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PRESS RELEASE President Ram Nath Kovind, launched a nationwide sanitation campaign, ‘Swachhta hi Seva’, at Ishwariganj village in Kanpur on September 15. He also administered the ‘Swachhta hi Seva’ pledge to all present there whereby they resolved to create a clean, healthy and new India. The President honoured villagelevel champions who contributed to making Ishwariganj village ‘Open Defecation Free’. Addressing the gathering, the President said India is fighting a decisive battle for cleanliness and hygiene. Today, all of them had taken an oath that committed them to ensuring public hygiene, personal hygiene and environmental hygiene. Cleanliness is not the responsibility of only sanitation personnel and government departments; it is a multi-stakeholder national movement. Together we should make the effort to

INITIATIVE The River Ganga is important not only for its cultural and spiritual significance but also because it hosts more than 40% of the country’s population. Addressing the Indian community at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014, the Prime Minister had said, “If we are able to clean it, it will be a huge help for the 40 per cent population of the country. So, cleaning the Ganges is also an economic agenda.” To translate this vision, the Government launched an integrated Ganga conservation mission called ‘Namami Gange’ to arrest the pollution of Ganga River and revive the river. The Union Cabinet approved the action plan proposed by Centre to spend Rs 20,000 Crores till 2019-2020 on cleaning

INITIATIVES “Life has a way of kicking us when we’re down. And just when we think we can’t fall any lower, we get kicked again. But it’s important to remember that set backs, failures, and tragedy are a part of life. Whether we manage to find joy and success in the daily struggle of life is largely dependent on our ability to persevere through even the toughest adversity without ever giving up.” My name is Priyakhee Kachariand I hail from a small town, Golaghat in Assam. I stay in a nuclear family with my father Dhaneshwar Kachari, mother Ela Kachari and an elder sister Anuradha Kachari. My family plays a vital role in my life and for my success. My

PRESS RELEASE Vibrant Ceramics Expo and Summit (VCES), 2017 was held from 16th to 19th November 2017 at Exhibition Center, near the town hall, Gandhinagar Gujarat. The event is spread across 50,000 square meter area with more than 250 exhibitors, 400+ brands, and ceramics in several sizes and designs under one roof. Shri Nilesh Jetpariya – President, Vibrant Ceramics Expo & Summit – 2017 said “India is the second largest tiles market in the world. While the global tiles production grew at an annualized rate of 6.3% for the period 2006-2013, tiles production in India grew almost double at 12.0% during the same period. Ceramic tiles that accounts for close to 60% of the total tiles demand in India is

PRESS RELEASE Clean drinking water being a critical need identified by Maruti Suzuki India Limited in its adopted villages in Haryana, the company has designed a self-sustaining partnership model that provides clean drinking water to villagers at an affordable price. The company recently inaugurated its second water ATM in the Kasan village of Manesar. The water ATM was presented to the community members by Lt. Gen. Dushyant Singh Chauhan, Senior Advisor (Vigilance), Maruti Suzuki, in the presence of village panchayat and community elders. The company bears the initial cost of the water ATM, the panchayat provides the land and the electricity to operate the facility while WaterLife India sets up, operates and maintains the plant for at least 10 years.

PRESS RELEASE Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) – the CSR arm of Ambuja Cements Ltd – on 24 November 2017 elaborated its holistic efforts to significantly expand its Non- Communicable Disease intervention program outreach in the coming years while stressing on stronger stakeholder partnerships to develop a robust health care system. ACF’s ongoing intervention program through its effective partnership models covers nearly one lakh people across 101 villages in four locations in India. ACF which is celebrating its silver jubilee year has always spearheaded a thought leadership stance in creating impactful platforms for idea exchange by bringing together various stakeholders. With the aim of creating prosperous rural communities, ACF organized a participatory dialogue – Multi Stakeholder Consultation on Non-Communicable Diseases here

PRESS RELEASE Giving back to the society is the primary motive of Ramagya Foundation which aims to contribute towards creating educated and developed society by unleashing talent and sculpting each individual soul by imparting values. Founded by Mrs. Rajni Gupta, Director, Ramagya Group of Schools, the foundation has been enabling stronger communities by mobilizing and motivating succeeding generations from economically and socially challenged areas and placing them firmly on the track of quality life. “Ramagya Foundation envisions being a primary support and platform for implementing sustainable programme that delivers preferential options for the underprivileged in the field of education, empowerment, livelihood, environment and life affirming programme for every eligible youth to be a change,” says Mrs. Rajni Gupta. In the