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PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 22 October 2018: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, continues to be the first and only Indian Bank to be selected as an index component on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) – Emerging Markets Index, for the fourth consecutive year. The Emerging Markets Index for 2018 comprises of 94 companies from 14 emerging economies, including China, Brazil, South Africa and Taiwan. The selection is effective from September 24, 2018, and would be valid until next year’s announcement. With sustainable investing on the rise, growing number of asset owners are integrating Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria in their investment decisions. According to United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, as on April 2018, the investor

CSR NEWS New Delhi, 22 October 2018: India’s only impact investing industry body Impact Investors Council (IIC) kicked off its second edition of impact investing conference Prabhav 2018 (7th – 10th October) in New Delhi. Prabhavwas attended by more than 300 delegates from India and other countries including over 50 global impact investors.The conference aimed to showcase how Impact Investing in India goes hand in hand with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Over 100 meetings were conducted between Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) from India, the US, Japan and Europe. Theinaugural session was chairedby Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Global Social Impact investment Steering Group (GSG), where he spoke of impact investment’s crucial role in inclusive growth

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 31 October 2018: India’s leading youth media platform for news and entertainment, ScoopWhoop, has always been all for animal welfare. In the past they have actively covered content related to wildlife conservation, animal rescues and promoted adoption drives. The office compound itself is home to many furry beings who are fed and looked after by office staff. So, it comes as no surprise that they are taking their love for animals to the next level and organising an Animal Welfare Week from October 29 to Nov 4. It is a week-long awareness campaign to promote the safety and preservation of all animals – pets, strays and wildlife. This campaign intends to bring together like-minded people, experts, vets

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 31 October 2018: Aiming to strengthen community support on the issue of child safety, SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) recently organised an action oriented multi-stakeholder workshop (Maitreya) at Cross River Mall, New Delhi. Key panelists came together to discuss the concept of child safety, its importance and steps that can be taken to ensure it is done. This included Mr. Pawan Maini, Chairperson, Purvi Delhi Aapda Prahari’s (PDAP), Dr Mohammad Javed Qamar, Deputy Director of Education, East Delhi, Lt. Col. Ashok Kumar, EDMC Director, Ms. Nikita Chaturvedi, PDAP General Secretary, Dr. Manu Gupta, Co-Founder, SEEDS, Ms. Surabhi Gajbhiye and Mr. Parag Talankar from SEEDS. Also present were members from the District Administration, Regional Directorate of

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, January 28, 2019: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Government of Haryana to set up Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), a model ITI, at Uncha Majra village in Gurugram district. The MoA was signed by Mr Devender Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Skill Development & Industrial Training, Government of Haryana and Mr A K Tomer, Executive Director, Corporate Planning, Maruti Suzuki. JIM Uncha Majra will be equipped with modern classrooms and latest training tools and equipment, including mini vehicle assembly line. Industry experts will impart training in eight trades related to automobile manufacturing, maintenance and service. Besides the core curriculum prescribed by NCVT, JIM will groom students in values of safety, quality,

PRESS RELEASE Bengaluru, 12 March, 2019 – Amazon Cares, the CSR initiative of Amazon India, recognizes women as a significant community of individuals and works towards creating opportunities for their growth and empowerment. The primary tenets are to make a difference to women across the country and help achieve sustainable development through various initiatives. “Keeping our vision in mind, we have created opportunities for close to 130,000 women to realize their potential and in turn support the transformation of the local communities. We are committed to using our resources and infrastructure of innovation and technology to enable women in diverse communities succeed. We believe that through our sustained efforts, centered on vocational training and micro-entrepreneurship, we can help support India’s development” said Karuna

PRESS RELEASE Pune, 23 April 2019: Volkswagen India signed an MoU with International Association for Human Values (IAHV) for a watershed management project in Latur district. Volkswagen India has committed INR 1.34 crore for this project that seeks to restore and sustain natural resources in selected village cluster of – Lasona, Indral, Wadmurambi and Ambanagar. The aim behind this initiative is to create an Integrated and sustainable Natural Resource Management model which includes unique blend of social, technical and financial strategies. The project will empower and enable the community at large to implement and sustain natural resources like water and soil. The aim is to increase groundwater levels in the selected area and ensure secured water supply to the community for

PRESS RELEASE Hudco Build-Tech – 2014 Bags Bronze Medal HUDCO  BUILD-TECH  –  2014  Pavilion has been adjudged third for Excellence in Display in the 34th India International Trade Fair 2014 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, in the category – PSUs, EPCs, Commodity Boards and Banks. Dr. M Ravi Kanth, Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO received the BRONZE MEDAL on 27th November 2014 in a glittering function amid much fanfare. The Build-Tech exhibition showcased a magnificent display of HUDCO’s contribution in sustainable urban development focus-ing on funding of housing & infrastructure projects as well as innovative consultancy assignments in architecture, planning, utilisation of cost effective and sustainable building materials, technologies and Services, Disaster Rehabilitation, as well as energy efficient Green

PRESS RELEASE Rs.18,000 Crore Investmne Proposals For Digital India Programme Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, recently said that Rs. 18,000 crore worth investment pro-posals have been received till now for the Digital India Programme, of which Rs. 4000 crore have been approved and more are in the pipeline. Speaking at the session on ‘The role of ICT and ‘Digital India’ initiative in India’s growth’ at the 87th AGM of FICCI, Prasad said while there are issues of spectrum to provide high speed con-nectivity and regulatory control, India will become an exciting place as far as Digital India is concerned. E-commerce, he said, was worth billions of dollars and will help increase India’s GDP in a big way.