Welike with millions of downloads, has joined hands with CRY (Child Rights and You) to support child education in the country. Thousands of people both online and offline are participating in the innovative “Zara HAT Ke” campaign designed by Welike to make Christmas celebrations special for underprivileged children. Participants are asked to download the Welike app and post anything and everything they like with the hashtag #Zara HAT Ke. For every such post, Welike has committed to contribute Rs 5 to the education of underprivileged children in collaboration with CRY – Child Rights and…
Year: 2018
Dahua Technology recognized as an “Outstanding CSR Brand of 2018”
Dahua Technology has received the prestigious “Outstanding CSR Brand of 2018” award at Social Responsibility Conference 2018 held in Beijing for its dedication to sustainable development and public welfare. Initiated by Huanqiu.com and other influential Chinese media, Social Responsibility Conference 2018 attracted representatives from organizations and enterprises of different industries to discuss ongoing public welfare issues, including environmental care, philanthropy, sustainable development and innovative social responsibility ideas. At the awarding ceremony, Dahua Technology won “Outstanding CSR Brand of 2018” among other CSR pioneers, which signifies the wide-spreading recognition of its…
Mjunction to provide education using mobile phones to visually-impaired students
For 50 visually-impaired government school students aged between 14 and 16 years in Chhattisgarh, it marked the beginning of new hopes and a freedom from Braille. With the help of latest mobile technology, these excited children were trained to study their textbooks, helping them overcome their physical challenge in a way they did not think was possible before this. Each of them got a phone which had preloaded accessible textbooks, and they were taught to study these textbooks using latest mobile applications. This innovation in CSR was made possible…
D-Link extends its support to Self4society platform
D-Link has recognized that its actions as a responsible corporate entity can lead to progressive change in the society that it operates in. At D-Link social welfare is an integral part of its value system. D-Link now further pledges its support to Self4Society – a CSR platform recently launched by our Hon. Prime Minster that encourages employees from IT sector to actively volunteer towards social causes, and help build a New India. The Self4Society platform is a noble initiative by the present government that encourages corporate employees to engage and contribute…
NASSCOM Foundation to use CSR funds to skill people on Blockchain, AI, ML and robotics
NASSCOM Foundation hosted India’s largest Tech for Good driven conference – The CSR Leadership Conference 2018 in Bangalore. The two-day conference brought over 400 delegates consisting of CEOs, CXOs, CSR Heads from the industry, policy makers, influencers, NGO Leads, Tech4Good champions, and social innovators under one roof to discuss innovative approaches to CSR and help create a roadmap to a new, developed and inclusive India. The event was supported by Accenture, discussing Skills to Succeed. Societe Generale and Wells Fargo also came forward to support the knowledge platform, along with Sonata Software. The event saw…
Quick Heal Foundation announces the winners of Cy-Fi Karandak 2018
Marking the successful conclusion of yet another edition of its unique techno-cultural gala, Quick Heal Foundation has announced the winners of Cy-Fi Karandak 2018. Organised in association with Maharashtra Cyber and Theatre Academy at Sakal Lalit Kalaghar in Pune on December 16, 2018, the grand finale saw ‘I Agree’ by ‘Amche Amhi’ from Pune named the winner of the award from amongst nine finalist teams. Leading actors Riteish Deshmukh and Jackie Shroff were present at the grand finale of the Cy-Fi Karandak 2018 as its Chief Guest, while prominent Marathi…
IRF appeals to political parties for passage of Amended MVA in Parliament
International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva based global body working for better and safer road Mobility world-wide, has urged all political parties to come together for early passage of Amended Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha during the currently ongoing session of the Parliament. The Lok Sabha has already cleared the amended Motor Vehicles Act. “As per latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures Approximately 1.35 million people die each year world-wide as a result of road traffic crashes. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set an ambitious target of halving the global…
ThoughtWorks concludes fourth edition of the Vapasi program
ThoughtWorks has concluded its fourth edition of the Vapasi program, a ThoughtWorks India initiative. The program encourages women developers who are currently on a career break, to re-enter the world of programming. Bengaluru’s Vapasi 2018 edition was an intensive 3-week boot camp on Java and object-oriented programming. This particular edition saw 22 participants enroll and complete the program, with 9 of the participants being shortlisted for a 2-month internship program with ThoughtWorks. Post the internship, candidates are eligible to apply for full-time positions at ThoughtWorks. Commenting on Vapasi, Savita Hortikar, Head of Recruitment,…
Shaktikanta Das appointed new RBI governor
Former finance secretary and current member of the finance commission Shaktikanta Das is appointed as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor. The appointment comes as Urjit Patel, has resigned Monday from his post on account of personal reasons, with immediate effect. Das was appointed as India’s sherpa at the recent two-day annual G20 meeting held at Buenos Aires. Shaktikanta Das (IAST: Śaktikānta Dāsa; born 26 February 1957) is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Earlier was member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India, and India’s Sherpa to G20. Das served…
Smile Foundation organizes a week-long film festival – SIFFCY
Smile Foundation is organizing the 4th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) from 10th-16th December, 2018 at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. The film festival, held annually is a special film platform devoted to a greater appreciation of meaningful cinema made for children and youth. It showcases only films with substance, support emerging filmmakers having ideas for value based films & recognize the leaders/promoters of this industry for highlighting the diverse perspectives of Good Cinema through their films. The gala was inaugurated at…