Category: Corporate

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…

Ambuja Cements has announced its skill development project in partnership with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), which has been inaugurated by Shri. Purnendu Basu, Hon’ble Minister, Technical Education and Training and Skill Development, Government of West Bengal.   The project initiated under the DDU-GKY, a skilling and placement scheme of the country’s Ministry of Rural Development, aims at enhancing the employability of underprivileged youth, thereby promoting rural livelihood. Implementation of this DDU-GKY will be carried out by Ambuja Cement’s CSR arm Ambuja Cement Foundation in coordination with West…

Strengthening its community development initiatives in Assam, Dabur India has announced a mega health awareness campaign that seeks to educate school-going children in Tezpur about best Oral and Personal Hygiene practices. The first of its awareness camp was organized at the Dhekidol Lower Primary School, which saw participation from 158 students from four schools in the neighbourhood.   The camp, organized by Dabur’s CSR arm Jivanti Welfare & Charitable Trust, sought to improve the oral health of school kids and create awareness about Ayurveda and Ayurvedic remedies for dental and…

RB (erstwhile Reckitt Benckiser), in association with the World Toilet Organization (Singapore) and Jagran Pehel has laid the foundation of India’s first World Toilet College for sanitation workers in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.   Through an effective curriculum, the World Toilet College aims to introduce an enabling program for sanitation workers. The program will help in their skill development and improvement of their socio-economic standard by providing better employment opportunities.   The event was attended by eminent dignitaries including Jack Sim, Founder of World Toilet Organization; Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji, President…

Former Executive Vice President and National Creative Head – Radio Mirchi, Riya Mukherjee has opted to raise funds through crowdfunding for financing her short film The Disguise – her debut venture in filmmaking.   Riya Mukherjee, a well-known music and radio consultant, founder of Riya Mukherjee Word Pictures, and the former National Creative Head of Radio Mirchi, has stepped into the world of filmmaking with her first short film -The Disguise, an issue-based film on growing cultural intolerance issue across the globe. To finance her maiden venture, Riya has collaborated with Crowdera, the…

Logitech has initiated the drive of radial empowerment by providing 100 schools in Uttar Pradesh, Devanagiri enabled Hindi keyboards. Committed to bridge the digital divide in the country, Logitech through its Digi@भारत initiative, aims to help students cross linguistic barriers in the use and adoption of digital technologies.   Sumanta Datta, Managing Director, India and SWA, Logitech Asia Pacific said, “At Logitech we firmly believe that use and adoption of technology should be democratised and language should not be a knowledge barrier. Today, we are extremely proud and humbled to have…

Kerala has been experiencing its worst downpour in over a century and the devastation that has followed has seen the loss of many lives, unprecedented damage to the state’s infrastructure and immense disruption to normal lives of citizens.   Vodafone India cares for people and believes that every life saved, every distress call connected makes an invaluable difference.   The company has mobilized its vast network of employees, customers, partners, vendors and supporters for relief work, channelizing its resources and efforts to the best of its ability, to provide help…

United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in collaboration with the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India (AFSTI) has organised a one day event “Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development in Soy Food Processing” in New Delhi involving various stakeholders from the industry, government, academia, agriculture and food policy experts. Eminent speakers from the US department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Soy Processors Association of India, Progressive Soybean Entrepreneurs Association, Indian Institute of packaging, Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI), Ernst & Young,…

Swaraj Division, a part of the US 20.7 billion Mahindra Group has launched its new ‘Mera Swaraj App’ to enhance its already strong connection with its customers, the farmers. This new tech driven initiative adds a new dimension to the company’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) capabilities and is part of the company’s customer centricity initiatives.   With this mobile application, Swaraj Tractors will significantly enhance its services to the customers, allowing them to receive services such as Door Step Service, Stand By Tractors and Fixed Day Fixed Location Service Events.…

Banco Agrario, a prominent state-run bank focused on rural and agricultural sector, Telefonica Colombia and Comviva have come together for a mobile wallet pilot project in Colombia. The project will focus on leveraging the ubiquity of mobile phones in Colombia to extend digital financial services to agricultural producers and the rural population.   In the pilot phase, customers will be able to open a mobile account, deposit money into account, withdraw cash from the account, transfer money to other users, pay utility bills and recharge their prepaid mobile connection, among…