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Why choosing Organic Food is not enough to bring Sustainability in Food Industry

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Hency Thacker
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Health concerns over additional preservatives in food and concerns over how food is being produced has made the organic food industry very popular. In fact, according to a report by Zion Market Research titled “Organic Food and Beverage Market: Global Industry Perspective” global organic food and beverages market was valued at approximately USD 124.76 billion in 2017 and is expected to generate revenue of around USD 323.09 billion by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 14.56% between 2017 and 2024.

However, consumer choice alone is not enough to revolutionise our food and agriculture system. This is mainly because of two reasons.

First is the price of organic food. Compared to the conventionally cultivated food, organic food is expensive by 10% to 80%. Since the air, water and soil are contaminated by pesticides, to grow totally organic food, a lot more vigilance and care is required. This makes it difficult to produce and hence, expensive. Thus, even if the market as a whole keeps growing, the demand will be only limited as it may not be entirely affordable for everyone.

Another is the unwillingness of the cultivator to feed the livestock with organic food. In order to feed the livestock, the cultivators prefer conventional farming, since it is cheap, easy and produces more quantity. This is why the conventional cultivation will always have a larger share than the organic cultivation.

The solution is in the diversification of the food production and making the process financially, economically and environmentally sustainable on every level. The task nearly impossible for the almost illiterate farmers of India can be only achieved if the corporates participate in the process.

The corporates working in the food sector has to step up and partner with the farmers by educating, monitoring and facilitate selling the sustainably produced products, in order for food systems to move towards sustainability.

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Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group organise 12 day Camp for Persons with Disabilities

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The CSR Journal
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Artificial Limb Fitment Camp, Pune
Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group with their special program “Saksham” under Spark Minda Foundation organised a 12 day Empowerment Camp for Persons with Disability in Pune in association with 12 local NGOs.
The camp provided end-to-end support in Limb fitment, Caliper fitment, Walkers, Elbow Crutches, Tricycle, wheelchair and other assistive aids to persons with a disability.
‘Saksham’ is a CSR program started by Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group to help Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Under Saksham, the Group aims to provide accessible and assistive technologies, impart skill training through OJT (On the job training), create inclusive workplace and ergonomics, train them for 5s and life skills, employ PWD’s (Persons with Disability).
Speaking at the felicitation ceremony of Artificial Limb Fitment, Ashok Minda, Group CEO, said, “The Artificial Limb Fitment Camp started with merely 500 fitments in 2015. Within three years, we have enabled more than 5000 PWD with successful limb fitments in different parts of world. We are thankful to “Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklaang Sahatya Samiti (Jaipur Foot)” for their trust; support and expertise which has enabled Spark Minda Foundation to provide successfully implement these camps all over.”
Mrs. Sarika Minda (extreme left)
Mrs. Sarika Minda (extreme left) at 12 day artificial limb fitment camp in Pune
Sarika Minda, Chairperson, Spark Minda Foundation, said: “Starting with a production belt in Yerwada Jail and now setting up Saksham-Divyang Empowerment Center in Chimbali, we have enabled to provide a sustainable life to community at a whole. We are proud to say that within a span of 12 days, we have been able to provide more than 1000 limb amputation in and around Pune. Jaipur Foot has been indispensible part of our every limb fitment camp.”
In continuation to the legacy of responsible corporate citizenship, the CSR activities by the group are derived from the triple bottom line model of People, Planet and Profit. Ensuring environment sustainability with community care are the thematic divisions, surrounding which the CSR activities are planned and executed across the Group.

Navi Mumbai Airport Displacing Families, Destroying Ecosystems

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Kasmin Fernandes
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Navi Mumbai airport
Besides displacing thousands of people, the proposed Navi Mumbai airport is expected to destroy local mangrove and wetland ecosystems.

3,500 families displaced

Approximately 3,500 families residing in 10 villages are being displaced a new airport in Navi Mumbai. They have sustained a long-term struggle for fair rehabilitation, according to GAAM (Global Anti-Aerotropolis Movement).
A perfunctory one-hour public hearing held on 5th May 2010 was boycotted by residents of all the affected villages. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not made public and people from the affected villages stood outside waving black flags in protest, demanding due compensation, states Down To Earth.

