CSR News

15th October 2025: HSBC India inaugurated the 23rd edition of its flagship annual initiative, the ‘Helping Hands Mela’, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability, inclusivity, and community empowerment. This year’s Mela brings together over 50 NGOs from across the country, offering a vibrant showcase of India’s rich heritage of arts, crafts and festive products. The exhibition will run from 13 October to 17 October, 2025, across 24 HSBC branches in 11 cities, including Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gurgaon, and Jaipur. Open to both HSBC customers and walk-in patrons, the Mela offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the festive spirit while supporting meaningful causes. The Helping Hands Mela showcases an extensive range of products, including: Art

15th October 2025: CanSupport, India’s leading provider of palliative care, launched the evocative photographic exhibit Touching Lives by renowned British photographer Barbara Hind at a Charity Dinner hosted to commemorate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD), at CSOI, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi. Touching Lives is a moving collection of photographs that captures the dignity, resilience, and humanity of people living with life-limiting illnesses, as well as the compassion of those who care for them. Barbara Hind, known for her sensitive and socially committed lens, has travelled extensively to document stories that go beyond illness — stories of love, hope, and courage in the face of adversity. Through this exhibit, CanSupport aims to raise awareness about the importance of palliative

13th October 2025: In a significant step towards promoting holistic nutrition for children, Vedanta’s flagship social impact initiative, Nand Ghar, in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Foundation for Nutrition, is set to distribute 1,00,000 units of Shishu Sanjeevani, a fortified nutrition supplement for children aged 3 to 6 years, across 7 states during POSHAN Maah 2025. With a network of over 9,400 modernised anganwadis across 15 states, Nand Ghar is transforming the lives of women and children through nutrition, education, healthcare, and women’s empowerment. This year also marks 50 years of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), India’s pioneering child welfare programme, making this initiative even more significant as it reinforces the collective mission to ensure every

10th October 2025: The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, today virtually inaugurated Mahindra Tractor’s Skill Development Centre in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, from Mumbai. This landmark initiative aims to empower rural youth by equipping them with industry-relevant skills, paving the way for new avenues for employment in the region. Mahindra Tractors, India’s No.1 tractor brand, established this Skill Development Centre at Government ITI college, Gadchiroli, in partnership with the Department of Vocational Education & Training (DVET), and the Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) to advance India’s rural skilling and economic growth. The initiative aligns with the nation’s focus on skill development as a priority to harness India’s unique demographic dividend. The new centre focuses on equipping the youth

10th October 2025: Muthoot Finance Ltd., through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, has extended support to the Sakhi One Stop Centre (OSC) in Kakkanad, Ernakulam, by donating wheelchairs and stretchers to aid in the mobility and care of women beneficiaries. Ms. Parvathy Gopakumar IAS, Assistant Collector, Ernakulam, and Shri. Vinodkumar K S – Regional Manager, Ernakulam, Muthoot Finance Ltd handed over the wheelchairs and stretchers to Smt. Jeeja S – Women Protection Officer and Smt. Liya A. S – Center Administrator, Sakhi One Stop Centre. Muthoot Finance officials including Shri. Renjith US – Branch Manager, Kakkanad CSEZ, Smt. Asha Sivaraman – Branch Manager, Kakkanad and Mr. Padmakumar P – Content Manager, Corporate Communications Department were present during the occasion.

10th October 2025: At just 17, Ameya Meattle is making India proud by embodying a rare combination of technical innovation and human compassion. At 14, he founded his social enterprise — Earth First, that helps visually impaired individuals earn and learn by creating eco-friendly products. Through partnerships with 8 NGOs in Singapore and India, Earth First has trained over 100 visually impaired students and launched 23+ sustainable product lines, including tote bags, jute placemats, and macrame planters which were sold through retail channels in Singapore working closely with NGOs, Ameya has designed products and training processes that provide step-by-step guidance to visually impaired individuals, to ensure real skills and confidence. He raised more than $12,000 each dollar has been reinvested

10th October 2025: The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, one of the largest global foundations dedicated to expanding inclusive access to vision care, has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to accelerate the delivery of vision services in NITI Aayog’s aspirational blocks, supporting WHO’s global SPECS 2030 target to increase effective refractive error coverage by 40% by 2030. The partnership will document, adapt, and scale Karnataka’s successful ASHA Kirana program, an integrated approach that embeds eye health services within primary healthcare systems. Developed by the Government of Karnataka with the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation as its technical partner, this model has proven effective in providing universal coverage, even in rural and hard-to-reach areas. As technical partner, the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation designed the

9th October 2025: EnglishHelper has partnered with Anko Sourcing to implement the Reading & Comprehension Assistant (RCA) program for students across VIDYA’s network of schools in Delhi NCR. The AI-powered English learning platform will benefit 645 students from Grades 4 to 10. This year-long initiative is designed to strengthen English language proficiency and build confidence among learners from underserved communities in Delhi NCR, aligned with NCERT curriculum and CEFR standards. EnglishHelper is building similar associations with universities, institutions serving underserved communities, corporates, and state governments, extending the impact of AI-powered English learning to more classrooms and professionals across the country. Deepak Verma, CEO, English Helper Ms. Ila Sarin, Principal, Vidya School Arjun Puri, CEO of Anko Global Developed by EnglishHelper,

9th October 2025: In a significant step toward expanding access to compassionate healthcare, CanSupport, India’s leading provider of free palliative care, unveiled two Mobile Palliative Care Clinics (MPCCs) from Optum’s Gurgaon office. The initiative supported by Optum India as part of its CSR programme is designed to deliver free-of-charge, holistic palliative care services to underserved cancer patients and ensure dignity, comfort, and compassionate support for both patients and caregivers. The vans were inaugurated by Jon Mahrt, CEO of Optum Rx and Chief Growth Officer, Optum, and Ms. Uma Ratnam Krishnan, Managing Director, Optum India, together with Dr. Ambika Rajvanshi, CEO, CanSupport. The MPCCs will provide a comprehensive spectrum of medical, nursing, nutritional, psychosocial, and financial support to help patients during