CSR News

06th May 2025: Emiza, India’s leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has taken a transformative step towards enabling equal opportunities through its latest Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at Signal Shala—a school uniquely operating out of a shipping container beneath the flyover in Mumbai. Signal Shala is a pioneering institution that imparts primary education to children who live on the streets, railway platforms, and in transient communities, many of whom earn a living by selling items or begging at traffic signals. Emiza’s commitment to this grassroots model of education goes far beyond academics. Through this initiative, Emiza has supported the holistic development of students by contributing to both infrastructure and programmatic enhancements at Signal Shala. Under the early childhood development program,

06th May 2025: Sanathan Textiles Limited, a leader in India’s textile manufacturing industry, continues to uphold its commitment to social responsibility by supporting the communities it operates in. In a meaningful partnership with Masina Hospital, Mumbai, and with the support of the Rotary Club, Sanathan Textiles has contributed to the renovation of an 18-bed hospital ward, including 6 high-dependency beds, to enhance patient care and critical treatment capacity. The total CSR spend for the project is Rs. 2.05 crores, towards improving local healthcare infrastructure. This initiative is dedicated to the memory of Late Shantaben Dattani, whose legacy of compassion and service continues to inspire the company’s ethos. Speaking on the initiative, Mr. Sammir Dattani, Executive President- Raw Material & Fully

06th May 2025: RupeeRedee, India’s leading digital lending platform has taken a significant step towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) by partnering with Earth Saviours Foundation. The CSR initiative aims to leave a positive impact on the society and the environment while balancing long-term business success. As part of the initiative, RupeeRedee has contributed INR 25 lakh to the Earth Saviours Foundation to support solar panel installation, medical aid, raw food for the NGO kitchen, medical equipment, and food camps at the Foundation’s old-age home and rescue center in Gurugram, Haryana. The NGO has a 16-year-long legacy of working towards social advancement.  Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Andrey Ganin, CEO of RupeeRedee said, “We believe that businesses must take an active

2nd May 2025:  Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda has taken charge as Director (Finance) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on April 30, 2025. Dr. Panda began his career at SAIL in 1992 as a Management Trainee. During his career, Dr. Panda has worked in various capacities across various Plants and Units of SAIL. Widely regarded for his financial & technical knowledge and proactive approach, his expertise spans financial accounting, costing & budgeting, business planning, treasury operations, taxation and strategic management.   Throughout his tenure, Dr. Panda has played a pivotal role in strengthening SAIL’s financial position, spearheading key initiatives including deleveraging efforts, cost optimization, rail pricing strategy, fixed asset sales policy, tax optimization, E-invoicing implementation and introducing digital invoicing across SAIL units to enhance transparency and efficiency among others. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Dr. Panda has served as a Nominee Director on the boards of several

30th April 2025: According to reports, there are 112 aspirational districts in India with more being added regularly which are striving to succeed across key areas like education, health, and infrastructure, however there are 16 districts in Jharkhand out of 24 which are aspirational but they are nowhere near the top. To transform this situation, DEVI Sansthan has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Jharkhand to roll out its 1st phase of the innovative ALfA (Accelerated Learning for All) program in eight government-supported schools across districts in the Ranchi division, which is a key aspirational district. This landmark collaboration aims to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) skills among children in government schools and communities,

April 29, 2025: HCLFoundation, which drives the corporate social responsibility agenda of global technology company HCLTech in India, today announced the winners of the 2025 edition of the HCLTech Grant. HCLTech Grant supports Indian non-government organizations (NGOs) driving transformative change across education, healthcare and the environment. This year, the HCLTech Grant received over 13,925 registrations from NGOs across India. Three winning NGOs in each category are awarded a grant of ₹5 crore (~$580,700) for their impactful projects and six runner-up NGOs in each category are awarded ₹25 lakh (~$29,000). To date, the HCLFoundation has awarded ₹152.8 crore (~$18.4 million) through the HCLTech Grant initiative to scale high-impact projects. In its 10th edition, HCLTech Grant has supported 59 projects across 142

28th April 2025: Taking a significant step towards addressing childhood growth and development, Nand Ghar by Vedanta has launched Project Balvardhan, a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing early childhood nutrition, health, and education through evidence-based, tech-enabled, and community-driven solutions using a systems lens. Nand Ghar, a flagship social impact project under the Anil Agarwal Foundation, is as model project working towards strengthening the Anganwadi ecosystem of the country by providing state-of-the art facilities. In addition to enhanced infrastructural facilities, Nand Ghar incorporates smart education tools, interactive e-learning modules, Building as Learning Aid (BaLA) designs, and smart TVs to make learning engaging for children aged 3-6 years. The mnemonic was unveiled, and project Balvardhan was launched by Smt. Diya Kumari, Deputy