Month: June 2017

ASUS announces a target of recycling 20% of its Global E-Waste

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ASUS has announced an ambitious new target of recycling 20 per cent of its global electronic waste (e-waste)-a target that it intends to reach by the year 2025. ASUS has joint ventures in 14 countries, which entails 70 per cent of its global business, with qualified local recyclers to help recycle e-waste. Last year, ASUS recycled close-to 11 million kilograms of e-waste, representing a 12.2 per cent recovery ratio of total products sold. Along with improving sustainability, e-waste recycling also creates new market opportunities by adding value through recycled materials.…

Uber Unveils Green Index on World Environment Day

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Uber has released a Green Index on the occasion of World Environment Day. The launch of uberPOOL across seven cities in India, helped save 3449000 litres of fuel, 73381000 kms travelled, curbing 8122000 kg CO2 emissions in India. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the average occupancy of a car is just 28%. Meaning, while a car can carry 4 people, it only carries 1.15 persons. With an aim to make every ride a shared one and increase the adoption of public transportation through first and last…

HDFC and OXXY introduce program for every Girl Child born in India

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Announcing the joint effort, from now on every girl child born in the country will be given a Free FD of Rs. 11,000 in HDFC Bank powered by OXXY. In the initiative every girl born on OXXY Network which is 1.8 lac hospitals, diagnostics and pathology labs across the country can avail the benefits of the program. The program is absolutely free for everyone to enrol in the country. Oxxy Girl Child Development Program is available for every expecting mother to save for the bright future of her child. Oxxy…

“NBCC is planning to purchase a few construction companies…”

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Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) speaks to SPO India about the recent investments made into, both CSR and construction related projects and its presence in the country and in international markets – Can you tell us about the total investment NBCC has got on date? You see you take like this- it’s not investment, but we call this as our order book. The total order book as on date is about 80,000 cr rupees. So last financial year, almost 40,000cr rupees orders we…

Focus was on meeting UN SDGs through ICT innovations

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The ICT4D Conference, was held in India for the first time, is a multi-disciplinary gathering of inspiring leaders, thought-provoking speakers, and engaged participants from around the world to explore how innovation in technology is increasing the impact of development work to make a measurable difference in millions of people’s lives and to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). K.T. Rama Rao, Minister of Information Technology and Industries, Government of Telangana opened the ninth annual ICT4D Conference with a keynote speech where he reinforced his vision for Telangana to follow…

CSR Fair 2017

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The first CSR Fair focused on showcasing CSR activities and sharing best practices with all stakeholders Inaugurating the CSR Fair 2017, Anant G. Geete, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said that the Swachata Abhiyan is running successfully just because of the active participation of CPSEs. Union Minister Anant Geete exhorted upon the CPSEs to focus on core areas of social sector especially the Swachata Abhiyan, education and drinking water on priority basis. In his welcome address, Dr Madhukar Gupta, additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises highlighted the…

Shift From Demonetization to DigiMonetization

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NASSCOM Foundation provided volunteers from the IT-BPM industry to help citizens through DigiDhan Melas and free helpline service   India is a country where 95% of monetary transactions are cash based. On the night of November 8, the Prime Minister announced a complete ban on 1,000 and 500 rupee notes amounting to 86% of the currency, as a part of the government’s efforts to crack down on the parallel black money based economy, the country was left in a state of shock and panic.   A sudden move to a…

CSR is Integral to HGS Growth

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HGS CSR Framework focuses on four areas – Education, Healthcare, Skill Development and Empowering Differently-abled A research study by Glassdoor reveals that about 69% employees decline jobs from employers with bad reputation while 84% are ready to leave the current organization for reputed employers. Developing into an employer of choice today not only requires an employer to have a great work environment, but also have a socially responsible, trustworthy and ethical corporate culture. Employees want to work for companies that care for them and value their willingness to participate in…

“We are looking at our involvement in healthcare and education…”

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Founded in 1997, Zebronics is a multimedia speaker, IT peripherals, LED TV, air coolers & surveillance solutions brand with a mission to provide products which are great on design, performance, yet so easy on pocket that every household in the country can afford. Like any other world-class companies, Zebronics is proud of its success, but it also does not stop them from doing even better. For Zebronics, CSR has always been at a very personal level. The good part is that even before the CSR mandate was passed in 2013,…

George Kurian appointed Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities

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The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has appointed George Kurian as Vice-Chairman of National Commission for Minorities. Shri Kurian is a renowned social and educational activist from Kerala. Earlier, noted social activist from Uttar Pradesh, Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi was appointed as Chairman of National Commission for Minorities. Other appointed members of the Commission are Sulekha Kumbhare, Sunil Singhi and Vada Dasturji Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor.