CSR News

Pune, 21st January 2022: Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), a globally recognized organization dedicated to transforming the lives of millions in rural India, has empowered 45 lakh beneficiaries through its various programmes since its establishment in 1993. Marking its 28th foundation day recently, the Pune-based social welfare organization announced that it has executed rural development and ecosystem-based adaptation programmes for communities in 5387 villages in the last 28 years. These include various community-led programmes in Water & Land Management, Agriculture, livelihood generation, women empowerment, and health, sanitation & nutrition. Since its establishment, WOTR has been working towards watershed development and ecosystem restoration, climate resilient sustainable agriculture, integrated and efficient water management and climate change adaptation, with a special emphasis on building

Mumbai: 21st Jan 2022: Flowers are an integral part of divine rituals in India, be it at a temple, a gurdwara or a mosque and almost all the flowers are thrown out as waste in garbage or in rivers. The rivers play an important role in India and are the lifeline of Indian Culture. There is a constant need to clean the rivers and to give the flowers used in rituals a new lease of life. Mysore Deep Perfumery House (MDPH) with its flagship brand Zed Black, which is amongst the top 3 brands of agarbatti manufacturers in the country, has inked a deal with HelpUsGreen, the pioneer in flower recycling technology to launch “Nature Flower” fragrant incense sticks made

19th Jan 2022 Delhi/NCR: Taking strides in the right direction to further its commitment towards welfare & support of the homeless people especially in need of assistance during the presiding harsh weather conditions and ensuring safety during the ongoing pandemic, Sandeep Aggarwal Foundation and Droom, India’s Online Automobile Ecommerce Platform organized a donation drive of, warm blankets, socks, woolen caps, protective masks & sanitizers across Delhi NCR. The associates of Team Droom engaged in a day-long activity wherein they executed the distribution across Gurgaon, Delhi, and Noida. Apart from night shelters in Delhi, the makeshift shelters at the traffic signals, under the bridges, and people who are homeless were given all the materials to fight off the freezing weather conditions

PHDFWF in association with Inner Wheel District 301 distributed 10 E-rickshaws to needy women living in different resettlement colonies of Delhi at the PHD house, New Delhi. E-rickshaws were distributed to these underprivileged women to make themselves self-reliant to support their families and betterment for their children’s education. Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Govt. of India virtually conveyed her blessings on this special occasion and congratulated PHDFWF and Inner Wheel District 301 for supporting these deprived women. Hon’ble Minister encouraged the beneficiaries to use this opportunity to become role-model for others. Ms. Anuradha Goel, Chairperson, PHDFWF shared that the income generated from these E-Rickshaws will make the women Atma-Nirbhar as envisioned by our

New Delhi, January 18, 2022: Chetak Logistics has taken a major step forward to meet the growing requirement of a skilled workforce for the logistics sector in India, and perhaps that would satisfy even global requirements. India is expected to meet the workforce demand of about 28.4 million workforces by 2022 for the fast-growing integrated sector of transportation, logistics, warehousing and packaging, according to the latest report by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The industry currently employs over 16.74 million employees. A path-breaking memorandum of understanding signed between the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneur University (DSEU) and Chetak Logistics has heralded a new chapter in the logistics industry of India. These premier institutions of India will jointly develop a course curriculum for Logistics and

Delhi/Rajasthan, January 18, 2022: PNB Housing Finance has announced that it has set up two spice units in Baran and Chittorgarh districts of Rajasthan to empower women from vulnerable communities and bring socio-economic change in their lives. Collectively, these units provide employment to close to 75 women in these districts. The launch of the two units is part of PNB Housing’s CSR initiative – Pehel – to support the financial inclusion of women from the weaker sections of society and help them become financially independent and self-reliant. The program covers end to end solution and provides financial support from setting plant and machinery, packaging, and marketing expenses and operating expenses. While the Baran unit produces ginger-garlic paste etc. that is

Mumbai, January 17, 2022: Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC), India’s largest commercial vehicle financer has partnered with Skill India to train 1000 drivers to ensure seamless and accident-free transportation of oxygen tankers. With an objective to streamline Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Tankers supply chain amidst the pandemic, Shriram Transport Finance Company has launched a CSR initiative- Shriram Seva Sankalp LMO Driver Training. The campaign aims to upskill 1000 experienced Heavy & Medium Vehicle drivers to carefully handle & transport Cryogenic LMO Tankers. The Holistic Cryogenic Medical Oxygen Tanker Driver Training Program will offer the trainees a deep-dive into the theory, hands-on practice on simulator, handling of Hazardous cargo tanker and in-plant LMO loading and unloading along with all other safety

A Virtual Marathon (run/walk) will be organized by Sharanya Narayani International School (SNIS) to raise funds for Karunashraya, a Bangalore-based Hospice Trust. This is the highly anticipated third edition of Run for Care, and even the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic couldn’t surpass the efforts and zeal from doing this! The institute will be conducting the event both live (in-person) and virtually. Individuals are all welcomed to participate for those beyond cure! “Bangalore Hospice Trust – Karunashraya” is a joint project of the Indian Cancer Society (Karnataka Chapter) and the Rotary Club of Bangalore Indiranagar which provides free professional palliative care for advanced-stage cancer patients beyond treatment. Karunashraya’s main mission is to provide compassionate palliative care for patients with terminal illnesses through

New Delhi, January 11th, 2022: SKF India, the leading bearings manufacturer, today announced its scholarship program for deserving girls’ students who aspire to pursue diplomas and engineering degrees. As part of the program, SKF India aims to support 150 girls from economically disadvantaged families from Pune, Mysore, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Haridwar. The program will be implemented by United Way of Bangalore, an NGO that has been providing opportunities to girls to attain higher education through financial aid and career-ready programs. Manish Bhatnagar, Managing Director, SKF India Ltd. said, “The SKF Scholarship program is part of our continuous endeavor towards empowering India’s youth especially young girls through education, skilling, mentorship, and counselling. We believe that an educated, confident, and independent young

Pipavav, India: A mobile science and maths laboratory was inaugurated on January 5 at Rampara Primary School in Rajula, Amreli. The “lab on wheels” set up by APM Terminals Pipavav will help village students to perform science and maths experiments to gain practical insights and hone scientific skills. The Mobile Lab was inaugurated by Captain P K Mishra, COO, APM Terminals Pipavav in the presence of Sarpanch, Block Resource Co-Ordinator and locals. The lab will facilitate experiments on various topics along with the sky watching, celebration of National Science Day, National Mathematics Day and block level science and maths exhibition. The local students did not have access to the advance technology and were dependent on only theoretical knowledge. However, with