Construction before relocation

Pre-construction work on the airport site began in October 2017, even though villagers had not relocated to the resettlement areas. A major protest by residents of six villages on 12th October 2017 brought pre-construction work on the airport site to a halt. Families still living on the site resolved to remain in their homes until the plots of land allocated for resettlement were developed. On 27th October, it was announced that work on the Navi Mumbai Airport site would resume under heavy police protection, reports The Times of India.
Explosives were being set off three times per day, loosening the ground in order to cut and level Ulwe hill to make way for the airport runway. Blasting as little as 100 metres from people’s homes sent stones flying distances of up to 200 metres, including into a nearby school.

Records destroyed

In November 2017 some PAPs alleged that records proving their land ownership had been destroyed by CIDCO. In November 2017, two thousand residents of the villages of Targhar, Pargaon, Ulwe, Kolhi, Kopar, Ganesh Puri, Chinchpada, Dungi and Manghar gathered to step up their demands for fair compensation and rehabilitation from CIDCO. The villagers united their struggles to form a new organization: Navi Mumbai International Airport Affected Peoples, which will take up their demands with CIDCO.

Injury and risk

On 6th January 2018 five engineers working in the site were injured, two of them severely, hit by falling rocks during supposedly ‘controlled’ blasting work, reported the Mumbai edition of daily newspaper, DNA. Villagers in Siddhart Nagar suffered injuries too; five women were bruised by stones coming through their roofs of their homes and a seven-year old boy who had been playing outside his house needed two stitches to his head.
On 13th February 2018 hundreds of residents of Pargaon, one of the villages neighbouring Navi Mumbai Airport site, held a protest march saying landfilling works put them at risk of flooding.

Destroying biodiversity

Biodiverse wildlife habitats encompassed within the site will be destroyed: 121 hectares of forest, 162 hectares of mangroves and 404 hectares of mudflats, states another Times of India report. Concerns that replacing waterlogged areas that soak up excess water with impermeable concrete and tarmac will disrupt the water balance in the wider region and make the surrounding area more susceptible to flooding were raised in 2010.
A study conducted by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) showed that airport operations are likely to impinge upon bird habitats over a wide area of coastline, creeks, mangroves and inland wetlands. BNHS showed an estimated 266 bird species within a 10 km radius of the airport site, including the Karnala Bird Sanctuary.
A mangrove sanctuary, on land bordering the airport, to mitigate against the destruction of mangroves was proposed, but abandoned due to the risk of bird strikes, collisions with aircraft that can cause fatal accidents.

Unmet conditions

In February 2018, Vanashakti, an NGO focused on forest, mangrove and wetland protection, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) claiming that failure to comply with environmental clearance requirements to replace mangrove habitats meant that conditions for starting the airport project has not been met, reports MoneyControl.com. Vanashatki also stated that blasting of Ulwe hill had commenced without adhering to environmental rules.
By January 2019 the majority of the villagers had taken up CIDCO’s resettlement scheme and vacated their homes but a number of residents of Ganeshpuri, Targhar, Ulwe and Kombadbhuje villages still resisted eviction and remained in their homes.
Navi Mumbai airport is an example of damage in the name of “development”.

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Mission to battle food wastage and hunger

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The CSR Journal
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Feeding India

Feeding India, an award-winning non-profit organisation working towards solving the challenges of food wastage, hunger and malnutrition, is now a part of the Zomato family.

After witnessing the magnitude of food wastage in a wedding, Ankit Kawatra quit his job and founded Feeding India along with Srishti Jain in 2014. Since then, the team with its five sustainable programs has been working towards picking up excess food and redistributing it to people across hunger spots in 65 cities in India. Till date, Feeding India has served 20 million meals through its 12 food recovery vans.

Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, Zomato, said, “We have so far, taken environmental issues head-on with non-plastic initiatives like preventing the consumption of single-use plastic cutlery and promoting biodegradable packaging for food delivery. As we welcome Feeding India into the Zomato family, we will take this battle a notch higher by helping them build a system where excess food is directed to those in need.”

