Month: June 2017

Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi assumes charge of Chairman of National Commission for Minorities

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Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi has assumed charge of the Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in New Delhi. After assuming the charge, Rizvi said that the Commission will work for the welfare and development of minorities. Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi is a graduate in Arts and also holds Diploma in Mechanics. He served as Chairman, U.P Minority Finance Development Corporation Ltd. Rizvi has been actively participating in social service. He worked for the improvement of the basic facilities and working conditions of Beedi workers and Weaver community in Uttar…

SBI Foundation Donates Rs 88 Lakhs to Akshaya Patra

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation has received a donation of Rs 88 lakhs from SBI Foundation. The money is donated by the CSR wing of State Bank group. This donation will be invested towards 1,250 Hot Insulated Vessels to keep food hot for 8-10 hours. The insulated hot boxes would be distributed amongst Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Nathdwara kitchens. The cheque of Rs 88,08,400 was given to Akshaya Patra on 27 March, 2017 at ISCKON, Bangalore. Speaking on this occasion Narottham Reddy, President & COO, SBI Foundation said, “We are proud…

President presents Dr Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections

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Dr. Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections was presented to Professor S.K. Thorat, Samta Sainik Dal, Babu Lal Nirmal and Amar Sewa Sangam for 2011, 2012 and and 2014 respectively. The award for the year 2011 was presented to Professor S.K. Thorat for his contributions towards the upliftment of the downtrodden. The award for the year 2012 was presented to Samta Sainik Dal for its extraordinary services. The award for the year 2014 was jointly presented to Babu Lal Nirmal of Rajasthan for his extraordinary…

The IET participates in Global Skill and Employment Partnership Summit

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The Government of Madhya Pradesh today, organized the Global Skill and Employment Partnership Summit 2017 (GSEP), a flagship event on skill development and employment opportunities in the State of Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal. GSEP Summit 2017, being the first edition, focused on skill development and employment opportunities available across the state and across all stakeholders. Anticipating the demand for skilled manpower, the state government has created a network of ITIs, polytechnics, vocational training institutes and specialised training institutes, both in public as well as private sector. The abundant manpower of…

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected WHO Director-General

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The Member States of WHO has elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. Prior to his election as WHO’s next Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia from 2012–2016 and as Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005–2012. He has also served as chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; as chair of the…

Tata Institute of Social Sciences prepares education master trainers in Assam

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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has felicitated and issued certificates to 39 government school teachers and DIET faculty in Assam for completing the one-of-a-kind ICT and education course. As a part of the Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE) initiative by Tata Trusts, the course provides hands on experience of designing lessons integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in curriculum and pedagogy. The certificate recipients, now called ‘master trainers’, have shown great commitment and already trained other 740 teachers in ITE, as part of the course assignment. The…

Sanjiv Singh takes over as Chairman of IndianOil

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Sanjiv Singh has taken over as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) with effect from 1st June, 2017.  Prior to his elevation, he was Director (Refineries) on the IndianOil Board since July 2014. Concurrently, he will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL) and Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd. (HURL), a joint venture company set up to revive the fertiliser plants at Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni. A chemical engineer from IIT-Roorkee with a Diploma in Management, Sanjiv Singh joined IndianOil in 1981. He has served IndianOil for over 35…

SPO India CSR Summit & Awards 2017

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The summit was a grand success thanks to pan-India presence of speakers and awardees. Emerging NGOs were felicitated for the first time in the history of CSR, even CPSEs were awarded on the basis of CSR investment in FY2015-16 The 3rd edition of “SPO India CSR Summit & Awards 2017” was held on May 25 at Hotel Shangri La’s Eros, New Delhi. The main theme of the event was “Marching Towards Sustainable Economy Through CSR”. The summit brought all stakeholders from NGOs, corporates and government on a common platform thereby…