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News Update/ Press Release Mumbai, 28 July, 2021: The pandemic has made all of us realize the importance of augmenting our public healthcare infrastructure and the need of preparedness for any unforeseen scenario. Governments, Corporates, Societies and Individuals have all done their bit to boost the healthcare infrastructure as the country faced severe Covid-19 battle.   As the pandemic still continues to show its ruthless effects, we believe that much more needs to be done. Hence, it is essential to be prepared for the future. To be ready for any such testing times, Vodafone Idea Foundation has stepped forward to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure across many cities in India. As a part of its corporate social responsibility, Vi has distributed critical medical

News Update/ Press Release Pune, July 14, 2021: Grand Maratha Foundation (GMF), a non-governmental organisation has collaborated with Sau. Sindhutai Sapkal’s ‘The Mother Global Foundation’ to support the latter’s plans to construct orphanages and provide groceries to many beneficiaries via an initial donation of approximately Rs. 50 lakhs intended for over 650 orphans and others. The collaboration will undertake the provision of monthly groceries worth approximately Rs. 2,50,000 per centre, and feeding nearly 500 cows under The Mother Global Foundation.  With a mutual goal to encourage higher education, more than 200 farmers’ children have been already funded and recruited in private offices by GMF. GMF will also provide computers for online education and skill development to The Mother Global Foundation. As

News Update / Press Release Bengaluru, 26July, 2021: Extending support to combat Covid-19, ACT Fibernet, one of India’s largest fiber broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider), pledged 50,000 free vaccines for citizens and has joined hands the Government of Karnataka to drive this campaign.  Launched by ACT Fibernet on July 11, 2021, these camps are set up across different part of the city. So far, 12,000 vaccinations have already been administered by the company in areas such as RR Nagar, Chamrajpet, Vijaynagar, Bommanahalli, Shanthinagara, Chickpet, Girinagar, KR Pjuram, Shivaji Nagar, Rajaji Nagar and Hebbal. Plans are underway to organise camps in other part of the city in following weeks.  While citizens are adhering to restrictions of movement, there has been an increase in Covid-19 cases

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News Update/ Press Release Telangana, 09 July, 2021- While many of us have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, especially during the second wave, the lockdown and night curfews have been particularly hard on the homeless population, whose already strained access to food, water, and healthcare has become even worse. This is where AI George Rakesh Babu stepped in to help those in need. But his humanitarian journey started a few years ago. They have rescued around 4000 destitute to date from the roads. The trust also initiates to take care of migrants in government hospitals and tries to reunite them with their families. They successfully managed to reunite more than 2000 migrants with their families and performed the last rites with

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, 29th June, 2021: Salasar Techno Engineering – one of the largest steel fabrication and infrastructure companies in India has successfully vaccinated its 970 employees and labour force against COVID-19. The company rolled out the vaccination drive in two phases on 12 June and 19 June at its factory and office premises.   The second wave of the pandemic had a devastating impact on human health. To be a part of India’s big vaccination strategy, citizens across all age groups are voluntarily coming forward to get vaccinated. As a response to the nationwide vaccination drive, Salasar Techno commenced its in-house vaccination drive after the government’s announcement on allowing the corporates to organize vaccination at the workplace. The company

News Update/ Press Release June 24th, 2021: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked the 4th Best Overall University in India in the 2020 NIRF ranking, is hosting a four-day International Symposium on “Artificial Intelligence for Social Good.” The virtual event, which begins on June 30, 2021, would bring together 46 top academicians, researchers and industry experts from nine countries. Professor Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Bhilai, and Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IAS, Additional Secretary, MeitY are the keynote speakers. Both these institutions are leaders in artificial intelligence in India. Research, interest, and emerging opportunities in the field of Artificial Intelligence are on the rise globally. In 2020, about 6% of all technology-related patents filed in India related to AI. Given the increasing recognition and

News Update/ Press Release 23 June 2021, India: Standard Chartered has today announced its commitment to donate INR 20 crore to support the fight against the second wave of COVID-19 in India through several community initiatives. The Bank and its Global Business Services (GBS) unit in India will be working with multiple non-government organisations (NGO) partners and relevant governing authorities towards providing medical equipment, setting up dedicated COVID health centres and helping put up oxygen generator plants. Distribution of family essential kits to marginalised communities will also be taken up to help them during this challenging phase. Standard Chartered will be providing 9000 PPE kits, 33 ventilators, 600 oxygen concentrators, 250 pulse oximeters and 9000 N95 masks across the eight

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, 16th June 2021– To mark the 13th foundation day of the Company today, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance initiated an exclusive CSR drive with their Defence channel network to plant 1,300 saplings across India. The initiative which commenced on 5th June 2021 targeted various Indian cities and was successfully culminated on 15th June 2021. The special plantation drive has been successfully organized by the alternate and emerging defence distribution channel of company in collaboration with different units of Indian Armed Forces – BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, BRO and MP Home Guards.  As a vocal advocate of a clean and green environment, the Company has conducted several CSR activities for women welfare, sanitation, child education and