step in its journey of sustainability and keeping with its commitment to create a more sustainable world. As a part of this collaboration, Myntra’s in-house brands will source the cotton for their apparel through BCI.  Motivated to enrich global cotton production and make cotton farming sustainable, BCI aims to make Better Cotton the first choice among manufacturers. In the previous cotton season, BCI, along with its partners, trained over 2.7 million cotton farmers in sustainable practices that utilize lesser chemicals and water to

Read More »

Precautionary measures for a safer tomorrow

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, 7 September 2021: Gearing up to a blunt possibility of third COVID wave that can impact numerous families, Founder of Aahwahan Foundation, Mr. Braja Kishore Pradhan today flagged off a distribution drive of family health kits for frontline workers, daily wage workers, government school students, slum dwellers, pavement dwellers, and others.   The COVID-19 pandemic has hit lower-middle-class families and daily wage workers the most, who are stranded in the city without adequate money, food, or shelter. To meet all of the obligatory COVID-19 guidelines, people have to purchase many healthcare items such as masks, gloves, and sanitizers, which add to their already high costs. Given the situation of Indian families, the virus has a high

Read More »

Encouraging the youngest boy to conquer Mt. Everest

News Update/ Press Release India, September 2021: Three-year-old, Heyansh Kumar from Haryana is gearing up to set a record by becoming the youngest mountaineer to scale the base camp to Mount Everest, the highest peak in the World.  Saluting this young boy’s enthusiasm and undeterred attitude, Mankind Pharma, the leading pharmaceutical company, known for supporting the ones in need has come forward and provided financial support to Heyansh and his family with a sum of 10 Lakh rupees. These funds will be utilised in further developing his skillsets. The 18-day expedition will begin on the 8th of this month and Heyansh, the three-year-old, will aspire to scale the basecamp and aim to become the youngest Indian to reach the spot,

Read More »

A Sigh of Relief to the Indigent Families

news update/press release India, 31st August 2021: As Yemen continues to grapple with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Aster Volunteers – the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare along with supporting NGOs like Dar Al Shifa Establishment and Governor of Seiyun- Hadramout region, launched a relief mission to distribute ration kits to the people of Yemen. Around 1500 families received a ration kit weighing 50 kg each, providing for around 360,000 meals. The dry ration kit included rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil, beans, milk powder, pulses and other essential food items to provide a balanced diet for entire families of young children, lactating mothers and other adults, as per UNFP and WHO guidelines.  The on-ground mission was led by Mr.

Read More »

Upskilling the blue-collared for upgradation

News Update/Press Release Bengaluru, August 23rd, 2021: Home interior solutions company Design Cafe, announced a one-of-its-kind initiative: ‘Ujjivan’ – that aims to reskill or upskill 2,000 blue collar workers across the country by 2023, to deal with the rapidly changing times.  In December 2019, 400-blue collar workers from 15+ states across India joined Design Cafe to work in its state-of-the-art factory. Initially, the initiative started as a regular expansion-related activity to grow the company’s business, has now evolved into an initiative that has impacted thousands of lives by providing them financial stability and security.                                  India’s blue-collar workers are estimated to be at around 300 million, who suffer from a lack of structured training programs and access to resources, which

Read More »

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