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Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) flagged off its contribution towards helping 1000 amputees in Afghanistan get artificial feet by supporting Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the parent body of Jaipur Foot. Jaipur Foot is the most widely used artificial foot / limb in the world. Yaduvendra Mathur, Chairman & Managing Director, Exim Bank...

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) announced that it plans to set up a first-of-its-kind Industrial Training Institute to be established in Mehsana, Gujarat. With an investment of Rs 3.2 crore MSIL will contribute towards upkeep of the facility as per industry norms, hiring and training of faculty and staff, finalizing curriculum, and end to...

WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) announced the launch of three mobile libraries in Mumbai, Pune & Vizag. WCF is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of WNS (Holdings) Limited, a Business Process Management services company. With a fleet of eight vans, WCF plans to reach out to over 8,000 children through their mobile libraries that will be...

Global Citizen India announced that over 4 lakh young Indians have signed up and taken action as part of the Global Citizen movement, making it the largest youth movement in India today. The social action platform aims to amplify the voice of youth to push leaders to commit to positive change on Sanitation, Education and Gender...

UNEP says raising ambition before 2020 “is likely the last chance to keep the option of limiting global warming to 1.5C”. As the Paris Agreement enters into force on Friday, November 4, a UN Environment Programme report has shown that global emissions have continued to rise despite some signs of emissions from fossil fuels and...

GIZ (The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), an international development organisation owned by the German Government, has partnered with Samhita Social  Ventures and Villgro to facilitate corporate engagement in the incubation of startups and social enterprises. Through this partnership, GIZ, Samhita and Villgro will seek to address gaps in the Indian incubation ecosystem. Challenges...

About 224 million people in India lived below poverty line in 2013. This is according to ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity’, a report released by World Bank. The World Bank is working towards its goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 by boosting the shared prosperity of the bottom 40% of population in each country. Since...

What if you were asked to walk blindfolded for a kilometer guided by a visually impaired person? Would that spark a strong sentiment in you to pledge your eyes? Possibly, yes. World Blind Walk an initiative organised by The Project Vision (TPV) to create awareness on the need for eye donation was held on 13...

In 2015, global leaders pledged themselves to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It promises to work collectively and leave no one behind. But promises do not feed hungry people. Action is needed with an evidence base to end the bane of hunger in the 21st century. A new report on hunger found that one in...

Mahindra & Mahindra became the first Indian company to announce its internal Carbon Price of US $10 per ton of carbon emitted. Mahindra’s carbon price is aligned with its business commitment to reduce its Green House Gas emissions by 25% over the next three years. Carbon Pricing is an internationally recognised business tool that enables...

India will host the Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction (AMCDRR) next month which will focus on partnership with governments and stakeholders to imbibe the practices in the region's development narrative. This is the first AMCDRR after the advent of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), adopted at the third UN World Conference in Sendai,...

Habitat III, a major conference on the future of the world’s cities and towns, held every 20 years wrapped up in Quito Ecuador on October 20. The conference marked adoption of ‘New Urban Development Agenda’, a framework aimed to set world on a course towards sustainable urban development by rethinking how cities are planned,...