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PRESS RELEASE Hindustan Zinc’s Sandhya Rasakatla has become the first certified woman in Indian Mining to supervise mining operations in an Underground Mine. A Mining Engineer, Sandhya has been a part of HZL since 2018, when she joined as a Graduate Engineer Trainee. She has now become the first lady in India to receive the ‘Second-Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency’ in the unrestricted category from the Directorate General of Mines safety (DGMS). Speaking on Sandhya’ s achievement, Mr. Arun Misra, CEO, Hindustan Zinc, said, ““Women being allowed in mining has been a revolutionary decision. This is an opportunity for us and the women mining engineers out there to bring about a societal change. At Hindustan Zinc, we have embraced this and

PRESS RELEASE Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a subsidiary of RITES Ltd, held a programme for distribution of tricycles to divyangs at its office in Gurugram on Thursday. Motorised tricycles providing mobility to 21 divyangs were distributed by Shri Rajeev Mehrotra, CMD-RITES and Chairman-REMCL; Shri Arun Thakran, Secretary, Haryana Weightlifting Association, and Shri Ajay Kumar Singhal, Chief Executive Officer, REMCL.  The dignitaries presiding over the event underlined the need for the public not to just show compassion, but to instil confidence among the divyangs.The camp, where motorised tricycles worth Rs 9.86 lakh were distributed among 21 beneficiaries, demonstrates the company’s commitment to the social welfare of the divyangs and engagement with local communities.

PRESS RELEASE Moving forward on its mission to create awareness about the importance of immunity and supporting the corona warriors, Dabur Chyawanprash, the flagship immunity booster from the House of Dabur India Ltd, today organized a unique program ‘Seva Ko Salaam’ to honour the bravehearts of Delhi Police for their selfless services during the challenging times. Under this initiative, a team of Dabur volunteers are asking citizens to share their feelings for the Police Force of Delhi and collect their good wishes / signatures for the good health of Policemen. Against every wish collected, Dabur would donate a pack of Dabur Chyawanprash to Delhi Police. Speaking on the occasion, Dabur India Ltd Marketing Head-Health Supplements Mr. Prashant Agarwal said: “Dabur Chyawanprash ‘Seva Ko

PRESS RELEASE   Wiley India launches its skilling campaign on the occasion of completing its 21 years, which aims at making the youth of our country Atmanirbhar. It is contributing towards community development and especially in vocational and skills training through – Project Swayam and Little Star Home. COVID-19 not only wreaked havoc on the medical ecosystem but it pushed poverty, hunger and years of social work done by the countries backward by decades. Yet they say no effort is too small and no dream unachievable to make a difference, WileyIndia has been at the forefront of service to the community for a long time, that is not only limited in terms of just providing economic help but has gone a step further to equip

PRESS RELEASE Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that its COVID-19 Test Labs and Outpatient Department (OPD) Centers have collectively facilitated over 100 thousand patient visits across India. These facilities provide additional authorized COVID-19 testing facilities and isolation beds, thereby assisting the Government of India and state governments in their efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in May 2020, the initiative now has 31 COVID-19 Test Labs and OPD Centers deployed across Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. Of the total COVID-19 Test Labs and OPD Centers, 16 were built using a combination of 40-feet and 20-feet refurbished negative air pressure containers, while the remaining were existing

PRESS RELEASE India’s leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), today donated an emergency vehicle to Bhaoroa Deoras Sewa Nyas. The vehicle will be used by the Nyas for the help of sick persons and their families who visit Delhi for treatment at AIIMS. Honorable Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan along with Shri CH SS Malikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer handed over the key to the Trust. Appreciating PNB’s contribution, The Honourable Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “PNB has always been supportive towards governments initiative in serving the society. In these current times, these vehicles play a critical role and could serve more people

PRESS RELEASE Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics, as part of its CSR initiative, adopted three villages and constructed 17 houses for underprivileged communities of the Panvel block in Raigad district, Maharashtra. Out of these, 14 houses were handed over in Dhamani (Choti Dhamni, Mothi Dhamni and Aushyachiwadi), and nearby villages like Sangtoli, and Shivansai. On the occasion of the birthday of Mr. Vaishnav Shetty, Executive Director, ECU Worldwide, these constructed houses were handed over to 13 female beneficiaries from women-headed households and four male beneficiaries inclusive of a person with disability and senior citizens. Housing being one of the basic needs of the community, the initiative is part of Avashya Foundation’s mission and vision to empower weaker

PRESS RELEASE Country’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd came first among Indian PSUs under World’s Best Employer this year in a list published by Forbes. The recognition is testimony to NTPC’s commitment towards inculcating best in class practices that are thoughtfully designed and robustly executed. During the lockdown phase and the subsequent unlock period, NTPC Learning and Development strategy moulded itself significantly to further evolve as per the requirement of the current scenario. Its training methodology enriched the lives of thousands of its employees through intensive digitisation and online training enabling them to avail services even from remote locations. The modules have helped thousands of workforces from NTPC to grow and think beyond the professional sphere. NTPC has been successfully

PRESS RELEASE Dabur India Ltd has joined hands with the Uttarakhand Government to make Government Schools in Udham Singh Nagar ready and COVID-safe to welcome children once the COVID-induced lockdown is lifted. As part of this initiative, Dabur is distributing portable battery-operated sanitizing machines, Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfectant solution and specially prepared face masks in fifteen Government schools. This special sanitation kit was distributed to the school principals by District Magistrate Ms. Ranjana Rajguru at a special function held in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. These 15 schools cover two blocks of Gadarpur and Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. These sanitation kits would be used to sanitise the schools and disinfect the surface area when the schools open their gates to welcome back the

PRESS RELEASE Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti (UMBVS), Phalodi, Rajasthan, is a not-for-profit organization established in 1989, for the welfare of weavers in the Great Thar Desert of Western Rajasthan. The weaving is being handled by a cluster of 50~60 weavers in 6 villages, namely Phalodi, Ranisar, Bhojasar, Bhiyasar, Karwar, Krishnanagar, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The technique of the member weavers of UMBVS is unique and the skills required to weave in the pit-looms is generally mastered only by a few weavers, based on their experience.  Due to lack of knowledge and awareness about innovative weaving techniques, churning out new designs in tune with market requirements, latest trends and designs, textures, patterns, colour combinations, etc. they find it difficult to provide