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INITIATIVE The mythological ghariyals are back in Gandak. The world famous Harihar Kshetra Mela at Sonpur in Bihar on the banks of Gandak is held to commemorate the mythological tale of Lord Vishnu coming to the aid of an elephant whose leg had been caught in the jaws of a hariyal in the Gandak river. According to reports, concerted efforts by conservationists, locals and Bihar Government forest officials for the past two years to revive gharial breeding in the Gandak river near the Valmiki National Park in West Champaran have begun to yield results as 20 hatchlings emerged from two nests recently, scripting a major success in gharial conservation efforts. “On June 14, twenty hatchlings emerged out of the two

OPINION Embracing the girth of the woody existents, clasping the brown black tree trunks with all their might, a string of protesters firmly stand opposing the ongoing tree cutting at the redevelopment sites falling inside the periphery of South Delhi. The confronting move put forth by the people had come up in wake of loss of about thousands of trees, which were being felled in order to facilitate the redevelopment plan in the areas of Nauroji Nagar and Netaji Nagar. “We don’t we a deserted Delhi”, “Ban tree felling in Delhi”, these are few of the slogans which are being voiced with the aim to be badgered onto the deaf ears residing on official statures as evidently it is the

INITIATIVE The Government of India, through its Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission, has proposed a multistakeholder Initiative focusing on cleaning up 100 places across the country that are “Iconic” due to their history, heritage and religious and/or cultural significance with high visitors footfall. The goal of the initiative is to improve the cleanliness conditions at these places to a distinctly higher level. All Iconic Sites have designated PSUs for financial and technical support. In this backdrop, 10 places containing historically, spiritually and culturally significant heritage of India were selected in the 1st phase of implementation. Development of Puri is one amongst the 10 historical places taken up by National Aluminium Company (NALCO). Puri – place of Pristine beauty   Puri,

INITIATIVE “If there are no mangroves, then the sea will have no meaning. It is like having a tree without roots, for the mangroves are roots of the sea…” — Thai fisherman from the Andaman Coast These words by a fisherman are enough to define the importance of mangroves in our ecosystem. It also gives us major hints about the devastative repercussions on elimination of this green barricade. And this is exactly what lead to its conservation becoming one of the issues taken into consideration by UNESCO. July 26, 2016 marks UNESCO’s first celebration of the International day For Conservation of The Mangrove Ecosystem. On the 6th of November 2015, the General Conference of UNESCO had adopted a proclamation which

INITIATIVE Money can give people a lot of opportunities and privilege. In order for an underprivileged person to have all of those things, they have to work hard to get to get the luxuries of nice houses, cars, and jewelry. As far as education goes, the underprivileged might not go to the best schools but they get an education that will prove to be more valuable in life. I am Ujjal Nath and I belong to a middle class family. Throughout my life I studied in government aided institutions in Guwahati. My father is an advocate and was the sole bread earner and my mother is a housewife. I started my schooling in a local medium vernacular medium school and

PRESS RELEASE Infosys and cook-stove company Envirofit have come together to create a project that will deliver 37,200 stoves in Maharashtra and offset 1,50,000 tons of CO2. Targeting families in hard-to-access rural communities, this project aims to reduce carbon emissions from rural households and improve livelihoods. The project is in line with Infosys’s overall sustainability strategy and their commitment to RE100, a global platform for major corporations committed to operating on 100 per cent renewable power. In the next five years, Infosys will work with Envirofit to identify families in Maharashtra and Odisha through its CSR programme. Envirofit will employ an innovative mobile app to track cook-stove usage, encourage behavioural change and provide a real-time snapshot of impact for Infosys.

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PRESS RELEASE Nidhi Pundhir, Director, CSR Head, HCL Foundation The HCL Grant: Pan India Symposiums” is visiting 10 cities. The objective of the nationwide symposiums is to drive inclusive development models that are innovative, add equitable value and help NGOs gain better understanding on the CSR law and CSR. The second in the series was held on May 22, 2017, at Mumbai with eminent panelists such as Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee, former Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs; Dr Meena Galliara, Director, Centre for Sustainability Management and Social Entrepreneurship, NMIMS; Dr Hiren Desai and Mayuri Misra. The finale of first and second edition of HCL Grant in the year 2015 and 2016 witnessed the presence of President of

PRESS RELEASE Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has partnered with Shivganga Samagra Gramvikas Parishad, a NGO working for development solutions of rural India, to work for the sustainable development of tribal villages of Jhabua- Alirajpur districts of Madhya Pradesh. The grant provided by The Foundation, aimed at benefitting 5,00,000 villagers over a period five years, will facilitate a planned, holistic development programme. Some of the intended milestones of the programme include running a skill development program to empower tribal youth, establishing a training centre at Dharampuri village, and creating awareness and training of village youths for prosperity through conservation and enrichment of natural resources. Technical training, establishment of village libraries and investments in energy solutions are some of