Health & Sanitation

Nippon Paint announced that they have beautified the premises around Dr. Mehta’s Hospital, Velappanchavadi. Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals is among the safest and healthiest birthing locations in India having helped deliver over million births. Beautification of the city is a strategic pillar of Nippon Paint’s CSR initiatives. Recently, the brand had also beautified the Ranipet Bridge,...

Looking at the rising cases of Omicron variant in the country, M3M Foundation (the CSR arm of M3M real estate group) has started a free 100-bedded Covid Care Centre at M3M My Den in Sector-67 Gurugram, with support from Health Dept, Haryana Government and Doctors For You. Support seekers can avail the facility by contacting...

Surat, Gujarat: Steel major Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS India) has been playing a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of people from Gujarat and neighbouring Maharashtra. AM/NS India has established a Haemophilia Care Centre along with the New Civil Hospital, Surat. Recognised by the World Federation of Haemophilia and the Haemophilia Federation...

Furthering its commitment to improve the wellbeing of the communities in which it operates, Tata Motors announced the delivery of Two Tata Winger Vaccine Vans to the Indian Red Cross Society to support Government’s COVID vaccination drive, raise awareness, and enhance coverage in rural pockets of Udham Singh Nagar District. The Winger vaccination van was...

From January 3 of the new year, India has begun distributing Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 15 to 18. According to data released by the CoWIN portal, almost 40 lakh youngsters from the said age group were given the Covid-19 vaccine until 8 p.m. on the first day of the immunisation push. The Union Health...

IIFL Foundation, the CSR arm of IIFL Group, has partnered with central and state governments to start Maharashtra’s first vaccine delivery through drones in inaccessible Jawhar taluka of Palghar district. The drone-based vaccine delivery by IIFL Foundation is one of the country’s first vaccine delivery operations with a 5 kg payload and 25 kilometres range....

The pandemic has been a major setback for sustainable development everywhere. There is a very real risk that inequalities will widen greatly between rich and poor countries due to differences in access to vaccines and financing, says The United Nations Sustainable Development Report 2021. The health and economic rationales for a rapid global scaling-up...

Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, recently concluded Phase II of the ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’, thereby contributing over 1000 wellness kits containing dry ration and sanitisation essentials to several vulnerable families across India. Aligned with Vistara’s philosophy of giving back to the local communities it operates in, the ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’...

Lots of surprises were given when Mitsubishi Electric and Narayan Seva Sansthan collaborated to donate 145 differently abled individuals with artificial limbs, wheelchairs, crutches and tricycles. In this CSR initiative on account of Christmas, differently-abled received wheelchairs, crutches and tricycles in Sector-4, Gurugram from Mitsubishi Electric and Narayan Seva Sansthan. High quality aids and appliances...

Globally, India was among the hardest hit by the Corona pandemic - more than 34 million people have been infected with COVID-19 in India, the World Health Organization estimates. More than 460,000 have died so far. Rural areas in particular have little access to medical infrastructure, and the effects of the pandemic will be...

In its endeavor to give back to society, non-life insurance company ICICI Lombard will offer support for the treatment of underprivileged individuals suffering from critical illness. With this initiative, the company will seek voluntary support in the form of donations from customers during policy purchases or renewal. ICICI Lombard will then match this donation...

Personal hygiene company Soothe Healthcare hosted an awareness workshop on child abuse and menstrual health at their manufacturing facility. This workshop was organised in collaboration with Young Indians, a part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Childline under the Project Masoom. As part of the continued effort of the company's CSR to sensitize conversation...