Month: May 2017

Idea Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in the country, has invested Rs 18.6 crore on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in FY 2015-16. In addition, Idea CSR mobilized resources from Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and state government for mid-day meals and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the Polio Programme. Idea’s CSR activities reached 9 states, 33 districts and 3,250 villages providing support for education, healthcare and sanitation. Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director, Idea Cellular said, “Sustainability at Idea Cellular is the holistic pursuit of a vision to be the most admired telecom company that creates…

The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) along with partners under the Feed The Future Now have come together to pledge their support in better future of our children.  The organization has signed up with GlaxoSmithkline, PepsiCo, Nestle, Reliance Fresh, Viacom18, Facebook, Big FM, PVR Cinemas and The Lalit Group of Hotels under the banner of #FeedTheFutureNow.  Feed The Future Now is a movement for social change that aims to provide 5 billion meals by 2020. The movement envisions to garner support from the public sector, private sector, media and the civil society at large to drive a common mission for the government,…

Microsoft India today hosted its first-ever Accessibility Summit in India to enhance technology access for people with disabilities. The summit aimed at demonstrating the business value of accessible technology for organizations, the need for a collaborative effort as well as assessing policy’s role in creating an accessible India. The summit brought together leaders from the government, non-profit organizations, filmmakers, entrepreneurs and budding technologists to present their views and best practices around accessibility and technology’s potential in aiding inclusion. Navreet Kang, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social…

CSR spend has grown by 67% to reach Rs. 4,101 crore in FY2015-16 vis-a-vis  Rs. 2,450 crore in FY2014-15 As per government data collected from 120 central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) an amount of Rs. 2,450 crore has been incurred during FY2014-15 for undertaking CSR activities/projects. In FY2015-16, CSR activities/projects for 106 CPSEs has overall grown by 67 percent to reach Rs. 4,101 crore. According to the provisions of Section 135 (5) of Companies Act, 2013, CPSEs shall give preference to the local area and areas around it where they…

The Loomba Foundation, a United Nations-accredited global NGO that focuses exclusively on the cause of widow empowerment has distributed 424 sewing machines to widows across 30 different training centers in Varanasi. The Loomba Foundation’s commitment is to empower 5,000 widows of Varanasi. Dr Awadhesh Singh, MLA, Pindra (Varanasi) was the chief guest at an event organized by The Loomba Foundation. The event was attended by around 250 widows and other guests. Dr Awadhesh Singh said, “I am touched by the strong sense of purpose that is evident in this initiative undertaken by The Loomba Foundation to ensure that poor widows…

Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation and the co-chair of the Jio MAMI Film Festival has announced the addition of a new category of award, the Award for Excellence in Digital Content to be introduced from this year. The Award for Excellence in Digital Content has been created to provide a platform for young talent to showcase their storytelling abilities via short films, using the digital medium. A one of its kind award, it will take its participants from script to screen; from facilitating mentorship in script development, to…

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the “15th National Meeting of the State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)” to review Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of rights and Full Participation) Act-1995. The two days meeting has been organized by the Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Addressing on the occasion, Thaawarchand Gehlot said “During past three years, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)…

Speaking on the valedictory ceremony of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Certified Professional in CSR course organised at the campus of IICA, Manesar, the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal said that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is getting mainstreamed through the Companies Act 2013. Speaking on the occasion, Arjun Ram Meghwal said that with corruption free governance, endorsement and overwhelming support of all the citizens and corporates, and demographic dividend, India will be leading group of nations in the coming century. During his speech, the Minister…

The Indian Railways has inaugurated free Wi-Fi facility at 28 railway stations of Konkan Railway. The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the Wi-Fi facility from Kudal Railway Station. Indian Railways has tied up with Syscon and Joister for provision of 2 Mbps peer to peer 24 hrs free Wi-Fi Internet bandwidth at 28 stations of Konkan Railway. Sysco and Joister are providing JOISPOT brand Wi-Fi in Pune and Mumbai educational institutes in Maharashtra state and have now undertaken as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity of…