“As a start, we aim to activate the restaurants on our platform into the Feeding India network and help them use technology to scale their volunteer operations. Feeding India will become a core part of our DNA and a significant step in our mission to ensure ‘better foodfor more people’. My many conversations with Ankit and Srishti have convinced me of our belief in a shared mission, and I am confident that together we will make a positive impact on food wastage and hunger.”

Zomato and Feeding India will together target every source of food wastage – farms, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, corporates and events. The Zomato network will plug into Feeding India’s already existing models that focus on sustainably feeding the many who sleep hungry every night.

“Our ambitious aim is to end hunger and food wastage not just in India, but globally. I’m delighted to strengthen this movement with Zomato, given its vision of ‘better food for more people’ and our shared mission to combat hunger and food wastage. We see this collaboration as a pivotal step against food insecurity,” added Ankit Kawatra, Founder, Feeding India.

Feeding India not only donates excess food from various sources including events, airports, weddings, restaurants, corporates, etc. that would otherwise go to landfills but also cooks fresh food through innovative kitchen-models to support people, especially women and children, with limited access to food and nutrition. Over the last four years, the organisation has been recognized by the Queen of England, the United Nations World Food Program and even by the Prime Minister of India.

Zomato, as a Food Co., aims to solve for every step of the food value chain. Its initiatives like HyperPure and Hygiene Ratings are focused on the quality of food and transparency. With biodegradable packaging and pro-environment messaging, Zomato actively engages in behaviour change. Its reward points program, Zomato Piggybank, has helped raise funds equivalent to 22 lakh meals.

Responsible Behaviour by Tribals of Nagaland

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Hency Thacker
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Nagas of Nagaland
Festivals in India are an excuse for people to throw caution to the wind and cause air, soil, water, light and noise pollution with an excuse of celebration. Since the festivals have religious significance in the country, it becomes difficult to convince people to avoid the celebratory rituals that cause pollution. Because of this, if the country has walked one step forward towards environmental sustainability or reducing pollution by being responsible throughout the year, it takes 100 steps back on the days of festivals.
Many socialists and environmentalists have raised their voice to express their concern about the situation during festivals. However, since religion is a sensitive topic, it has generated a lot of controversy. Amidst this festival chaos, a tribe called as Konyak Nagas in Nagaland has perfect celebratory rituals for its harvest season festival ‘Lao-ong Mo’.
Lao-ong Mo is celebrated after the completion of harvest. The festival is often celebrated district-wide, where there are several varieties of food. The cutlery is all made of bamboo or banana leaves, making it 100% biodegradable. Availability of fresh water reduces the use of tissue paper at the event.
The elaborate decorations for the event are also made using 0% plastic. Often grains and crops are utilised for the purpose. The biodegradability of the waste produced at the event is a conscious effort by the tribe to honour their ancestors who lived off the earth that they live on now.
Another astounding practice that Nagas can teach us is that of honesty. All through the year, Nagas grow certain crops. To sell the yield, they leave the produce at a stall at the market, with no one to supervise it. The unlocked box is kept by the produce for people to put the money in and take the change back for the products they need. The prices are mentioned on the board beside the produce. At the end of the day, the money in the box is never less than what they would have made by selling that amount of products.
There are certain lessons that cannot be taught through education, infrastructure and other resources. Being sensitive towards the environment and honest towards the society are among those lessons. The state is certainly not the most developed state in the country. The infrastructure is in a sorry state. The illiteracy rate is very high. Even then, these tribal people have figured out a way to live in harmony with each other as well as the environment.

