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There are over 15,000 guards on the Line of Control (LoC) to protect forests and wildlife conservation. To manage human conditions, with the involvement of large numbers is a huge challenge. Especially in far flung areas with little or no connectivity. ICICI Prudential Life and WWF-India have come together to aid the protectors of India’s...

As part of the MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra and Tata Trusts, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the ‘Career Guidance and Counselling Centre (CGCC)’ in Amravati. CGCC will focus on adolescent youth from rural areas, families of drought affected farmers and underprivileged youth. The programme aims to reach out to students and create...

Over 60,000 carpenters across India came forward to contribute their services for repairing and refurbishing of old furniture. Woodworkers and contractors came together on a common platform in an initiative organised by Fevicol Champions Club (FCC). The initiative was carried out over 291 cities, which saw around 750 NGOs and 46 institutes benefitting through the...

IndusInd Bank had earlier launched its non-banking sports vertical, ‘IndusInd For Sports’, to make sports an integral, intrinsic and strategic element for both internal and external stakeholders. It aimed to entail year-long engagement activities for customers, employees and the community through its programmes. The bank has announced the launch of the ‘World Champions Programme...

GreenSole Foundation and Axis Bank came together and organised a mega footwear donation drive, “Udaan”. This initiative will see over 13,000 footwear being distributed, in 89 schools in Lucknow. As per findings of a 2013 report by World Health Organisation (WHO), around 1.5 billion people globally do not have access to footwear. Greensole foundation works...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ola, to train aspiring drivers-partners. Under the ‘Maruti Ola Training Program’, the company targets to benefit 40,000 individuals/ Ola partner-drivers in safe driving, over a period of three years. The pilot phase of the initiative will be rolled out in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and...

Investments in gender equality, and specifically those addressing violence against women, remain vastly insufficient in the in Asia-Pacific region. Globally, 1 in 3 women has experienced violence in their lifetime. In some Asia-Pacific countries, up to 70 per cent have suffered physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner.  Available studies in...

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has extended its support to 'Muktashala'- a residential facility to restore the educational rights of 80 tribal children of migrant workers at Mahad in Raigad district of Maharashtra. The initiative of the facility is aimed to emphasise and uplift the society through constructing and supporting sustainable solutions...

Bajaj V by Bajaj Auto launched an initiative titled ‘Invincible Indians: Stories that Invoke Pride Everyday’ on Tuesday. The initiative aims to uncover stories of ordinary Indians who by their resolve and determination performed extraordinary acts in the service of society. In the initial phase, five Indians from different parts of India were felicitated in...

In the past, Mumbai has witnessed some of the most brutal attacks on mankind that drew widespread criticism and brought the world together to condemn terrorism in one voice. Personalities that have dedicated their lives to promote the cause of peace by fighting terror and violence in their own special way are being felicitated....

Increase in global trade with the implementation of trade-led development strategies were considered to be one of the key contributors for reducing poverty prior to adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). According to an annual report “Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR)” released by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...

n the stir of demonetisation, ICICI Bank will be transforming 100 villages into ICICI Digital Villages. This is part of the digital ecosystem across the country, including rural India, in the wake of demonetisation of high value currencies. Villages spread across the length and breadth of the country will enable villagers to use digital channels for banking and...