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News Update/Press Release PUNE, 29 September 2021 — For families with inadequate and substandard housing, the COVID-19 pandemic was a dire threat. Taking shelter at home was unsafe or even impossible for people living in vulnerable conditions.  A safe and decent home can be the frontline of defense against the coronavirus. Habitat for Humanity India, a housing nonprofit that helps low-income families build homes and improved sanitation facilities, has partnered with LG Electronics (LG) for a community development project for the people of Kharoshi village located in Khed taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra. In a dedication ceremony held on 28th September 2021, 12 families were handed over new permanent homes. Seven of the homeowners are women who have lost their husbands, and

News Update/press release Mumbai and New Delhi, September 27, 2021:  WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS, today announced that it has partnered with CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF), the nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, to educate over 7 lakh children and youth on the basics of cybersafety, using WCF’s CyberSmart platform. In phase one, WCF will train 300+ facilitators from the CIF in next three months. These facilitators will further train 11,000 participants from 1,000+ NGOs, who will then educate nearly 2 lakh children on cybersafety using CyberSmart.In phase two, starting April 2022, over 5 lakh children and 1 lakh+ teachers, parents, partners and community members will be trained as

News Update/Press Release Kochi, September 24, 2021: Muthoot Finance Ltd., India’s largest gold loan NBFC, as part of its CSR initiative, donated an ambulance to the Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital (IGCH), Kadavanthra. Muthoot Finance Ltd. donated the ambulance to IGCH on September 24th, 2021 as part of their CSR effort to improve the transport and care of patients that require palliative care. Mr. George M. George, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance said, “The core objective of Muthoot Finance CSR projects and donations is to protect and help the members of our society. We will expand such CSR donations to other states in the upcoming months.” Mr. George M. George, Executive Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd. along with Mr. Hibi Eden, MP, Ernakulam handed over

News Update/Press Release September 23, 2021, Pune: YES Foundation and Friends Union for Energizing Lives (FUEL) today launched a future skills training programme for disadvantaged youth. Through the programme, YES Foundation will impart training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Marketing, along with aptitude and employability skills, to over 3,500 youth. The initiative aims to make more youth job-ready by counselling and skilling them for careers of the future. Honorable Cabinet Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Maharashtra, Shri Nawab Malik launched the initiative in the presence of Shri Prashant Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, YES BANK, Manisha Verma, Honourable Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Ketan Deshpande, Founder & CEO, FUEL and Shri Santosh Huralikoppi, Chief Mentor,

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

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 –

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

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

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