Sports & Culture

Supporting NSS volunteers who continue to serve the nation even during COVID-19 uncertainties, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) announced that its road safety training ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’ has successfully empowered over 23,000 National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers across India on staying safe on roads, that too digitally, from the safety...

The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) has signed a MOU with The Centre of Excellence for Consultancy Projects (CECP) from S.P. Mandali’s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Bengaluru, for a consulting assignment to measure the social impact of Cricket on visually challenged participants. Through this...

The Athletes of Special Olympics Bharat are ready to pair up with the employees of Enel Green Power India to pursue a five-week fitness regime that promises to foster Fitness as much as sensitization. In a session held virtually on 29 January 2021, the launch of the Inclusive activity unfolded taking the viewers through a...

In today’s digital world social media platforms are your garden to sow and reap new ideas and solutions to global grand challenges. Ultimately, this social media impact revolution will benefit both the individuals and the companies that are hands-on in their CSR activities – now digitally and with the power of voice. More than...

ibis, part of the Accor group has announced the global debut of “ibis MUSIC We Are Open”, a virtual voyage of ibis MUSIC featuring a roster of international headliners curated by Sony Music Entertainment as well as up-and-coming talents from all over the world identified in collaboration with Spotify. Headlining the tour are Charlie Winston...

Playing mobile games actually has a lot of positive effects on your mental health. While many would say that it is a waste of time, we think differently. According to verified sources, one out of three persons across the world is a mobile gamer. While some play once in a while, others are avid players...

Family-run business Jaipur Rugs has been working towards bridging the gap between the weaver at the grassroots and the urban consumers through the revival of the dying art of carpet weaving. As an inclusive development practitioner committed to promoting creativity everywhere it goes, especially in places where others are reluctant to venture, Jaipur Rugs...

National Tourism Day couldn't have been more sombre. The hotel and airlines industries in India – as with the rest of the world – suffered from the lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Hotel occupancy was at an all-time low. Consultancy firm ANAROCK puts the estimate of losses at Rs. 90,000 crore. So,...

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...

HCL Technologies (HCL) announced it is sponsoring Dutchess of the Sea, an all-women Dutch team participating in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a transatlantic rowing race. The four women departed from the Canary Islands on December 12 and will row over 3,000 miles non-stop to the Nelson’s Dockyard English Harbour in Antigua & Barbuda. HCL’s support...

Habitat for Humanity India hosted the 3rd edition of its annual Charity Golf Tournament at the iconic Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai on January 10, 2021 to raise funds for building homes for families of martyred soldiers in Maharashtra. The golf tournament serves to highlight the work of Habitat for Humanity and in turn, creates...

With the aim to support and provide all the necessary aid to the Indian Olympic Team, the State Bank of India (SBI) has come forward to donate Rs.5 crores towards National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). This amount would be utilized for customized training of the Olympic Team under reputed coaches at institutes having world-class...