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PRESS RELEASE Mumbai, January 19 , 2021: Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), a philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited, announced the commencement of the sixth edition of its CSR initiative, ‘Safe Move’ – Road Safety Campaign on Road Safety Month (Jan 18 – Feb 17, 2021). Hyundai will reach out to Residents Welfare Associations across Delhi & NCR, Pune, Thane, Chennai and Lucknow to spread awareness about Road Safety and Covid through interactive engagement activities. The initiative will touch upon all key diverse issues that individuals face while driving and educate them to adopt safe driving habits. Under the umbrella of Hyundai’s ‘Safe Move’, the campaign is aimed at creating a positive change in the society and inspire people to adhere to traffic

PRESS RELEASE January 18, 2021, New Delhi: Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Max Life” / “Company”) has made its commitment to contribute to society’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The company has pledged INR 2 crore to the Pehal-for-COVID-19 program. This pool has been utilized for the contribution of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), health and safety kits, food, and distribution of other essential supplies to positively impact the communities that Max Life operates in. As the nation looks forward to successful vaccination trials and effective as well as efficient distribution of the same, Max Life remains steadfast in its support to the community. At the height of the pandemic, Max Life has supported various COVID-19 initiatives across the country, including donations

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 14th Jan. 2021: Vedanta envisions to be among the major contributor to the exhilarate the status of sports across the country through robust Grassroot training programs. Sesa Football Academy being a major sports initiative of Vedanta group launched its New Logo which is in line with the philosophy of larger entity that is Vedanta Sports. The new logo was launched during the virtual event in the presence of Mr. Annanya Agarwal, President, Vedanta Sports, Mr. Sauvick Mazumdar, CEO- Vedanta’s Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business, Mr. Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, Chairman, GFDC, Ms. Leena Verenkar, Group CSR Head, Vedanta Limited, Officials of Vedanta Limited, Players, Coaches and support staff of Sesa Football Academy. Sesa Football Academy has a rich

PRESS RELEASE Nashik, Maharashtra, 15th January 2021: Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation (S-ILF), an organisation dedicated to the socio-economic empowerment of persons affected by leprosy and their families, inaugrated its Zonal office in Nashik, Maharashtra to advance its efforts to mainstream persons affected by leprosy and their families by providing them livelihood & education.The inauguration was done online in the presence of Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Shri Pankaj Ballabh, Vice President, CSR, Bajaj Auto Ltd. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha said, “It gives me great happiness to note S-ILF’s contribution in mainstreaming persons affected by leprosy & their families.” Talking about leprosy he said, “Leprosy had the same stigma attached

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, December 22, 2020: Tata Steel BSL has bagged the prestigious “Energy and Environment Foundation Global Sustainability Award 2020” in Platinum Category. The award was presented during the 11th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress 2020 and 4th World Water Summit & Expo 2020 on December 16, 2020 held virtually. Tata Steel BSL received this award for outstanding contributions, exceptional commitment, and credible actions that have proved themselves worthwhile for the environment. Mr. Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Government of Australia; Mr. U P Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India; Mr. Barry O’Farrell, High Commissioner of Australian High Commission in New Delhi; Mr. Anil Razdan, Former Secretary of Power, Government of India; and Dr Anil Garg, CEO,

PRESS RELEASE “When we approached Volvo for support to erect Elephant Proof Trenches, little did we imagine they would come forward to help so fast.  In no time, they got their machine and team on the job. Now we know why Volvo is a giant among corporates.”-Prasanth Gowda, Forest Range Officer – Kodihalli Sometime back, when Kodihalli Wildlife Range was incorporated in Bannerghatta National Park , the idea was to provide a safe corridor for wildlife, especially elephants, to move from one sanctuary to another. Spread across approximately 160 sq kms in Ramnagar Division, the Kodihalli Stretch was an integral part as it apparently connected Bannerghatta National Park to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and thereon to the Satyamangalam and Wayanad Forests.

PRESS RELEASE Bangalore, 21, December 2020 – Lenovo, the global technology leader has collaborated with Meghshala Trust, a not-for-profit,in order to promote education technology and to reinforce teacher training and value education systems across India. Just prior to COVID 19, Meghshala signed an MoU with the Department of Education Meghalaya to train 600 teachers from East Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills.  Through the COVID 19 lockdown measures, Megshala conducted orientations for District functionaries to provide an overview of the app and the training. Even though the corona virus delibrated social distancing and lockdown measures , Meghshala has seen greater than 18,000 app downloads. The app has concept-based student models and curriculum-aligned, self-guided lessons which is giving students never like before experience . Apart from that,

PRESS RELEASE As part of the Honeywell Safe Schools program, Honeywell, a Fortune 100 leading technology company, and the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) a leading not-for-profit organization, restored, repaired, and retrofitted 15 state government schools in Dehradun and Haridwar, and handed them over to Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Honeywell Safe Schools is a pioneering school safety program, which is part of the multinational company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in the region.    While schools have remained shut during the ongoing pandemic, disrupting the regular CSR outreach program, Honeywell and SEEDS focused on making school infrastructure safer for students and teachers when they eventually return.  SEEDS engaged architects and engineers to strengthen the structure of these school

PRESS RELEASE The Embassy of Israel in India collaborated with NGOs in different parts of India to help and support underprivileged communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. This collaboration was in the form of short-term social projects and was implemented across India. NGOs that were part of the first phase of this collaboration are Gulshan Foundation, Salaam Baalak Trust, Aarohan, Noida Deaf Society, Smile Foundation, Culture Monks and Navratan Foundation. Ambassador of Israel in India, H.E. Dr. Ron Malka said, “We are proud to partner with different NGOs across India to help and support underprivileged communities in different parts of the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are running this collaboration during the Jewish holiday of Hannukah, when we light candles for eight nights.  By

PRESS RELEASE Visaka Industries Limited has installed ATUM, the world’s first integrated solar roof, at the Mosque at Khor Fakkan Corniche, Phase 1, Sports Beach and Central Plaza, Sharjah, UAE.  ATUM, the world’s first integrated solar roof, generates electricity and is a completely integrated, seamless solar roof made with poly or mono-crystalline solar cells and cement boards – a highly durable roofing material making it world’s first solar panel which can be directly used as a roof. The solar roof at the Khor Fakkan Corniche, is spread over 1804 Sq ft and generates 26.24 kw of electricity.  It took the team from Visaka Industries Limited approx. 5 days to fix the 82 integrated ATUM solar panels. ATUM does not need any roof