CSR News

News Update/Press Release Bengaluru, August 23rd, 2021: Home interior solutions company Design Cafe, announced a one-of-its-kind initiative: ‘Ujjivan’ – that aims to reskill or upskill 2,000 blue collar workers across the country by 2023, to deal with the rapidly changing times.  In December 2019, 400-blue collar workers from 15+ states across India joined Design Cafe to work in its state-of-the-art factory. Initially, the initiative started as a regular expansion-related activity to grow the company’s business, has now evolved into an initiative that has impacted thousands of lives by providing them financial stability and security.                                  India’s blue-collar workers are estimated to be at around 300 million, who suffer from a lack of structured training programs and access to resources, which

News Update/press release Bengaluru, 26 August 2021: More than 800 unprivileged children living in and around Nallurahalli, Bangaluru will now be able to get higher education thanks to Huawei India – a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. The Aahwahan foundation in cooperation with Huawei, CSR India has taken the initiative to construct a Government High School to provide education to children from financially unstable families.  Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Gilbert Millicent Nathan, AVP; Huawei CSR India said that “From the past few years, we have been actively contributing towards the development of local communities. Keeping in mind the need for good infrastructure in government schools and with a strong belief that the learning environment and infrastructure are

News Update/Press Release August 23, 2021, New Delhi: Safe Water Network, the internationally renowned NGO, and USAID presented their insights on ‘Making City Water Positive through City Water Balance Plans’ at the Stockholm International Water Institute: World Water Week 2021.                     The panellist at the session included Ms. D. Thara, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Mr. Anand Rudra, Senior Adviser – WASH, USAID, Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Mr. M Dana Kishor, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) and Mr. Samrat Basak, Director Urban Water Program, World Resources Institute. Ms. Poonam Sewak, Vice President, Program & Partnerships, Safe Water Network India, presented the e-toolkit Making Cities Water

News Update/ press Release New Delhi, August 2021: Salasar Techno Engineering – one of the largest steel fabrication and infrastructure companies in India has announced its strategic contribution to environmental sustainability by building infrastructure for solar power plants in the country. The announcement comes after the meeting of the company’s senior officials on the occasion of Renewable Energy Day on 20 August. Clean energy is vital for India’s sustainable development. Climate change and global warming being some of the biggest deep-rooted problems, need contribution from every significant authority. To alleviate this issue, Salasar endeavors to build sustainability by taking multiple steps to ensure its commitment to building a greener and cleanest environment. To promote clean energy, the company has announced the

News Updates/Press Release Mumbai, 21st August 2021: Swades Foundation, the organization that has been leading the rural empowerment in Maharashtra, mobilized INR15 Cr to provide critical medical equipment to Mumbai, KDMC and rural COVID facilities in Raigad, Nashik, Nagar, Kolhapur, Sangli & Solapur. On 21st August, 2021, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackeray handed over the equipment to the representatives of COVID facilities. Swades Foundation mobilized funds to procure Ambulances and vital equipment like, Ventilators, Jumbo Cylinders and other medical support material that would aid the centers to strengthen their efforts against COVID-19. Noted corporates such as Aker Solutions, Bank of America, Boehringer Ingelheim India, Course5 Intelligence, DuPont, Motilal Oswal Group, Oracle, Sony Pictures Networks India and Trafigura, partnered with

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, 23rd August 2021: Being there for the elderly during their tough times gives them joy and a hope to live the rest of their life happily. The Billion Hearts Beating Initiative, aims to heal the elderly in need with Empathy and Dignity. Founded by Dr Pratap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals in 2010, the program is committed to build the largest network of Old Age Homes support in the country to enhance the lives of the elderly.                                       The Billion Hearts Beating initiative provides free medicines and essentials for Senior Citizens residing in free old Age homes across the country.

News Update/ Press release Mumbai/New Delhi, August 19, 2021: The Common Services Centers, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, has partnered with Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, for registration of citizens to receive vaccination against the deadly COVID-19 virus. The initiative will focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.                             The CSC Academy, the CSR & Education wing of CSC, will facilitate registration and scheduling of one million beneficiaries for vaccination across the country through the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs). The VLEs will act as a focal point for identifying and reaching out to ageing population, slum dwellers, daily wage workers, etc. Elaborating on the partnership, Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, Managing Director, CSC SPV, said: “CSC has always

News Update/Press Release 18 August 2021, Mumbai: The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s 58th kitchen, sponsored by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was inaugurated by Shri R. Madhavan, the Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, in Jalahalli in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The new kitchen is sponsored by HAL as a part of its CSR project. Through this kitchen, Akshaya Patra will reach out mid-day meals to 7,500 children every day. The Chief Guest for the event was Shri R. Madhavan – Chairman and Managing Director, HAL and it was presided by Shri Chanchalapathi Dasa – Vice Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation. The Guests of Honour were: Shri C.B. Ananthakrishnan – Director (Finance), HAL Shri Alok Verma – Director (HR), HAL and Shri M.S. Velpari,

News Update/Press Release India, August 17, 2021: Neuberg Diagnostics, India’s fourth-largest diagnostic lab chain, today announced that it has partnered with ace cricketer, MS Dhoni, for creating awareness about Neuberg’s health and wellness campaign and conveying its efforts towards empowering every citizen with better and affordable healthcare.                                               Dr. GSK Velu, Chairman and Managing Director, Neuberg Diagnostics, said, “MS Dhoni complements our growth mindset, and thus is a strategic fit during our growth years. We are excited about this association and are honored to have him on board as our evangelist and global brand ambassador. We are keen to take our plethora of diagnostic services across the country and convey our efforts towards empowering every citizen with better and affordable healthcare. Furthermore,