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Centre for Civil Society is petitioning India’s Human Resource Development Minister, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani to ‘Assess all schools and accord recognition on basis of learning outcomes and not input/infrastructure norms’ Today in India, 3,494,520 children are out of school, due to the fact that 19,414 private schools across 17 states have been closed or issued notice for closure for not fulfilling...

When Guddi Bai, is cutting the fabric to stitch it and create a garment, she is actually shaping her dream to create a better future.  An underprivileged woman from Palki village near Nagda in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, feel self-confident when she earns Rs 500 per month to contribute her share to support...

Mumbai: ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy), an institute set up by the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation) to create sustainable livelihood for the youth, announces the signing of agreements with Spencers Retail Ltd, Bluechip Corporate Investment Centre Ltd and AkzoNobel India Ltd. While Spencers Retail and Bluechip Corporate Investment Centre will...

NEW DELHI: Samsung India Electronics has been awarded two Golden Globe Tigers Awards for its initiatives to empower disadvantaged children and youth through its CSR initiatives. The “Samsung Smart Class” initiative received the award for Excellence & Leadership in CSR under the category Support and Improving the Quality of Education, while the “Samsung Technical School” initiative...

Chennai-based TAKE Solutions has made a CSR contribution to the Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE), the Technology Business Incubator of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad for seed investment in an early stage healthcare based impact company. The joint selection committee of CIIE and TAKE solutions chose Gurgaon-based start-up Bodhi Health...

MUMBAI: Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), recently announced the restoration of the iconic Rajabai Clock Tower and Library building in coordination with Indian Heritage Society, Mumbai. The Rajabai Clock Tower is located in Fort campus of the University of Mumbai. Modeled on the lines of London’s “Big Ben”, the tower stands at a height...

‘The agricultural sector is a profitable profession. But we are not the ones reaping the profits. Traders, companies and other large interest groups are earning profit while we are bearing the losses continuously.’ This quote by Gajodhar, a farmer from Muzaffarnagar in Bihar, sums up the irony of agriculture in India today. In a...

NEW DELHI: Ricoh India Ltd. recently announced that it has received Silver ratings for a total of 32 of its imaging equipment products marketed in India, including MFPs and printers, as qualified by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry. Ricoh is the first manufacturer to have its Imaging Equipment products meet the stringent environmental...

BANGKOK: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched an innovative new online portal   that will provide unprecedented access to information on the energy policies of countries in Asia and the Pacific, and advance the sustainable energy agenda in the region. The  Asia  Pacific Energy Portal, offers member  States  powerful tools,   including   highly ...

BANGALORE: The Climate Group has recently announced that Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has become the first Indian company to join RE100, a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power. As part of its commitment to RE100, Infosys aims to become carbon neutral by 2018. The company is already working to reduce its per capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from...

Vodafone India, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP), to empower women in Village Organisation (VO)/ Self Help Group (SHG). The partnership facilitates instant deposits to their saving account using the mobile wallet - M-Pesa. Currently, RGAVP gives small loans to women in poor families in the form of cash. Loans are given to the Village Organisation...

NEW DELHI: Samsung India and the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India, recently signed an agreement to open MSME-Samsung Digital Academy, to offer young students a skill development course based on the Tizen OS platform. The MSME-Samsung Digital Academy is being set up with an objective to create a pool of trained...