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Vedanta’s Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business conferred with Social Impact Award by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for its umbrella Agriculture Development program i.e. 'Back to farming' , during recent award ceremony at ICC Auditorium, Kolkata. Vedanta secured Runner-up position in the ‘Large Enterprise Category’ for its massive contribution towards the revival of Agriculture across the...

HDFC Bank has launched the Future Skills Initiative for youth in Pune, Maharashtra under Parivartan - the bank’s umbrella brand for all social initiatives. Through this initiative, HDFC Bank Parivartan will provide career counselling and skills training to over 1,800 youth, with a focus on empowering girls in Pune. The Bank will also help...

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company bagged a prestigious award from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) under the category ‘Sustainability award for the best green process in the petrochemical sector’. BPCL received the award for ‘Petroleum Sludge Valorisation’, a novel concept of valorising tank...

ACC Ltd, one of the leading cement producers of the country, has been recognised for its efforts to reduce its CO2 emissions, with the Oriented Award at the Climate Action Programme 2.0° Awards. CAP 2.0° by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a recognition and capability enhancement programme for businesses to become climate resilient. Based...

Verizon India, an Information Technology driven Global Capability Centre (GCC) is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) to launch 'V PROPEL' (V Provide Right Opportunity to Power Enabled Learning). What is V PROPEL? V PROPEL is a Merit-cum-Means Scholarship programme for meritorious students who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue BSc...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, participated actively in National Road Safety month from 18th of January till 17th of February across the country. As part of the CSR drive, Eicher organised 400 activities across 19 states, spread in 46 cities, to raise awareness level on road safety among different...

Rolls-Royce, in association with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India and Buddy4Study has invited applications for the Rolls-Royce Unnati Scholarship Programme for Women Engineering Students. Rolls-Royce is committed to advancing STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and the ‘Unnati’ initiatives are aimed at empowering women in STEM careers. Selected students of the Unnati Scholarship Programme...

Welspun India Limited, global leader of Home Textiles, has been announced as the winner in the ‘Outstanding Performance in Training Excellence’ and ‘Outstanding Achievements in Environment Protection’ categories at the Greentech Foundation Awards 2021. Welspun was felicitated for the various in-house initiatives taken to minimise the environmental impact of its industrial processes as well as...

PepsiCo, Inc. and The PepsiCo Foundation announced today that the company has helped more than 55 million people gain access to safe water globally since 2006 and out of this, 50% of beneficiaries i.e. over 27 million people are from India.  The Foundation also catalyzed nearly $700 million in additional funding over the same...

Reckitt Benckiser, the global leader in consumer healthcare with ADRA India today organized a purpose-led bike rally in Imphal, Manipur under the Durex led Birds and Bees Talk program. The rally aims to showcase the support for the importance of the informed decision making, consent and life skills for adolescents. A group of 55...

Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) in association with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) South Asia organised a virtual roundtable on – ‘Gender Equality in Manufacturing Sector’ on 17th March 2021. This initiative by ACF and GRI SA is to draw attention to women’s empowerment, and the opportunities in the manufacturing sector in order to advance gender...

Students of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Kasumpti will soon return to their classrooms with brand new desks which are beautiful, sturdy and carry an important message – the power of recycling. Tetra Pak India, together with the Shimla Municipal Corporation donated 20 desks in the presence of Suresh Bhardwaj, Minister - Urban Development, Town...