We Are Calling Out Environmental Racism

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Kasmin Fernandes
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The idea of environmental racism is controversial. Even in the age of climate change, many people still view the environment mostly as a set of forces of nature. To many people, racism often connotes purposeful decisions by a master hand, and many see existing segregation as a self-sorting or poverty problem.
Among the injustices faced by racial and ethnic minority communities, one aspect that is frequently overlooked is the effect of discrimination on the environment that the community is based in. Whether due to targeted prejudice or resulting from ingrained institutional bias, the effects are too often the same: minority residents end up living in more polluted areas with less access to green space than their majority peers.
The most well studied cause of these issues, which are collectively referred to as environmental racism, is the more frequent siting of environmentally hazardous industries in predominantly minority communities, according to The Lancet.
In the US, examples include the Uniontown, Alabama, which in March, 2018, lost a long running civil rights challenge against a nearby toxic landfill, and the towns of the so-called Cancer Alley in Louisiana, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi river containing more than 125 petrochemical-producing businesses.
In such instances, nearby residents complain of a slew of health problems that they attribute to the nearby sources of environmental contamination. However, environmental racism is not confined solely to the locations of polluting industries.
It can also be seen in the historical siting of many minority communities on less desirable tracts of land, such as flood plains or other areas vulnerable to extreme weather events. Nor is environmental racism limited to the treatment of minority groups within a nation, as many polluting industries have moved from high-income countries, where they are monitored closely, to lower-income ones with less stringent environmental oversight. The textile industry, for example, is notorious for polluting areas around manufacturing hot spots, particularly in developing places like India, Bangladesh, and China.
The issues around environmental racism show that environmental and social issues cannot be neatly separated from each other. Resources, legal and financial, need to be made available to those affected so they can be heard when they call this discrimination out for what it is.
If progress is going to be made, efforts will be needed to make the environmental movement more inclusive and to engage a much wider range of stakeholders. Taking a stand against environmental racism means denouncing risky ecological practices that may save a few bucks in the short term. No amount of money is worth hurting the health and safety of vulnerable people.

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CSR: Interim Budget 2019 Reactions from Leaders of India Inc.

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Hency Thacker
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budget

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget of 2019, last Friday. The middle-class segment of India had a lot of expectations from this budget since it was the last budget before elections. The middle-class segment was surely happy with the tax rebate on an income of 5 lakhs. However, India Inc is also viewing a lot of positive potential in it.

Here are some of the reactions from industry leaders for the Interim budget, 2019.

A congratulatory Tweet from Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group said,

Anuja Bansal, Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages of India, said, “Child care needs government’s support to build a robust India. As the allocation for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is being increased from 23,357 crore in RE 2018-19 to 27,584 crore in BE 2019-20, I am happy that the government has sustained its focus on the social development of the country, while balancing it with economic empowerment and growth”.

“We as a child care institution working for the abandoned and parentless children request the finance minister to consider a separate care programme extended to children who do not receive adequate parental care in India, post-budget while doing the revision,” she demanded.

Further, she added, “We request the government to consider an additional tax rebate of 25% over and above the available income tax rebate for individuals and CSR benefits. This will lead to reaping rich demographic dividend by the nation.”

Nadir Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej Industries and Chairman, Godrej Agrovet said, “Acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal was very articulate. He presented more of a manifesto than a budget. Relief for middle-class homeowners and for farmers would be a boost to agriculture, animal husbandry and the realty sector!”

Siddharth Roy Kapur, President, Producers Guild of India said, “We are delighted that the immense contribution of Indian cinema towards employment generation in the country has been acknowledged and applauded in Parliament during the presentation of the Union Budget. The announcement of a single-window clearance mechanism for Indian filmmakers filming within India is a significant step and has the potential to play a huge role in boosting tourism in the country. The amendments in the Anti Camcording provisions will support the industry’s growth by curtailing illegal recordings of films in cinema halls and will go a long way towards reducing piracy.”

Mr Parag Agarwal, Founder & CMD, Janajal said, “As expected, this is a positive Budget with several announcements for the social and economic welfare of the country in the long term, much in line with the Government’s intention of a “New India” by 2022. It is heartening to see safe drinking water to all Indians as part of the Government’s plan by 2030. Water ATMs have a big role to play and can help achieve this vision much sooner. Safe water made accessible to people in a decentralised format such as water ATMs can have a force multiplier effect on the Government’s intentions through good health and wellness besides job creation and social entrepreneurship.”

