Category: Corporate

Close to fifty employees from Ness Digital Engineering, Bangalore took part in a 5K Run-Say No to Drugs, to spread awareness about the negative effects of drug abuse.   The event provided a forum to reinforce the importance of helping people recognize and resist the pressures to engage in illicit drug use. With this 5K run, Ness Digital Engineering is pleased to support the Bangalore City Police in its initiative to curb drug abuse.   Dr. Boralingiah, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Division says, “Youngsters seem to fall into the trap of drugs, either out…

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) has launched a new CSR initiative – the HGS Comprehensive School Improvement Programme (CSIP), which aims to promote quality and holistic education for underprivileged children in Mumbai and Pune. HGS has tied up with Plan India, a nationally registered not-for-profit organization striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girls to create six “Model Schools” and provide all-round development opportunities for the children studying in these government schools.   HGS’ CSIP is a three-year project that is expected to help develop adequate school infrastructure to ensure…

Zicom Electronic Security Systems has partnered with JanaJal, India’s premier water services company, to offer its specialized security-based solutions to their socially impactful activities for 2,000+ water ATMs to be commissioned across the country in the next two years.   ZICOM Electronic Security Systems pioneered the electronic security industry in the country over two decades ago and has till date been successful in leading this sector through its innovative technologically-advanced security solutions. Since its launch, ZICOM has been committed towards creating a safer and secure environment for Indians through the…

The employees of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) have contributed an amount of Rs. 50 lakhs to the Karnataka Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief work in flood-hit areas of Karnataka.   Gowtama M V, CMD, BEL and R N Bagdalkar, Director (HR) – BEL handed over the cheque for Rs. 50 lakhs to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, in Bengaluru. Dr G Parameshwara, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior officers of BEL were present on the occasion.

As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Nippon Paint (India) has collaborated with Rotary Club of Madras to conduct a free medical camp to provide healthcare support for the painters of Nippon Paint. The medical camp was organized at the Community Hall, Sembakkam, Panchayat Union Office Complex, Chennai. More than 50 people from Sembakkam and nearby localities benefited from this initiative, which is the first of four scheduled camps.   A team of 20 doctors including general physicians, ophthalmologists, dermatologists, and ENT specialists from various specialty hospitals…

At the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Forum committed to help solve for world hunger by 2030 through the innovative application of technology. HPE and the Forum are calling on public and private organizations to join them in an open collaboration to find solutions that will eliminate food insecurity and sustainably, nutritiously and inclusively feed a growing population.   The mission to solve world hunger by 2030 is the first of several global challenges HPE and the Forum are addressing under Tech Impact…

NITI Aayog, Government of India’s premier policy institute, has teamed with Oracle, India’s premier super specialty hospital Apollo Hospitals, and global pharmaceutical manufacturer Strides Pharma Sciences, to pilot a real drug supply chain using blockchain decentralized ledger and IoT software. The agreement was signed by Anna Roy, Advisor (Industry), NITI Aayog and Shailender Kumar, Regional Managing Director, Oracle India, in the presence of Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals along with senior officials from all partnering companies.   Oracle’s blockchain software permanently registers a…

TAKE Solutions has announced its support for Preventive Oncology with Cancer Institute (WIA) in Chennai as part of its CSR initiative. This project is particularly important as this aligns with TAKE’s core expertise in Oncology and is fitting that it is being initiated in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Navitas Life Sciences, a TAKE Solutions Enterprise has supported over 650 oncology studies with some of the largest players in the therapeutic area.   Cervical cancer and breast cancer are the most common cause of cancer deaths among women in India,…

The battle for media attention is catching the eye of every successful leaders. As digital medium is getting into more clusters and most of the content are similar to the original one, with only difference in the perception, there has been a dynamic shift from digital to print publications. On-demand content consumption has changed the game for every business. With the recent decision of Marc Benioff, Salesforce, co-founder acquiring Time Magazine for $190 Million, he has become the next leader after Jeff Bezos, Founder – Amazon.com who completed the acquisition…

The government has proposed amalgamation of three public sector banks – Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. With a combined business of approximately Rs.15 lakh crore, the new entity will be the third-largest bank in India after the State Bank of India and ICICI Bank.   The amalgamation proposal to the banks’ boards is taken in a meeting of the Alternative Mechanism Body chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and attended by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar has commented…