Year: 2017

This Children’s Day Vodafone gifts stories to children

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This Children’s Day, kids across schools in India will receive some never before gifts; an old woman who could out-think a tiger, a crow who saves the day and a rabbit who cleverly handles a difficult situation and many more. They will receive the gift of stories from Vodafone.   Stories play an important role in influencing and shaping the country’s future; our children. A childhood without stories is a childhood lost. But the art of storytelling is dying. With nuclear families becoming the norm, grandparents are no longer there…

Integrated Natural Resource Management – A project by United Breweries

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Introduction to the Project Tijara, a tehsil in Alwar, Rajasthan is an under-developed area with a majority of the population being economically and socially backward. The demography comprises mainly of backward castes and minorities. For the longest time, illegal mining had been a contributor to the income of the communities living here. The Integrated Natural Resource Management project is implemented in partnership with a reputed NGO, Sir Syed Trust (SST). SST is a voluntary organisation driven by a vision of “Enabling Poor for Sustainable Livelihood Development”. The main aim of…

“We will make our village ODF” – a CAIRN initiative

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Children can learn what adults cannot and children can do things that adults never will. That’s why it did not come as a surprise when the children of a secondary school in Barmer got together, folded their hands and pleaded their family members to build toilets in their houses. Their act of pleading their elders to construct a toilet was a spectacle of innocence and perseverance. They were able to convince their parents to build toilets and use them for their children’s sake. The children were motivated by the CAIRN…

Cairn India installs solar run RO plant at Sewniwala, Barmer

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Cairn India under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) of Rajasthan is establishing 331 RO plants across Barmer District. These plants have varying capacities from 1,000 to 3,000 litres per hour capacity and will be installed over the next three years to provide safe drinking water to a large number of people (estimated in excess of 1 million) living in 800 villages. One of India’s leading water treatment solution provider, Fontus Water is the implementing partner for the project. Use of Renewable Energy: Since…

GST will draw a big chunk of MSMEs into digital transaction

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Rajarshi Bhattacharyya, Country Head (India) – SUSE during a chat with SPOI shares his insights on how GST can be a game changer for the Indian economy and help the different initiatives supported by the government –   SUSE, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, software-defined infrastructure and application delivery solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence, exceptional service and an unrivalled partner ecosystem power the products and support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently deliver…

Women Empowerment in India: Significance and challenges

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It is said “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”. Empowerment literally means ‘To invest with Power”. In context of women’s empowerment, the term has come to denote women’s increased control over their own lives, bodies and environment. Women empowerment is the process of treating women with same status as that of men in all fields of the society.The empowerment of women is a multi-dimensional aspect which demands active participation of various stakeholders in a developing nation like India. Social, Economic…

Sandvik creating sustainable solutions in areas of education and skills

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According to you, what are the top priorities in your organisation for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth of your organisation? Sandvik CSR is a strategic step forward that goes beyond business to engage with communities around our sphere of operations by leveraging the skills and enthusiasm of our employees and partners best suited to create impact. This definition captures Sandvik’s philosophy with regards to CSR and the key elements of its implementation strategy. How have you designed the CSR programs in your organisation? Sandvik’s CSR design is…

Progressing from CSR to Sustainability: Through Accelerating Collaborations & Impact

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The subjects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have gained substantial interest and prominence globally in the business and policy landscape over the last few decades. As job creators, purveyors of products and services, and the largest collective investor in the world, business contributes significantly to economic development. And when it strives for quality employment, creates products, and services that meet the needs and improve the circumstances of the world’s vulnerable, and invests capital mindfully to benefit communities and the environment, business can become a prominent contributor to more…

Aviva’s CSR focus is purely on helping educate the under-privileged children

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CSR for Aviva started much earlier, even before the 2% mandate was announced by the govt. Jayaram Ramanathan, Vice President – Corporate Communications, Aviva Life Insurance, besides speaking about its flagship initiative shares how as a socially responsible company would take the sustainability legacy forward with the help of Arpana Trust, with whom it has maintained long-lasting relationship –   What will be your agenda for sustainability for 2017? At Aviva, we work at 3 levels – global, at India level and at internal level. In India we predominantly focus…

DHFL asks everyone to do something good for the society

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Though DHFL is new to CSR, DHFL Pramerica believes that the act of giving is purely an individual phenomenon, irrespective of any govt. mandate or rules and should start from an individual level only. Suman Majumdar, AVP & National Product Manager – DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company speaks on what sustainability means for the company and how does as an insurance company does it look at the developmental goals and sustainability –   What has been the sustainability agenda for DHFL in 2017? Health is the major focus for us.…