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Indian Army Making India Proud – On and Off the Battlefield

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Sanjeev Anand, IndusInd Bank
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Jitu Rai
Jitu Rai
The Indian Army is among the largest in the world in terms of sheer strength but is second to none when it comes to securing the borders from our adversaries. Over the years, the Indian Army has also played a key role in providing the country with some of the finest athletes.
Let’s reminisce the achievements of some of the best athletes that the Indian Armed Forces have had to offer to the world of sport.
What do you think Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Milkha Singh, Jitu Rai, Ram Singh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, and Dattu Bhokanal have in common? The first thing that comes to our minds is that they’re all stellar athletes who’ve made the country proud. But is there any commonality beyond that? the Armed Forces.
All of them have held key positions in the Indian Armed Forces. There is just something about fighting for your nation’s pride, both on and off the battlefield, that gives meaning to the lives of such individuals.
Even if we look beyond Indian shores, we can notice that some of the finest athletes of yesteryears have had the experience of serving in the Armed forces. Whether it’s Sir Bobby Charlton in the UK, Arnold Palmer and Joe DiMaggio in the US or Fritz Walter — Germany’s first World Cup-winning captain — are all testament to the fact that the Army makes for a good cultivator of athletic talent.
The one thing that stands out in both fields and is equally critical is fitness – both physical as well as mental. It might be stating the obvious but an Indian Army personnel and an athlete need to be extremely fit. However, ask them about it and you would know there’s more than just being fit.
When asked about fitness, the 2004 Olympic Silver medalist, Colonel Rathore had claimed, “There are certain basic things in life, things that we have grown up with, like certain principles, or that you respect age rather than status. They form part of your character. Fitness for us (in the army) is like that — we have grown up with it. It is something that is basic — a foundation.”
Another area where there’s a clear overlap is in the art of discipline. Soldiers are trained to be disciplined to such an extent that it gets ingrained into their system. The thought holds true for an athlete as well. The lack of discipline has put an abrupt end to the flourishing careers of many athletes but conversely, it has built careers as well. 
Jitu Rai, one of India’s brightest shooters has been a recipient of several awards across global platforms. He is the only Indian to have won two medals at the Shooting World Cup, a feat for which he was honoured with the ‘Arjuna’ and ‘Khel Ratna’ awards.
When asked about the role that the Indian Army played in building his sporting career, Jitu stated, “It has definitely helped. I learned a lot being in the Indian army like discipline and being on time. The army has made me mentally and physically strong.
But that’s not all. In the same interview, Jitu highlighted another quality that both sport and the Indian Army hold in high regard – the ability to not give up despite failure.
He says, “Twice I got the RTU (Return to Unit), in 2007 and 2008, because I didn’t fare well. But all sportspersons have ups and downs. If you don’t fail, you will never learn. It is important to learn from your failures and get better.” A lesson that can help influence a nation.
But perhaps the one facet that connects the Armed forces with sports and resonates deeply within us is the act of sacrifice. Both servicemen and athletes will confirm to the fact that sacrificing everything for believing that your nation and your team is bigger than you is intrinsic.
Milkha Singh is unarguably one of India’s greatest track and field talents. He is also someone who sums up the confluence of sport, Army life and sacrifice in the best way possible.
“We had no facilities. We began running barefoot, had no running shoes, no tracksuits, no money, no proper tracks, nothing at all. All that we had was fierce will-power, the will to work hard. We did that and reached where we are.”
These extraordinary individuals from the Indian Army have made the nation proud every time they have taken a stance against an opponent. Their determination and courage have not only provided us with extraordinary life stories but have also given us heroic characters we can look up to.
We salute the Indian Army once again, for providing the nation with an array of such wonderful talent and thank them from the bottom of our heart for rendering their services on and off the battlefield.

Sanjeev Anand, Country Head - Commercial Banking, Indusind BankThe author, Sanjeev Anand, is Country Head – Commercial Banking and in-charge of Sports Vertical, IndusInd Bank and an avid sports enthusiast.

