Press Release

Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest states in India, has almost 20% (31 million) of the total 164 million children aged 0 to 6 years living in India. Despite achieving 93% school enrolment in UP, only 7.9% children in Class I can read their level text or more and, less than 20% children in...

Yes Foundation, the social development arm of Yes Bank organized ‘Yes! I am the Change’ (YIAC) Awards at Nehru Centre, Mumbai felicitating the winners who expressed social issues through motion pictures. YIAC is a social film-making challenge conducted for the third year by Yes Foundation. Under the challenge, contestants are given a topic and 101...

Avashya Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Allcargo Logistics set up a skill development center to train under-served citizens especially the children of farmers who have committed suicide due to drought in the region. The foundation recently also launched an environment conservation program ‘Maitree, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) activity. The skill development...

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) won the Platts Global Energy Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) category. The Platts Global Energy Awards are often described as the “Oscars” of Energy. The 17th Platts Global Energy Awards 2015 were held at Cipriani (Wall Street) in New York City. The awards are held for energy companies across...

The Bangalore based non-profit The Nudge Foundation on Sunday successfully concluded its first ever Learnathon, at their Gurukul campus at Whitefield. The 24 hour learning marathon, titled "Empowered Lives" was held to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity for over 50 youngsters from disadvantaged communities in these fully residential Gurukuls, receiving a 4 month long education in life, literacy...

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised its Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) awards on 24th November, 2015. Corporates won awards in their social spectrum. Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, while inaugurating the FICCI wp Summit and Awards, reiterated that the one who is born has the right to live...

With the mandate of Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) in India, there has been an urgent need of skilled professionals to carry out implementation of the law. A panel discussion was held in Mumbai, stressing on the need of having a well organised training centre in India that imparts knowledge and skill training to wp...

With the mandate of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, there has been an urgent need of skilled professionals to carry out implementation of the law. A panel discussion was held in Mumbai, stressing on the need of having a well organised training centre in India that imparts knowledge and skill training to CSR...

Godrej Saloni, a wp initiative of Godrej partners with The Nudge Foundation, which will focus on imparting life-skills and beautician training at residential Gurukuls across India. The residential Gurukuls will have beneficiaries for a stay period of 4-5 months where life-skills, literacy as well as livelihoods to the poor will be worked on in...

Piramal Sarvajal, started by Piramal Foundation received ‘Corporate Trailblazer’ award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The award was in recognition of the work being done by Piramal Sarvajal in the social entrepreneurship space providing pure drinking water to the underserved people in India. Nominated by PM Modi for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, India Today Group organised...

UNITED Technologies Corporation (UTC) in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages India, today launched ‘Project Vidya’ to support the education of eight hundred children living in SOS Children’s Villages, across nine cities. ‘Project Vidya’ will offer children at the SOS Children’s Villages access to quality education, mentoring and additional support to facilitate improved academic performance. This initiative will be instrumental...

THE RTE-Resource Center, a student initiative and action research project at IIM-Ahmedabad, organized a meeting of parents, from economically weaker sections, whose children have been admitted to private schools under the mandate of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The purpose of the meeting, held on 6th July,...