Month: August 2017

Rajiv Gauba takes over as Home Secretary, Government Of India

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Shri Rajiv Gauba, IAS (Jharkhand cadre-1982 batch) today took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs.   Shri Gauba joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as Officer on Special Duty on June 27, 2017 and took charge as the Union Home Secretary upon the superannuation of Shri Rajiv Mehrishi.   Prior to this, Shri Gauba was Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development. He has wide-ranging experience in senior positions in the Central and State Governments and in international organisations. Hailing from Punjab,…

Innovation is the sustainability formula for Syska

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A sustainable organization is not the one that simply endures. Instead, it is viewed as one that directs and leads others clearly on a journey of change towards the aim of sustainability. In this context, Rajesh Uttamchandani, Director – Syska LED tells SPOI of how Syska evolved itself as a socially responsible and sustainable organization by developing best practices and smart innovations in its technologies –   What would be your thoughts and vision on Sustainability in India?   This is an important break for India to take lead in…

Canon Involve – an endeavour to create a self-sustaining community

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Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of Canon India’s DNA. It believes that each individual and organisation must carry the sentiment of community development as their responsibility.   “Our philosophy of ‘Kyosei’ – living and working together for the common good, comes foremost in our way of working and day to day operation. However, our definition of the word is much broader and encompasses “all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together for the common good.” Moving forward with the philosophy of ‘Kyosei’, we…

Partnerships for Rural Development

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Rural India constitutes around sixty seven percent of India’s total population. This rural population lives in the villages that require necessary attention for addressing crucial issues such as, poverty alleviation, better livelihood opportunities, and provision of adequate village infrastructure facilities. Although several policies and programmes for rural development have been introduced and implemented by the government since independence, yet struggle continues for improving the lives of rural people and provision of basic facilities like education and health, livelihoods, sanitation, safe drinking water etc. Recognizing the fact, that, the government alone…

NASSCOM Foundation and HGS Launch CoE for Persons with Disabilities in Noida

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Aimed to make Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) skilled for job roles and make them industry ready, NASSCOM Foundation in collaboration with Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) has launched a training center. The center will train a minimum of 100 PwDs in the NCR region over the next 12 months, with a target of placing at least 50% of them in companies already sensitized to accommodate them.   The trainees will be skilled in a variety of job roles suitable for IT/BPM, Hospitality and Retail industries,along with soft skills, interview skills, communication…

LG pledges to wipe out food wastage with its ‘’hunger Free India’’ campaign

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   LG Electronics India is celebrating the 70th Independent Year of the country, with the launch of the initiative #HungerFreeIndia. The campaign is dedicated to help eradicate Food Wastage in India and thus inviting the whole nation to come forward and take pledge to avoid food wastage and help eradicate hunger.   LG has yet again proven that it is a brand which cares. It has always taken a lead in initiating unique means of connecting with consumers and giving back to the society in which it operates. This time…

RERA: On Road to Reformed & Regulated Realty

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As the three – month window given to states for notifying RERA (Real Estate Regulation & Development Act) expires in July, especially in view of ongoing under-construction projects, the stage is set for the transformation of the real estate & housing sector as a matured, professional, organised and transparent sector, much to the advantage of all the stakeholders.   In a landmark move, the central government, in the form of RERA, gave the real estate sector its first regulator w.e.f from May 1, 2016. The Union Ministry of Housing &…

The Sustainability strategy at Godrej makes its business accountable to the society

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Godrej Industries has its CSR initiatives designed in line with the Government’s social development programmes and the priority needs of the communities. Over the years, it has also aligned CSR & sustainability efforts with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal and national priorities to deliver high-impact programmes that are easy to scale. Dr Vikas Goswami speaks to SPOI on how it designs its initiatives to achieve its CSR objectives –   According to you, what are the top priorities in your organization for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth…

Sustainability is a business imperative for United Breweries

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Shekhar Ramamurthy – Managing Director, United Breweries Limited in a chat with SPOI shares the sustainability agenda of the company and about the company policy that believes in taking an active responsibility in empowering local communities and safeguarding the environment –   According to you, what are the top priorities in your organisation for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth of your organisation?   We believe that a company’s ability to operate efficiently depends heavily on the circumstances of the locations, where it manufactures. We operate from a…

AMH SSC striving to bridge the skill gap in the apparel industry

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CSR used to be a voluntary subject till the Companies Act was changed in 2013. Post amendment of this Act, the subject has now become mandatory for companies with specific turnover and profit.   However, Apparel, Made-Ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMH SSC) started making different strategies when the National Skill Policy 2015 was announced, as the said Policy issued advisory to Corporates to spend at least 25% of 2% of the amount earmarked for CSR activities on Skilling sector. It further advised the Corporates to spend the…