Category: Corporate

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date in the year by when humanity will have consumed more from the planet, including food, fibres, timber, and absorption capacity for carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning than the planet’s ecosystems can renew in the entire year. Schneider Electric believes that adoption of energy efficient and renewable technologies such as its IoT-enabled EcoStruxure platform, could move the date back by 21 days through retrofitting of existing building, industry and datacenter infrastructure and upgrading electricity production alone.   To demonstrate how this can be done and to…

Gone are the days when kids used to go to the playground and play all day. Today, we see children as young as two glued to gadgets. With technology replacing the 7am cricket matches for children, this is an alarming situation for parents in this digital era.   A new video by Detel is doing the rounds on Social Media. The video features Shivani Singh, Mrs. Asia Pacific Queen Exquisite International 2017. She talks about the growing dependency of children on smartphones and digital devices.   Having found a solution to this…

The first wave of India’s digital revolution put Bangalore on the map as India’s Silicon Valley. A second one is now being driven by young people across the length and breadth of India.   As a part of its efforts to empower people to achieve more through the power of technology, Microsoft has been relentlessly working towards enabling underserved Indians with digital skills. Using acquired digital skills to gain access to newer economic opportunities, three individuals from diverse backgrounds – Devi, Farha and Paige – have successfully transformed their lives,…

As a culmination of the #MGChangemakers campaign, MG Motor India and The Better India have organized a joint session with 6 women changemakers and Nandita Das, noted actor and social activist, and UN Women India; to encourage more women to get inspired and bring about a positive change in the society. The event, which took place in Mumbai further highlighted the bravado efforts of these women trailblazers.   During the past six weeks, MG Motor India has successfully highlighted the incredible work that six Indian women have done for marginalised…

Axis Bank has committed Rs. 5 crores towards rehabilitation work in Kerala. Torrential rains and floods have disrupted normalcy in the state, over the past week.   Shri Rajiv Anand, Executive Director, Axis Bank has handed over a pay order for Rs. 2 crore to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. The remaining Rs. 3 crores is proposed to be deployed for various rehabilitation works in the State through bank’s partner NGOs.   Further, with a view to mitigate the hardships faced by the people of Kerala, the bank has…

Huawei Consumer Business Group, India lends a helping hand to Kerala flood victims by providing free-of-cost repair servicing to its smartphones, directly damaged by waterlogging.   In order to ensure the availability of services in every part of the city, the company has activated the technical team across all operational authorised and exclusive service centres in Kerala, to avoid any delay.   Allen Wang, Director, Product Centre, Huawei Consumer Business Group, India said, “We have deployed our customer service team in full action to support customers affected by Kerala floods.  We…

Knowlarity is now applying its advanced technology solutions to assist the residents of the flood-ravaged state of Kerala. It has announced two toll-free numbers, 180030026189 & 919899080216, on which flood victims can access immediate medical consultation and also reach out to rescue teams instantly.     As Kerala residents call up on 180030026189, any doctor of the 7 empanelled ones will answer their queries immediately and offer a ready solution to their problem. There is no IVR layer on this number so that calls can get connected at the earliest. With the second number,…

UCWeb, a business within Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, has launched UC Shiksha – Book for India’s future initiative, with an aim to contribute towards the education of children by donating books to the needy children in India. Patrika is the media partner to help bring in netizens into making it happen. In collaboration with two NGOs, the in-app campaign has finished its first phase in July and has donated 10 thousand books in 14 States in August. The second phase is in full swing.   Utilizing the vast…

Corning India has celebrated the opening of a new building for Varale ZP School in Pune, India, constructed through the efforts of Corning as part of its community outreach activities. The school, located about one mile from Corning’s optical fibre manufacturing facility in Pune, will house more than 90 students from classes first through fourth.   Attending the opening celebration were Indira Aswar, Sharad Buttepatil and Sanjay Naikade from the Zilha Parishad, Pune District; Baby-tai Buttepatil, Sagar Andre and Vishwas Buttepatil from the Grampanchayat Varale; and Amit Bansal, Managing Director,…

K7 computing has extended a helping hand towards people who are affected by the unprecedented rains and flood in Kerala. The company has decided to contribute 100% of its online sales that takes place between the 22nd and 23rd August towards Kerala Relief Fund. All the contributions and donations will be made through The Hindu’s ‘Help us Help Kerala’ initiative.   K7 Computing has requested everyone to visit its online store to purchase the company’s award-winning IT security solutions and do their bit to help the people of Kerala.   K7 Computing is a global provider…