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PRESS RELEASE Furthering its commitment to empower and enable girls through technology and build greater diversity and gender equality in the IT-BPM sector, Microsoft India has launched Youth Spark Code <A> Career program in two Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Delhi. This program will be conducted in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Delhi’s Directorate of Training and Technical Education (DTTE). The program was announced at the Jija Bai Institute for Women at Siri Fort, New Delhi – one of the benefitting ITIs – in the presence of the leadership from across all four organizations, including Sh. Manoj Kumar, IAS, Director DTTE Delhi and Clement Chauvet, Chief, Skill and Business Development – UNDP.

PRESS RELEASE Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for a holistic approach to balanced development across the country, through effective implementation of government schemes in the Aspirational Districts, is expected to lead to an overall improvement in the Human Development Index. For this, it is imperative that all section of society come together and development in these districts turns into a mass movement. Towards this, Niti Aayog and Piramal Foundation today entered into a Statement of Intent (SoI) to work closely with the District Collectors and Key officers to support the “Transformation of Aspirational Districts”. Earlier this year, NITI Aayog ranked 115 Aspirational Districts selected by the Government on 6 socio-economic parameters, pertaining to Health & Nutrition, Education, Financial Inclusion

PRESS RELEASE Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – the leading global brewer reinforced its commitment towards India and it’s farmers by successfully organizing the third edition of ‘Budweiser Barley Growers Day’ in Farukh Nagar, Haryana on March 24. AB In Bev collaborated with farmers to improve barley productivity in the country and introduced new varieties of seed to help farmers grow commercial variety of Barley that is suitable to the soil and climatic conditions of India. The second edition of this program was held last year as well in Farukh Nagar that saw participation from more than 700 farmers across the state. The highlight of this event was the display of high yielding varieties of Barley and training of farmers by

PRESS RELEASE Safe Water Network (SWN) and Honeywell India today launched their 100th iJal safe water station, providing safe water access to ~330,000 people in Telangana districts affected by severe groundwater contamination, including from fluorides. These locallyowned and locally-operated safe water stations deploy state-of-the-art six-level filtration technology, including reverse osmosis and ultraviolet filtration to purify water. Unique technology interventions such as solar-powered water treatment plants, Internet of Things-based remote monitoring system, and water ATMs ensure uninterrupted and sustainable supply of clean and affordable drinking water. Kurt Soderlund, CEO, Safe Water Network, said, “We have a vision that a fundamental necessity such as safe water must be available for all. Through strategic partnerships, technology and innovation, on-ground community engagement, and analyses,

INITIATIVE Project MGL Hunar draws inspiration from age old proverb “Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day, teach him to catch instead, and you have fed him for his entire lifetime.” Project MGL Hunar is designed as an enabling initiative which seeks to bridge the gap between the dearth’s of manpower that many industries are facing with the increasing challenge of unemployment. Being implemented in partnership with 3 organizations with specialization in vocational training, the project seeks to benefit youth from deprived communities. The project targets especially those youth who are severely confined owing to non-completion of education up to 10th standard. Skills augmentation training is extended to these youth on various trades with

EVENT To Honour Sir Cusrow Wadia; The Wadia Group on March 11 hosted C N Wadia Gold Cup 2018 at Mahalakshmi Race course, Mumbai. Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO Wadia Hospitals; Actor and Social Entrepreneur, Kunal Kapoor; and Senior Officials from The Wadia Group were present during the occasion. More than 50 children who fought deadly diseases such as cancer, kidney diseases and heart diseases were felicitated. The Paddock area of the Race Course was buzzing with entertainment programmes organised by Wadia Hospital. A display showcasing the contribution of Sir Cusrow N Wadia, a great visionary and philanthropist of the Wadia family was among the highlights of the occasion. Wadia Hospital was India’s first Paediatric Hospital built in honour of Jerbai

INITIATIVE IMMANUEL CYRUS takes look at the current state of the civil services and the challenges that lie ahead The civil services of any country are the backbone of governmental administration. Especially in a densely populated country like ours the Civil Services have played a key role in keeping the country together over the last 70 years and ensuring a more or less uniform system of governance despite the vast diversity and myriad differences that is to be found. On April 21, 1947, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of civil servants in Independent India at the Metcalf House. He referred to civil servants as the ‘steel frame of India’ during his speech and implored them to uphold the

PRESS RELEASE Sark Minda Foundation, CSR wing of Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group has a vision to build a sustainable society through improving the quality of life, protecting the planet through affirmative action and establish integrated and inclusive growth of people and environment. To ensure sustainability to the lives of Persons with Disability through ensuring their mobility, Spark Minda Foundation has installed “Empowerment Centre for Divyangs” under its program called Saksham. The main objective of this centre is: – To provide Accessible and Assistive Technology to Person with Disabilities (PWDs) Skilling facilitation for PWDs On Job Trainings in different Manufacturing Functions Employment linkage in the Industry Providing assistance in getting Disability Certificate Sarika Minda, Chairperson, Spark Minda Foundation. Dignitaries and

PRESS RELEASE TechnipFMC has received a special recognition award for their flagship community development initiative in India, ‘Seed of Hope’, at the 13th National Convention 2018 held by Global Compact Network India on 8th June 2018 at Shangri-La, Bengaluru. TechnipFMC has been recognized by the jury panel as a responsible corporate citizen in private sector for their integrated village development project at Suva Village in Dahej, Gujarat under the aegis of their flagship CSR program – Seed of Hope. The project was initiated in late 2016 with an aim to improve the quality of life of the villagers of Suva in alignment with the UN SDGs framework: enhancing the quality of education improving access to healthcare promoting skill development •

PRESS RELEASE Genpact (NYSE: G) a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, is partnering with Akshaya Patra to fight classroom hunger. Through this initiative, Genpact and Akshaya Patra is providing nutritious and well-balanced meals to one million school students in government and government-aided schools across India. Poor nutrition affects the physical and mental development of young children and is a leading cause of students dropping out of school. Approximately 2000 Genpact employees and volunteers across Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Jaipur and Kolkata came together at this event to fight classroom hunger and empower students to reach their full potential. Sasha Sanyal, global business leader, Insurance, Diversity and CSR, Genpact, said, “It is unacceptable that in today’s