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news update/press release Jaipur, 27 Oct 2021: ITes solutions provider NAV Back Office has launched a unique campaign to mount humanitarian assistance to common people affected in any way by COVID-19. The campaign, titled ‘Hum Layenge Khushiyan’, was rolled out across Jaipur on September 25, 2021 and will leverage the 1500-strong employee base of the company. The company has earmarked an amount of INR 60 lakhs for this purpose to be spent by Diwali.  NAV Back Office will provide each employee an amount of INR 4,000 to contribute to the effort. The first 24 teams donated an amount of INR 12.4 lakh to non-governmental organizations to support common people with daily provisions as well as patients who are suffering from

News update/Press release 26th October, 2021, Mumbai: The Acres Foundation, which is behind the highly acclaimed and award winning The Green Acres Academy and Seven Rivers International School, hosted a donation drive today where they provided hospital equipments to Guru Nanak Hospital. The event was hosted at Guru Nanak Hospital where Shri Manoj Kotak, MP from Mumbai North East, inaugurated the event and presented the hospital with all the equipments. The event also witnessed the presence of various board members from The Acres Foundation, including Mrs. Neela Parikh, Director of Acres Foundation. Owing to the pandemic, Acres Foundation launched an initiative called Acres Cares whose pure purpose is to support the general public with medical facilities through Covid Care centers. Since Guru

news update/press release Baroda, India, October 21, 2021: Huntsman Textile Effects, the global leader in innovative and environmentally sustainable dyes, chemicals and digital inks, today announced the partnership with the Padra Industrial Association (PIA). Huntsman will dedicate a medical grade oxygen generation facility to the people of Gujarat. This partnership is part of Huntsman’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.  Located at the Padra Primary Healthcare Center, the medical oxygen generation facility has a capacity to generate oxygen of 10Nm3 per hour at 90-93 percent purity. It is well equipped to cater up to 50 beds in the medical center. The initiative is part of Huntsman’s ongoing efforts to improve the health infrastructure of the Padra district, as well as to raise

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, October 18th 2021: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group strengthened its commitment towards combating the growing environmental concern about plastic pollution. In alignment with Godrej & Boyce’s ‘India Plastics Pact’ commitment, Godrej Interio India’s leading furniture brand in home and institutional segments revealed that it has also committed to reduce specific plastic consumption in plastic packaging by 5% year-on-year as part of their strategic initiative ‘Greener India’ under the company-wide Good & Green initiative. A first of its kind in Asia, the ‘India Plastics Pact’ pact is a joint initiative between CII and WWF India and has been established with the goal of envisioning ‘a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute

News Update/Press Release 18th October 2021: JK Cement Ltd is one of India’s leading manufacturers of Grey Cement and the third largest White Cement manufacturer in the World. Over four decades, the company has partnered India’s multi-sectoral infrastructure needs on the strength of its product excellence, customer orientation and technology leadership. JK Cement Ltd announced signing a Long-term Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL), India’s largest biomass aggregation and Densification Company with forward integrated value chain. The MoU, valid for 10 years, is part of JK Cement’s endeavor to decarbonize its operations and aims to significantly scale-up the use of biomass-based and alternate fuels as a replacement to fossil fuel like coal in its

News update/press release New Delhi, 13 October, 2021 – On the occasion of World Sight Day, ENTOD Pharmaceuticals will conduct 30 free eye check-up and cataract camps across different locations. Apart from offering free screenings to people, the campaign will raise awareness on the importance of eye health, diseases that can occur and even offer free medication samples to people.  Raising awareness about the importance of regular vision screening is crucial in India where poor vision affects nearly 550 million people and costs the economy US$37 billion every year in lost productivity. The situation is adversely impacted by low awareness regarding the seriousness of the issue and limited access to proper vision care, especially in rural areas. Cultural stigmas, misconceptions and

News Update/Press Release Delhi, 13 October 2021: Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today announced the reach and impact of the second phase of its flagship CSR program – ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’. The airline has reached out to the most marginalized and vulnerable families with 4,000 wellness kits, comprising hygiene and nutrition essentials, bringing relief to more than 16,000 beneficiaries affected by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spearheaded by Vistara, in collaboration with the Tata Community Initiatives Trust, and supported by the volunteers from the local implementing partner, Robin Hood Army, the initiative was implemented in 28 cities in India. Rashmi Soni, Vice-president & Head of Corporate Communications and CSR, Vistara, said, “Community service and giving back to society are

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, October 8th 2021, Friday: NGO Vision Rescue contributed 50,000 N-95 masks to the Mumbai police at a handover ceremony at the Office of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Bandra West, yesterday morning. One lakh N-95 masks were donated to the non-profit Vision Rescue by a Sydney donor and were flown to India free of cost by Cathay Pacific airlines.                             50,000 of these N-95 masks were handed over by Mr. Biju Thampy, founder Vision Rescue, to the Additional Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik on October 8th, 2021. Sunita Sanghvi, Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Account Manager, & Dr. Abraham Mathai, founder & chairman Harmony Foundation and former Vice-Chairman of the Minority Commission, were also present at the event. Another

News Update/Press Release New Delhi, October 7th, 2021: Sewa International, a global non-profit organization that provides hands-on relief to the Indian community, continues its COVID-19 rehab projects across the country. Inspired by the spirit of ‘Service before self,’ Sewa International is working alongside several organizations on multiple projects to prepare for the third wave of Covid19 on multiple initiatives to facilitate holistic healthcare support, skill development, integrated livelihood and education amongst various stakeholders of the society including children, women, and farmers and the last and marginalized mile of the society.  The organization is working in various states across India directly or through partner organizations for the ground rehabilitation program with prioritized focus in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Karnataka.  Under one such

News Update/Press Release Bengaluru, India – October 07, 2021: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), today announced the inauguration of the ‘Infosys Foundation Asha Nivas Dharamshala’ (rest house), at The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) campus of Tata Memorial Centre, in Navi Mumbai. The Infosys Foundation Asha Nivas, built to provide accommodation to underprivileged patients and their attendees, is a thirteen-storey building, with a built-up area of 2,30,850 sq. ft. It has been constructed at an estimated cost of INR 80 crore, and was inaugurated virtually by Shri. Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, along with Chief Guest, Mrs. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation. Shri. K.N. Vyas, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy