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News Update /Press Release India, 18 June, 2021:HCL Grant has announced Edition VII for recognizing the NGOs Transforming Rural India. The application portal is now live and last date for accepting online applications is June 17, 2021.  Started in 2015, the HCL Grant is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment by HCL, through HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies, to strengthen and empower NGOs, engage with them, as well as recognize them for their path-breaking work. HCL Foundation has now announced edition VII of HCL Grant. HCL Grant awards the winning NGOs in each of the categories of Environment, Health and Education, a grant of ₹ 5 Crore for a 3-5 years project. The HCL Grant rewards the

News Update/Press Release India, June 18, 2021: Greaves Cotton, is one of the leading ,diversified and well known engineering companies in India. The company holds history of success, relationships, and strong commitments. The zeal to help the under privileged and serve the society for the sustainable development has brought the company to unmatchable heights. The Company constantly works towards inclusive growth and the betterment of society and the environment. Over a period of time, Greaves has initiated several CSR projects to bring positive impact both at the employee level and benefit society. As a responsible corporate citizen, to bring a meaningful difference in the lives of people- Greaves has been working closely with civil society organizations and government to achieve

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, June 16, 2021: As the second wave of COVID-19 is turning out to be highly volatile and started to prove fatal beyond imagination, the irreparable loss of human life we are witnessing in and around our daily lives has created a huge void which cannot be filled. With an attempt to provide aid to the underprivileged section of the society, Home Credit India pledges to lend support to the impacted communities. Home Credit India, a local arm of the international consumer finance provider with operations spanning over Europe and Asia, has partnered with Don Bosco Network and Earth Saviours Foundation to ignite the ray of hope as the company is providing medical & hygiene

News Update/Press Release 17 June 2021, New Delhi, India: The second wave of Covid -19 continues to horrify the residents of India. As a result, it become important to cater the need of the healthcare industry considering the burden the pandemic has brought upon the system.  The Government of Latvia has contributed USD 60,000 for the procurement of these critical medical equipment, as part of the broader European Union’s assistance to India’s response to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be used to purchase Indian-made AgVa ventilators. The European Union stands in full solidarity with India to provide support for COVID-19 response through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and individual government to government and business-to-business partnerships.

News Update/ Press Release 17 June, 2021, New Delhi: The/Nudge Foundation  announced that it has received a grant from American philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, in recognition of their work against social and economic inequities in India. The/Nudge has been selected by MacKenzie after scrutinizing various aspects of research and impact evaluation as one among the world’s 286 high-impact organizations. A total of $2.7B was donated by MacKenzie to the chosen nonprofits, each receiving a significant donation as a “signal of trust and encouragement”, remarked MacKenzie. At the moment the organisation is working towards stabilizing its livelihood  and skill development orientation programmes throughout PAN India with immense emphasis on rural areas promoting social entrepreneurship and ambitious

News Update /Press Release Delhi, June 16, 2021: The adversity and plight that Covid-19 has has brought along with itself has  disproportionately affected the Indian education system which largely depends on traditional classroom teaching. India’s poorest children have not been in classrooms for more than 15 months now. To build a better India, it becomes need of the hour  to address the educational inequity in the country. Teach For India has been working to repair the fractured education system, through the commitment of caring and responsible Indians’ who apply to a highly selective, two-year Fellowship. This year, 650+ Fellows (teachers) have agreed to stand up for India and show up for India’s children, by joining the 2021 cohort and leading the charge against educational inequity. Ever since

News Update /Press Release New Delhi, June 15th, 2021: Saluting the undying spirit, care and courage of the healthcare community, Quaker Oats has partnered with Smile Foundation to launch #SalutingOurHeroes, an initiative to provide over 1 lakh oatmeals* to the healthcare heroes in India. As part of this initiative, Quaker will reach out to over 45 government and private hospitals and medical institutions. The initiative is being rolled out across over 7 states including Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Kerala, West Bengal, and Karnataka. From doctors to nurses and medical professionals, each member of the healthcare community has put their lives at risk to keep numerous families safe. Through this special #SalutingOurHeroes initiative, Quaker, has extended its heartfelt gratitude to the healthcare community by providing them with bowls of hope and energy. Some of the hospitals engaged through this initiative include Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurugram;

News Update/ Press Release Bangalore, June 2021: In this current situation, it is important we all find a way to do our part. Urban lifestyle brand, Salud Beverages, is doing its part by pledging 100% of all profits on sales of its exclusive merchandise to Cheshire Homes India – a non-profit organisation currently raising funds to support the COVID affected community. Salud’s Shop and be a Saviour campaign gives everyone the chance to be a saviour, with all profits from June to August going towards COVID relief. Every time you buy Salud tees, trucker hats, coasters and other exclusive Salud Merchandise, you directly help someone affected by the pandemic. Cheshire Homes has been working with the disabled and economically disadvantaged,

News Update/ Press Release ~ An invitation to health partners to utilize its campuses across the three cities for vaccination drive~ June 2021, Bangalore; Silver Oaks believes in the modern science of vaccines to help the country through pandemic. And hence, the school has been encouraging inoculation and urges citizens to get vaccinated in order to surpass through the crisis. Through this initiative, Silver Oaks also invites health partners to utilize their campuses across Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Visakhapatnam, to organize vaccination drives. The initiative aims to help as many lives as they can to get vaccination at comfort. Driven by the famous quote by Swami Vivekananda, “The destiny of the country begins in its classroom”, the school is primarily into

News Update/ Press Release UN Global Compact Network India ( UN GCNI), New Delhi, 14 June 2021- The United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit will virtually convene Heads of State, CEOs of major corporations and UN leaders. It will take stock of the converging global crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, increasing socio-economic inequalities and the unchecked corruption to offer solutions for a sustainable future. UN leaders, CEOs and Heads of State including H.E. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General; MDM Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore; H.E. Kim Boo-Kyun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; H.E. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica; Alok Sharma, President, COP26; Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture; Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric; Frank Cooper, Global