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Deutsche Bank honors teachers working with underprivileged students

‘Comedy ki Paathshaala’ to honor teachers working with underprivileged students : In an event organized at the Deutsche Bank office in Goregaon, Mumbai it celebrated Teacher’s Day by saluting the remarkable spirit of teachers who work within disadvantaged communities – those who infuse their class rooms with positivity and good humor. The Bank organized ‘Comedy ki...

The Green I Contest

Hyderabad, Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Yi was formed in 2002 with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realize the dream of a developed nation. Yi...

L&T Joins Swachh Bharat Brigade, Pledges 5000 Toilets

INFRASTRUCTURE multi-national Larsen & Toubro has announced a wp initiative that would add traction to the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ programme recently launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day. Observing that the objectives of L&T’s ongoing wp programme were aligned to the mission of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, A.M. Naik, Group Executive Chairman, Larsen...

IMFA Pumps Rs. 12 Cr In Metals Training Centre

BIPF, the social arm of metals major IMFA, today laid the first brick of what will be instituted as Industrial Training Centre (ITC) for skill and development in the Sukinda Valley, home to the bulk of country’s chrome ore reserve, in the Jajpur district of Odisha. The main objective of ITC is to empower...

Treasuring Water

A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court recently seeking directions to the city government and its authorities to urgently take steps for making Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) compulsory in the National capital. The petition, filed by advocate R K Kapoor, contends that the authorities should “make it compulsory for all cooperative and...

Video: PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day Speech

PM’s Independence Day wishes:  Calls for enhancing pride & prestige of the Tricolour Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 68th Independence Day. Following is the Video of the Prime Minister’s address on the occasion: https://youtu.be/o1cxHe9TeD8

Desalination Plants To Produce Fresh Water In Lakshwadeep

THE Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology indigenously developed and demonstrated by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) is found suitable for the Lakshadweep islands, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh has informed the Rajya Sabha. The thermal...

First Meeting Of Joint Working Group On Climate Change

MINISTER of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar met the United States’ Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern. The meeting between the two key principals was followed by the first Meeting of the Joint Working Group on combating Climate Change. Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar said that in view of the 2015 agreement...

Sustainable Luxury: Yes, It’s Possible!

THE notion of luxury harkens comfort, excess, decadence. ‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable’ it rarely is. Indeed, one often feel sustainability and luxury cannot go hand in hand. But in an attempt to turn this conventional notion on its head is the Taj group of hotels. Recently, nine Taj properties were awarded with Gold Certification by...

Relief for The National Relief Fund

Contribution to the National Relief Fund is an eligible wp activity under Schedule VII of the Companies Act, and now the PM, Mr. Narendra Modi, has reviewed the functioning of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and suggested several qualitative changes in the way the fund is to be managed. Referring to the Gujarat model, the...

IMFA Annual Report: Rs. 4.1 Cr Spent On CSR

MINING major Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA) has reported a Rs. 4.1 crore wp spend for 2013-14, in its Annual Report 2013-14 published recently. IMFA’s wp arm, the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), has been creating economic and social opportunities for people at the bottom of the social pyramid, and aims...

Novartis Publishes 2013 wp Report

NOVARTIS has published a Corporate Responsibility (CR) Performance Report for 2013. The report reflects the best-in-class reporting standard, the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 guidelines, one year in advance of required implementation. “Our corporate responsibility work is embedded in our business strategy, which is to use science-based innovation to improve patient health around the world....

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