Views of the author are personal and do not necessarily represent the website’s views.

 

Budget 2019: Reactions from industry leaders

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Kasmin Fernandes
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The CSR Journal got on-the-spot reactions from industry leaders across various sectors immediately after the live budget presentation on February 1, 2019, at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) headquarters.
Said Piruz Khambatta, Chairman CII (Western Region) and Chairman & Managing Director, Rasna, “The Budget announcements have largely taken care of the agriculture sector, middle income class and unorganized sector. The additional income for this population will lead to enhanced spending and higher economic growth.”
“However, I think this is well managed given the incentives provided to the rural sector. On the agri front, direct income transfers to farmers having holdings of less than 2 hectares is a welcome move and help reduce risk to farmers. Overall, this budget is all encompassing and has something for every class of the society.”
Said Ninad Karpe, Director, Aptech, “The budget was interim but the expectations were not. I think most of the expectations have been met.” He has high hopes from the announcements about Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said during the Budget 2019 speech that “in order to take the benefits of artificial intelligence and related technologies to the people, a national programme on AI has been envisaged”.
Establishment of the National Centre on Artificial Intelligence as a hub along with centres of excellence was also announced. Nine priority areas have been identified. A National Artificial Intelligence portal will also be developed soon, Goyal said in the speech.
“I am very happy that the Interim Budget presented by the Interim Finance Minister has been good. It was a kind of report card for the last 5 years,” said Sanjiv Saraff, Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, ICICI Securities. “People are calling it populist. However, if you have done some good, there is nothing wrong in talking about it. Is the intent good? Yes. Now the question is of implementation,” he added.
“The relaxation of Income Tax limit for the salaried class was the major relief,” said Ashish Philip, Joint Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (L&S), a law firm.
Watch the video for the complete coverage.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank launches CSR sports programme

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The CSR Journal
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Kotak CSR Programme

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Kotak) today announced its CSR Programme in Sports in collaboration with the NGO – Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation (Foundation) based in Gachibowli, Telangana. Under the alliance, Kotak, Pullela Gopichand – the Indian badminton legend and the Pullela Gopichand Academy, which is part of the Foundation, will work together to develop a world-class badminton training facility with advanced infrastructure and amenities, and international-standard coaches.

Dipak Gupta, Joint Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, “We firmly believe that no child or youth should be deprived of access to quality education, healthcare, sports and livelihood facilities and opportunities irrespective of their economic background. Keeping these aspects in mind, Kotak’s core CSR focus is in the areas of education, healthcare, sports and livelihood.”

“Encouraged by Pullela Gopichand’s commitment and his long-term singular focus on badminton in producing world-class badminton players, we are announcing Kotak’s CSR Programme in Sports, which we will jointly implement with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation. Kotak and Gopichand are committed to developing a state-of-the-art, high-performance training facility and coaching & producing world-class badminton coaches and players, in the process helping India win more medals and international trophies,” added Gupta.

Pullela Gopichand, the legendary Indian badminton player, coach & founder trustee of Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation said, “The objective of Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation is to train, nurture and guide young talent with the purpose of developing international badminton champions. For India to consistently produce world-class athletes and be counted among the great sporting nations, access to quality infrastructure, training and coaching facilities is a must. Under Kotak’s CSR Programme in Sports, we will work together towards our shared vision of developing outstanding athletes and coaches.”

The programme entails construction of a high-performance training centre comprising six air-conditioned badminton courts in the existing premises and a Sports Science Centre in the existing and the upcoming new training centre. The Sports Science Centre will get top-quality resident nutritionists, physiotherapists, and strength and conditioning experts on board for the all-round development of players and to ensure that the badminton coaching imparted by the academy is at par with global standards.

Further, Kotak will support the Coach Certification and Fellowship Programmes for coaches and players. Under the Coach Certification Programme, the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy will impart training and award certification to yesteryear sportspersons to expand the reach of badminton training across kona kona of India. The Fellowship Programmes for coaches and players will largely cater to economically backward coaches and players, within and outside the academy, who have the potential to make it big.

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