Category: Corporate

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 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…

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 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,…

The Giving Economy Conclave (GEC) was launched with much enthusiasm and a curtain-raiser at a special event organized in Mumbai. The event was inaugurated by Chet Jain – CEO Crowdera; Triveni Acharya – Co-founder of Rescue Foundation and Sandeep Nath, the famous Bollywood lyricist.   The launch event organized by Crowdera, the only commission free crowd funding platform, also saw the first ever GEC Change Maker Awards being presented to well-known names like Triveni Acharya; Gauri Sawant from Sakhi Char Chaugh and a holder of Presidential Award; Ajit Barse from Slum Soccer Foundation; Sacheen Gandhi from Medicine Baba Trust;…

Embracing the true spirit of the holy month of Ramzan, Vodafone has donated a sum of Rs 5.4 lakh for education underprivileged children in Kashmir in keeping with the ‘spirit of giving’ associated with this pious month.   Now in its sixth year, the annual ‘Giving Initiative’ by Vodafone commemorates Ramzan in the most noble of ways by giving the gift of education to underprivileged Kashmiri youth for which it has donated more than Rs 35.5 lakh in these six years.   Since the inception of this initiative, Vodafone has tied-up…

ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) has joined hands with the Government of Tamil Nadu to introduce Digital accessible information system (DAISY) for the visually impaired students of 11th and 12th Standards for both CBSE and State board syllabus in partnership with Karna Vidya foundation for the first time in India. The collaboration intends to empower students and enable them to overcome challenges through smart technology-oriented education.   Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Software is a globally recognized format that converts text from regular books into computerized content which can…

Dalmia Bharat Group is a leading Indian conglomerate with a strong presence in Cement, Sugar and Refractories. The Group has a turnover of over Rs. 10,000 crore. Dalmia Bharat commenced its operations in 1935 and has played a defining role in India’s manufacturing sector. The group has significant market presence in each of its sectors of operation. Its cement business has grown exponentially since 2006 in terms of capacity and production and the company is a leader in the specialty cement space. Also, Dalmia Cement is the greenest company in the world with lowest…

Qlik has welcomed Accenture to be a part of the Data Literacy Project. Accenture joins as a founding partner, committing to the Project’s mission to build a data literate culture across the world.   Data literacy is an essential skill in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, empowering people to ask questions of data and machines, build knowledge, make decisions and communicate its meaning with others. Yet, only 24 percent of business decision makers are fully confident in their ability to read, work with, analyze and argue with data.   The Data Literacy…

ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) has teamed up with the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) to provide mobile toilets for the KSRP battalion.   Taking a step towards the KSRP’s Swachh Bharat Mission and as part of its CSR program, the initiative will enable police personnel to maintain their personal hygiene while on duty.  Additionally, the mobile toilets can be towed by the KSRP vehicles and used even in remote places where there are no toilet facilities.   Commenting on this, Sunil Yajaman, Vice President, ACT Fibernet said, “Our partnership…