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News Update/ Press Release Mumbai, May 18, 2021: Global business collective, The Valuable 500, announces it has reached its goal of 500 international organisations committing to put disability inclusion on their board agenda, making it the world’s biggest CEO collective for disability inclusion. Since The Valuable 500 was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos in 2019, some of the most recognisable businesses from across the world have joined the campaign for inclusion,including Allianz, Apple, BBC, BP, The Coca-Cola Company, Daimler, Deloitte, EY, Google, Microsoft,Nestle, P&G, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Prada, Shell, Sky, Sony, Twitter, Unilever, Virgin Media, Verizonand Vodafone. The membership includes 36 of the FTSE 100 companies, 46 of the Fortune 500 and 28 of

News Update/ Press Release Mumbai, India – May 17, 2021 – BASF Group has extended its full support to the people of India and the Indian government to help overcome the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic through several relief initiatives. “We stand at the side of our colleagues in India and their families. We are doing our utmost to help them and the local communities to cope with this difficult situation,” said Carola Richter, President South & East Asia, ASEAN and Australia & New Zealand. Chemistry to enable additional oxygen generation “The need of the hour is to support the demands for medical infrastructure,” added Narayan Krishnamohan, Managing Director of BASF India Limited. “BASF has therefore leveraged its global and local network to

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, 18th May, 2021: Easy Trip Planners Limited (EaseMyTrip), one of India’s leading travel agency, has extended its support to the country in its battle against the second wave of the pandemic by importing over 550 oxygen concentrators into the country. The concentrators which have been imported from China and Dubai are majorly of 5 and 10 litres with a purity of 93% at all levels. The imported concentrators have been donated to hospitals such as Yashoda hospital and Le Crest Hospital, and foundations and NGOs across the country such as Khalsa Aid, Vishwa Foundation, Gautam Gambhir Foundation, Virender Sehwag Foundation and Gracia Raina Foundation, among others. The concentrators were also donated to       Covidresources.in, a national Covid resource

News Update / Press Release Bangalore, 17th May 2021: Continuing its relief measures in the fight against COVID-19, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced that some of its employees would begin to contribute and support the National Doctor Helpline. About 60 TKM employees have been identified on a work-from-home model initially for a period of one month extendable as per need to support the helpline that provides teleconsultation to COVID-19 patients.  The volunteering TKM employees will onboard doctors and assist COVID-19 patients to connect with the registered doctors. Their role will also include preparing doctor shifts besides helping ensure all those patients who call the helpline number can reach the doctors through proper scheduling and follow-ups. The 1st batch of

News Update / Press Release India, May 17, 2021 – Indian-born Ed-tech start-up Bada Business, known to provide the most affordable entrepreneurship trainings in the world, launched a fundraiser campaign #IamOxygenMan, in association with Vivek Oberoi, the Kailash Kher Foundation and ISKCON foundation. Within the first day of the launch, the campaign was able to raise a commitment of over 7.5 crores, which will be used to fulfil healthcare requirements for COVID patients nationally. India is now fighting the second wave of COVID-19 and is one of the countries with the greatest number of daily new cases in the world. India currently has roughly 19.9 million confirmed cases, 3.9 million ongoing cases, and over 200,000 deaths. Hospitals and healthcare providers in

News Update/ Press Release INDIA and LOS ALTOS, California. – May 17, 2021 –  The Wadhwani Foundation (WF) announced today that it would donate $1 million in grants to ten charities and NGOs to help alleviate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in India. These grants provide medical resources and assistance to COVID-19 patients and their families. “Combatting the severe rise in COVID-19 cases and the tremendous burden on Indian families requires a comprehensive approach from as many organizations as possible. Wadhwani Foundation can help alleviate some of the suffering Indian families are enduring through aid to charities and organizations providing ‘last mile’ immediate relief in areas of most need”, said Padma Shri Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, Founder and Chairman

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, May 17, 2021: As the coronavirus cases continue to rise unabated in various parts of the country, Bajaj Foundation, a non-profit organization, started an emergency oxygen program by providing free doorstep delivery of oxygen concentrators across Delhi-NCR and has already impacted lives across the national capital region. In an effort to reach out to more people in need of oxygen and to match the growing necessity, the foundation is scaling up the program across cities and is looking at reducing the response time for a hassle -free experience across the country. As part of the the program, in case of an emergency where the Spo2 is below 90, the service will offer O2 at your doorstep free

News Update/ Press Release Bengaluru, 15 May 2021: Akshaya Patra started its COVID-19 Relief Feeding Centre at KR Market in Bengaluru. The programme was launched by Hon’ble Home Minister of Karnataka, Shri. Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday, 15 May 2021. Through this centre, Akshaya Patra will serve 1,000 free cooked meals to COVID frontline warriors, industrial labourers and economically disadvantaged people between 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm every day. Over the next few days, the Foundation will start 3-4 similar feeding centres in other parts of the city.Akshaya Patra has been undertaking food relief in several locations across the country since March 2020. With the country grappling with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation has decided to scale

News Update/ Press Release Gurugram, India, May 14, 2021 — Minda Corporation Limited, the flagship company of Spark Minda Group, today announced to undertake an extensive free COVID-19 vaccination drive for all its permanent and contractual employees across 30 offices and manufacturing locations in India. More than 15,000 employees will be covered under this initiative. The drive will cover two shots of the vaccine for all employees in phases, as directed by the health authorities, and will be implemented as per guidelines prescribed by the Government. The announcement comes at the backdrop of Spark Minda Group continuously asserting its strong commitment towards creating value for all stakeholders, as laid out in the company vision. Mr Ashok Minda, Chairman and GCEO, Minda

News Update/Press Release Hyderabad, May, 13, 2021: Tiryani mandal with predominant Adivasi/Tribal population such as Gond, Kolam communities has few of the remotest hamlets in the state.  While the covid wave continues to rage even in such places, having a mask is still a luxury.  Yashoda Foundation hearing an appeal from the local Telangana Police has reached out and arranged 6000 reusable cloth masks for the communities. The hamlets and villages include Manghi, Pangidimadara, Rompally, Gundala, and Gudipeta. Also standing by to support the Women led Self-Help groups in Sircilla, the Yashoda foundation has sourced ethical re-usable cloth masks from them. Dr. Abhinav Gorukanti said, “We are grateful for this opportunity to serve the remotest part of Telangana, thanks to