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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

News Update/Press Release August 23, 2021, New Delhi: Safe Water Network, the internationally renowned NGO, and USAID presented their insights on ‘Making City Water Positive through City Water Balance Plans’ at the Stockholm International Water Institute: World Water Week 2021.                     The panellist at the session included Ms. D. Thara, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Mr. Anand Rudra, Senior Adviser – WASH, USAID, Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Mr. M Dana Kishor, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) and Mr. Samrat Basak, Director Urban Water Program, World Resources Institute. Ms. Poonam Sewak, Vice President, Program & Partnerships, Safe Water Network India, presented the e-toolkit Making Cities Water

News Updates/Press Release Mumbai, 21st August 2021: Swades Foundation, the organization that has been leading the rural empowerment in Maharashtra, mobilized INR15 Cr to provide critical medical equipment to Mumbai, KDMC and rural COVID facilities in Raigad, Nashik, Nagar, Kolhapur, Sangli & Solapur. On 21st August, 2021, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackeray handed over the equipment to the representatives of COVID facilities. Swades Foundation mobilized funds to procure Ambulances and vital equipment like, Ventilators, Jumbo Cylinders and other medical support material that would aid the centers to strengthen their efforts against COVID-19. Noted corporates such as Aker Solutions, Bank of America, Boehringer Ingelheim India, Course5 Intelligence, DuPont, Motilal Oswal Group, Oracle, Sony Pictures Networks India and Trafigura, partnered with

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, 23rd August 2021: Being there for the elderly during their tough times gives them joy and a hope to live the rest of their life happily. The Billion Hearts Beating Initiative, aims to heal the elderly in need with Empathy and Dignity. Founded by Dr Pratap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals in 2010, the program is committed to build the largest network of Old Age Homes support in the country to enhance the lives of the elderly.                                       The Billion Hearts Beating initiative provides free medicines and essentials for Senior Citizens residing in free old Age homes across the country.

News Update/ Press release Mumbai/New Delhi, August 19, 2021: The Common Services Centers, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, has partnered with Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, for registration of citizens to receive vaccination against the deadly COVID-19 virus. The initiative will focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.                             The CSC Academy, the CSR & Education wing of CSC, will facilitate registration and scheduling of one million beneficiaries for vaccination across the country through the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs). The VLEs will act as a focal point for identifying and reaching out to ageing population, slum dwellers, daily wage workers, etc. Elaborating on the partnership, Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, Managing Director, CSC SPV, said: “CSC has always

News Update/Press Release India, August 17, 2021: Neuberg Diagnostics, India’s fourth-largest diagnostic lab chain, today announced that it has partnered with ace cricketer, MS Dhoni, for creating awareness about Neuberg’s health and wellness campaign and conveying its efforts towards empowering every citizen with better and affordable healthcare.                                               Dr. GSK Velu, Chairman and Managing Director, Neuberg Diagnostics, said, “MS Dhoni complements our growth mindset, and thus is a strategic fit during our growth years. We are excited about this association and are honored to have him on board as our evangelist and global brand ambassador. We are keen to take our plethora of diagnostic services across the country and convey our efforts towards empowering every citizen with better and affordable healthcare. Furthermore,

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, 16th August 2021: On the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, Atulya Foundation, the CSR arm of Capital India, a BSE listed India-focused; Technology enabled SME Finance Platform, conducted a Tree plantation drive with the Transgender specially-abled communities, in order to break all the taboos and stereotypes, people have in their mind. The foundation conducted a tree plantation drive and planted 75 saplings across various locations to mark 75 years of independence. The foundation has pledged to prevent & maintain the plants until they are self-sustainable.                                          The saplings were planted with the transgender community in association with ‘Give me Trees’ trust, in the Sorkha village of Noida. Capital India volunteer, Karishma said, “Although I had

News Update/ Press Release BENGALURU, August 16, 2021: A new ed-tech initiative aimed at enabling online access to education for 1 million underprivileged school-going children across India was launched on Saturday, August 14, by Bengaluru-based GiveIndia. The Bharat EdTech Initiative has been set up to address the stark digital divide between students from wealthy and low-income communities, exacerbated by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic.                                              With EdTech and Community partners El-Mindspark, Toppr, Vedantu, Akansha, Bal Utsav, Educate Girls, People For Action, Saajha and Sarathi on board, the program is designed for school goers from classes 3 to 12, belonging to families whose monthly income is ₹25,000 or less. A key focus area will be to provide equitable access to girls and

News Update/Press Release National, August 12th 2021: Blue Dart, India’s leading express logistics service provider has planted 1,03,170 trees in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary along with its tree plantation partner, GrowTrees.com. A part of the Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group, the express logistics provider is driving this Green Campaign which will improve elephant habitats considerably and offset over 20,00,000 kgs of carbon per year on maturity. The initiative is a part of the organization’s Sustainability Roadmap that acts as a detailed guide in aiding the organization’s goals to give back to the communities and the environment it operates in. The roadmap details three crucial elements – clean operations for climate protection (Environment), being a great company to work for all (Social)