Month: October 2017

NCL rakes up Coal supply to Power Houses

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Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has raked up supply of coal to its consumer power houses by whopping 45 per cent in the first fortnight of October, 2017. The company has supplied 3.406 million tonnes (MT) of coal to the power houses during the said period, that remained at 2.342 MT in the corresponding period of the last fiscal.     Amongst the key pit-head Power Unitilities, NTPC Singrauli STPP and NTPC Vindhyachal STPP have buffer stocks of 15 days each, while UPRVUNL Anpara Thermal Power Station has buffer stock of…

DPS students to provide sight to elderly people by raising funds

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What can be a bigger gift than the gift of sight? Unfortunately, millions of elderly people lose this precious gift due to a lack of funds to do a simple cataract surgery. Cataract operations performed in cities like Bangalore typically cost between INR 8,000 to 12,000 depending on the case and complexity (with Indian lenses being used). With foreign lenses, the cost zooms to INR 40,000.   However, with the help of charitable organisations such as Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar (RBI) and Globe Eye Foundation these surgeries are available at a…

Dabur helps 12 villages achieve ‘Open-Defecation Free’ status

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On the occasion of the third anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Swachh Bharat initiative, Dabur India has helped 12 villages in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh achieve ‘Open Defecation Free’ (ODF) status. The company has targeted to more than double the number of ODF villages under its fold to 26 by the end of 2017-18 fiscal.   The 12 villages declared Open Defecation Free following sustained efforts by Dabur India Ltd include eight in Uttar Pradesh and four in Himachal Pradesh. In all, the company has helped construct…

BSF organizes Half Marathon to honour Force martyrs

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In the memory of martyrs, BSF organized “The BSF Half Marathon – 2017”. It was flagged off by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs (I/C) & Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.  The marathon received overwhelming response of residents of Delhi and participants who registered to run for the cause. Total 4,865 participants registered for the run. In addition, BSF Prahari Pariwar participated in large numbers. Col Rathore paid tribute to the martyrs of the force and flagged off half marathon.  Other segment of the race,…

Dharmendra Pradhan launches PNG supply in Odisha

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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has launched supply of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for the residents of Bhubaneswar yesterday. With this, GAIL started supply of environment-friendly PNG to 255 houses in Nalco Nagar located at Chandrasekharpur area. NALCO officer Shri Jatindra Nayak and his wife Smt. Binapani Nayak received the 1st PNG connection being the beneficiary of commencement of the first phase of City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bhubaneswar. After completion of the project there will be no hassles of…

Ministry WCD launches #IamThatWoman campaign

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In an attempt to end Gender bias in women against women, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is undertaking an online campaign #IamThatWoman.   Through the campaign, the Ministry seeks to highlight the various aspects of women standing ‘by’ and ‘for’ women. The Ministry of WCD has urged people to shun stereotypes associated with women harming other women. Twitter and Facebook users have been encouraged to tag and share stories of women helping women with a photograph and post online with the hashtag #IamThatWoman.   The Minister for Women…

All India Institute of Ayurveda established by PM in New Delhi

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has dedicated the All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi, to the Nation. The first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is set up along the lines of AIIMS. As an apex institute under the Ministry of AYUSH, the AIIA will bring synergy between the traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and modern diagnostic tools and technology. Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shri Shripad Naik was also present on this occasion.   Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister congratulated the gathering…

Mphasis and Habitat for Humanity build homes for flood-affected families

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Mphasis and Habitat for Humanity India, committed to provide affordable housing and improved sanitation, has handed over 25 new homes and 50 sanitation units to the families affected by floods in Tamil Nadu. The handover ceremony was held at Thulasinghapuram, Nandambakkam, Chennai, in the presence of Sathya Gopal, IAS, Principal Secretary & Relief Commissioner, Government of Tamil Nadu; Gokul Santhanam, Senior Vice-President & Head – Business Unit Human Resources, Mphasis; Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity India, and other dignitaries were present at the event.       The 2015 floods…

ShepHertz presents #My Eco-Friendly Diwali

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ShepHertz Technologies, a Gurgaon-based startup offering omni-channel enterprise platform for agile and incremental digital transformation, has launched a social media campaign called #My Eco-Friendly Diwali by sharing stories on why people should stop bursting firecrackers.   As a contribution to keeping our environment clean, ShepHertz employees decided to share their experiences on why they don’t burst firecrackers anymore.   Commenting on the same, Sushil Singh Bhadouria, Executive VP Innovation and R&D, ShepHertz, says, “This is the best Diwali celebration we have ever had where everybody dressed up, prayed, exchanged gifts…

NASSCOM Foundation, along with American Express, boosts social innovations

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NASSCOM Foundation has entered into partnership with American Express to drive social innovation through NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum, and provide free technology education to young girls utilizing the freely available public library space as training centres.   American Express will be donating Rs.1.32 crore for these projects from its CSR budgets. Of this total grant amount, Rs.1 crore will be utilized towards NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum in providing grants and mentorship to social innovators in the area of Financial Inclusion, Healthcare & Sanitation, and Environment. The remaining, Rs.32 lakh, will…