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INITIATIVE Project MGL Hunar draws inspiration from age old proverb “Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day, teach him to catch instead, and you have fed him for his entire lifetime.” Project MGL Hunar is designed as an enabling initiative which seeks to bridge the gap between the dearth’s of manpower that many industries are facing with the increasing challenge of unemployment. Being implemented in partnership with 3 organizations with specialization in vocational training, the project seeks to benefit youth from deprived communities. The project targets especially those youth who are severely confined owing to non-completion of education up to 10th standard. Skills augmentation training is extended to these youth on various trades with

EVENT To Honour Sir Cusrow Wadia; The Wadia Group on March 11 hosted C N Wadia Gold Cup 2018 at Mahalakshmi Race course, Mumbai. Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO Wadia Hospitals; Actor and Social Entrepreneur, Kunal Kapoor; and Senior Officials from The Wadia Group were present during the occasion. More than 50 children who fought deadly diseases such as cancer, kidney diseases and heart diseases were felicitated. The Paddock area of the Race Course was buzzing with entertainment programmes organised by Wadia Hospital. A display showcasing the contribution of Sir Cusrow N Wadia, a great visionary and philanthropist of the Wadia family was among the highlights of the occasion. Wadia Hospital was India’s first Paediatric Hospital built in honour of Jerbai

INITIATIVE IMMANUEL CYRUS takes look at the current state of the civil services and the challenges that lie ahead The civil services of any country are the backbone of governmental administration. Especially in a densely populated country like ours the Civil Services have played a key role in keeping the country together over the last 70 years and ensuring a more or less uniform system of governance despite the vast diversity and myriad differences that is to be found. On April 21, 1947, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of civil servants in Independent India at the Metcalf House. He referred to civil servants as the ‘steel frame of India’ during his speech and implored them to uphold the

OPINION Dr Santosh Jain Passi Reports On Nutrition/Health Concerns of Adolescent Girls for Breaking the Inter- Generational Cycle of Malnutrition. Adolescence – the transient phase of life from puberty to adulthood comprises rapid physical growth coupled with fast-paced psychosocial, cognitive and emotional development. India has nearly 253 million adolescents (constituting >1/5th of total population) who are in dire need of appropriate nutrition, education, counselling and guidance (Census, 2011). Health of an adolescent girl indicates her health status during later years of life. Several adulthood diseases have their roots in adolescence; many of the premature adolescent mortalities are either preventable or treatable and in many cases, the adolescents may suffer from life-long chronic illnesses/disabilities. Major health issues of the adolescents include

INITIATIVE What began as an initiative to empower the girl child through a CSR programme called ‘NALCO KI LADLI’ is turning out to be a powerful trigger for positive change and mindset in villages of Odisha. NALCO has started a CSR programme ‘NALCO KI LADLI’ under ‘BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO’ programme of Govt. of India, to promote meritorious girl students belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and having minimum 60% marks in the schools located in periphery area of NALCO’s pants in Damanjodi, Angul and Pottangi in Odisha. The girl children are identified from class 8th, 9th and 10th standard belonging to marginalized section of the society. It was far from an easy job to convince the villagers about

OPINION Since 1950, every year, 7th April is observed as World Health Day – an opportunity for drawing worldwide attention to the important issue of global health. The day is acknowledged by various governments and the NGOs interested in public health issues wherein, several international, regional and local events are organized on a particular theme, under the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsorship. Each year, officials select a theme for the World Health Day and some of the past themes included Healthy heart beat, Healthy blood pressure, Vector-borne diseases: small bite, big threat, Food safety and Halt the rise: Beat diabetes. This year’s focus is on “Lymphedema Awareness and Cures”. Lymphedema is a condition faced by many but still lacks basic

PRESS RELEASE Sark Minda Foundation, CSR wing of Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group has a vision to build a sustainable society through improving the quality of life, protecting the planet through affirmative action and establish integrated and inclusive growth of people and environment. To ensure sustainability to the lives of Persons with Disability through ensuring their mobility, Spark Minda Foundation has installed “Empowerment Centre for Divyangs” under its program called Saksham. The main objective of this centre is: – To provide Accessible and Assistive Technology to Person with Disabilities (PWDs) Skilling facilitation for PWDs On Job Trainings in different Manufacturing Functions Employment linkage in the Industry Providing assistance in getting Disability Certificate Sarika Minda, Chairperson, Spark Minda Foundation. Dignitaries and

PRESS RELEASE TechnipFMC has received a special recognition award for their flagship community development initiative in India, ‘Seed of Hope’, at the 13th National Convention 2018 held by Global Compact Network India on 8th June 2018 at Shangri-La, Bengaluru. TechnipFMC has been recognized by the jury panel as a responsible corporate citizen in private sector for their integrated village development project at Suva Village in Dahej, Gujarat under the aegis of their flagship CSR program – Seed of Hope. The project was initiated in late 2016 with an aim to improve the quality of life of the villagers of Suva in alignment with the UN SDGs framework: enhancing the quality of education improving access to healthcare promoting skill development •