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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs under two of its associated agencies shall be entering into 2 MoUs with Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to procure school uniforms for tribal students and also to promote tribal entrepreneurship. Under the first agreement the agency National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) will be procuring around 6 lakh...

After years of hard work and persistence, along with making disciplined savings and investments, an individual becomes capable enough to achieve their life goals. However, one medical emergency in the family can potentially derail the family's entire financial planning. This is where a medical insurance plan allows people to handle this risk effectively. Undeniably, one...

The new President of the United States of America, Joe Biden assumed office on January 20th, 2021. He started his tenure by signing 17 executive orders on the first day itself to bring about the contradiction in his policies from the previous Trump administration. Of these orders, one was for the U.S. to rejoin the...

The annual Budget 2021 planning process is underway. Last year hit everyone like a tonne of bricks. Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic deal a crippling blow to the economy, it left millions jobless. A series of cyclones, locust outbreaks and floods led to further loss of life and property in 2020. Budget 2021 Corporate...

Entries for the 2021 Ashden Awards have opened – with international categories promoting innovation in energy access, natural climate solutions and sustainable cooling for low-income neighbourhoods. The prestigious annual awards highlight outstanding climate innovations, boosting bright ideas that can be scaled up or replicated around the world. Award categories relevant to applicants in Asia include the...

When we see someone hurt, or fall on the road, we instinctively reach out to help. But it is not so when someone is being harassed sexually on the street. People tend to look the other way when they see someone uncomfortable on the street because of eve-teasing. People think that interfering will put...

Private life insurance company PNB MetLife continues its mission of promoting the sport of badminton at the grassroots level, this time in a digital form with the Junior Badminton Championship (JBC) Dugout. More than 3,200 children from across India attended the virtual event to hear from of P.V. Sindhu, BWF World Champion (2019), the Olympic...

NMDC is India’s largest iron-ore miner,and a Navaratna public sector enterprise. The BIOM Kirandul Complex of NMDC has won the Platinum Award in metal & mining sector from Apex India Foundation for its CSR initiative Shiksha Sahayog Yojana. The award was presented to NMDC for their education-led CSR initiatives in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. Shiksha Sahayog...

In line with PM Narendra Modi’s vision to increase the use of renewable energy, two CSR projects supported by Energy Maharatna Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for the welfare of people in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh were launched by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on 18...

Logitech is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing products that help connect people to digital and cloud experiences. As a company, Logitech is small and flexible enough for every person to take the initiative and make things happen but big enough in portfolio and reach for those actions to have a global...

Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd (Fiinovation), a renowned technical research agency in the CSR domain was commissioned by Skill Council For Green Jobs (SCGJ), a not for profit society created by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, for the impact assessment of Solar PV Installer (Suryamitra) training programme. Suryamitra training programme is a part...

ICICI Prudential AMC (Asset Management Company) has decided to take the cause of ESG further on behalf of its investors. The company has contributed to plant over 50,000 saplings, equivalent to the number of investors that opted for investing into ICICI Prudential ESG Fund during the New Fund Offer period. Going forward, for every new...