Health & Sanitation

HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced today a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. The measures comprise setting up permanent medical infrastructure such as Oxygen plants, medical equipment, and ICU facilities, in addition to providing medical supplies to hospitals across India. The...

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, inaugurated Vedanta BALCO’s COVID Field Hospital in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday. BALCO, Vedanta Group’s Chhattisgarh-based subsidiary, has marshalled all resources to establish this COVID hospital within the perimeter of its landmark Balco Medical Centre (Cancer Hospital). The air-conditioned field hospital, which has 90 beds equipped with oxygen support...

Real estate developer Embassy Group has continued its support of the Bengaluru City Police as the number of positive cases of Covid-19 rise in Karnataka, by donating 4,500 face shields and 8,000 re-usable gloves for traffic police personnel, at the cost of Rs. 15 lakhs as part of its CSR. The critical protective equipment was...

TransUnion has mobilized support for its more than 1,500 employees across the country and the broader population during the second wave. TransUnion and TransUnion CIBIL announced a $1 million donation to Direct Relief and United Way Mumbai for necessary medical supplies. The donation is a joint contribution between TransUnion LLC and TransUnion CIBIL, the company’s...

Grundfos India donated Rs. 1 Crore towards the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help support the State’s initiatives in combating the pandemic. Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, the State of Tamil Nadu has been facing challenges and experiencing a shortage in medical infrastructure. As the second wave wreaks havoc, with the...

The government of Haryana, with support from Deloitte, has launched Sanjeevani Pariyojana (or ‘the life project’). This is a supervised, virtual home care initiative to help people quickly access health care for mild to moderate symptoms of Covid-19. This approach taken by the Government of Haryana provides individuals with support and resources to manage their...

Hindustan Zinc (HZL), a Vedanta Group company, is headquartered at Udaipur in the State of Rajasthan where it has its Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes. In continuation of its efforts to meet the shortage of Oxygen in hospitals of Rajasthan, the company has gone a step further and especially imported and brought 500 oxygen...

As India fights the grave pandemic situation, Tata Power donated over 40 Oxygen cylinders of 47 litres (7 Cubic) each in response to the urgency of procuring oxygen cylinders for hospitals in Mulshi, Pune. The team from Tata Power’s Hydro division handed over these cylinders to Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, at the...

Home of Beautiful Souls Foundation is launching a first-ever COVID Mental Health Self Help Toolkit on 23rd May 2021. The toolkit consists of carefully curated blogs, podcasts and videos to address mental health concerns covering topics like combating insomnia, processing and overcoming grief, survivor’s guilt, mindfulness, and existentialism. The toolkit can be used by anyone,...

A 500-bed COVID hospital at Jindal Stainless operated O.P. Jindal Modern School in Hisar was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar yesterday. All 500 beds are equipped with oxygen. The hospital CSR project was initiated in April at O.P. Jindal Modern School, keeping in view the increasing cases of corona in the state....

As India continues to battle COVID-19, Marico Limited has once again stepped up and introduced multiple CSR initiatives. The organisation has directed its resources towards aiding this fight against the virus. The company has spent over Rs. 12 crore in COVID support since the start of the pandemic last year. Donation of Hygiene Kits With a...

ChildFund India, in collaboration with Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian aid group, is again proactively responding to the COVID crisis for vulnerable communities in the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and others. This initiative is a part of the overall response ChildFund India has devised to fight the 2nd...