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Sampark Foundation in collaboration with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Government of Chhattisgarh flagged off implementation of Sampark Smart Class Program across all government primary schools in Chhattisgarh. The program is being implemented in over 33,000 primary government schools with 23 lakh children with an investment of Rs 60 crores from Sampark Foundation. The initiative aims to ensure...

Girls4Tech is a hands-on, inquiry-based program that connects the foundations of the Mastercard business to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) principles and shows students that it takes all kinds of interests and skills to pursue a STEM career. Part of a worldwide rollout, Mastercard will bring its signature Girls4Tech program back to Pune on 5...

Mitsubishi Electric Group companies in India undertook a joint initiative to support the Welfare Centre for Speech & Hearing Therapy at Gurgaon under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The companies pooled in their resources to set up a composting plant for recycling kitchen waste, installed cold drinking water facility and refurbished the hostel kitchen and mess infrastructure...

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of,” the statement by Confucius, a Chinese philosopher around 500-400 BC still holds true. India being a developing country has been facing huge sets of challenges, the rising inequality between the haves and...

Hailing from Navi Mumbai, Sumeet Paringe (26) and Prisiliya Madan (22), two young cycling enthusiasts have set their feet on a journey. They have paddled across the length of India with their cycles earlier. But this time, the journey is different. Paringe and Madan have blended their passion with a social cause. The duo is...

The Indian Constitution promises justice, liberty, equality and fraternity to every citizen. Post independence, these basic objectives are yet struggling to be a norm in the country. Though equality is preached by all, lack of its practice is visibly noticed. On 25th November, 1949 the Constitution Assembly of India met in the Constitution Hall where...

Visit few events or websites of companies’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) wing, one thing you will not miss, are the pictures of poor and deprived children. These pictures speak about the unfortunate state of our country’s children- their poverty struck lives, unhealthy and under-nourished health, responsibilities- they are burdened with and their education. Seldom...

Mrs. Amruta Fadnavis at the inaugural of 'The Art Trisomy 21' To mark the completion of 25 years, OM Creations Trust organised an exhibition ‘The Art Trisomy 21’ to showcase work of art created by individuals suffering from Down syndrome. The event was inaugurated by Mrs. Amruta Fadnavis, Vice President Axis Bank. Om Creations Trust, a...

Income Tax Department's investigation into aviation consultant Deepak Talwar has yielded documents showing that Talwar's NGO received donations amounting to Rs 143 crore from European missile manufacturer MBDA and the erstwhile EADS, now the Airbus Group, under the head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, reported The Indian Express on Thursday. The NGO, Advantage India, received these payments...

India will be at the rear in achieving global education commitments of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a report by UNESCO. At the current pace, it will be half a century behind. "While in the majority of countries, education is the best indicator of climate change awareness, half of countries curricula worldwide...

Nestlé India extends its support to girl child education in association with Nanhi Kali, one of the largest community programs imparting education to underprivileged girl children across India. This initiative further strengthens the Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme which has already reached out to about 1,00,000 beneficiaries. Project Nanhi Kali, jointly managed by K. C....

The Clean Ganga Fund (CGF) launched by the NDA government as part of its ambitious mission to clean the river has received more than Rs 132 crore in donations. “An amount of Rs 132,43,81,681 has been received in Clean Ganga Fund from residents, NRIs, public sector undertakings and private cooperatives till June 30,” said Minister...