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A short film ‘Communities and Conservation: Working Hand in Hand’ was launched at WWF-India, New Delhi. Produced as part of a collaboration between WWF-India and Sony India’s work in western Arunachal Pradesh, the film documents the partnership with local community members through a Community Conserved Areas model towards conserving the red panda habitat in the state.   Arunachal Pradesh has the highest concentration of biodiversity in India, with 82% of its land area under forest cover. These forests are home to more than half of all bird species found in…

iVOOMi has launched a Children’s Day campaign in association with Plan India, a member of Plan International Federation, and a nationally registered independent child development organisation, to provide education to the Girl child.   Extending the government’s digital India vision, iVOOMi has associated with Plan India’s Digital Learning Centres which utilises technology solutions to provide quality education to young women in the age group of 15-25 years within their own communities, thereby overcoming the challenge of limited mobility.   Through the campaign, iVOOMi shared stories of a few girls and…

The Ambience Malls in Gurugram and Vasant Kunj are set to celebrate Children’s Day by hosting lots of activities on the occasion of this Children’s Day from the 11th till the 14th of November 2017. The activities besides being high on the fun quotient will also be educational at the same time and will help raise the children’s awareness levels.   The Fun Hands on mini projects will promote environmental awareness and highlight the need for conservation through fun activities like Quiz on wildlife, Leaf art and Nest building activity. The…

This Children’s Day, kids across schools in India will receive some never before gifts; an old woman who could out-think a tiger, a crow who saves the day and a rabbit who cleverly handles a difficult situation and many more. They will receive the gift of stories from Vodafone.   Stories play an important role in influencing and shaping the country’s future; our children. A childhood without stories is a childhood lost. But the art of storytelling is dying. With nuclear families becoming the norm, grandparents are no longer there…

Azure Power has announced its foray into rural electrification through mini and micro grids in the eastern state of Jharkhand.   According to the Ministry of Power, more than three million households in Jharkhand are unelectrified. In an effort to electrify these households, Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has awarded projects for design, supply, installation, commissioning and operation for 5 years of decentralised distributed solar PV power plants along with power distribution networks to the unelectrified households. Azure Power has won a project to electrify 320 households across 11…

Ahead of the World Diabetes Day which falls on Children’s Day, India’s first pediatric super specialty hospital, Rainbow Children’s Hospital has announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes clinic in its Marathahalli centre, Bangalore.   The Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes clinic will have a group of specially trained doctors comprising of endocrinologists, nutritionists, psychologists et al providing comprehensive solution to monitor and correct the lifestyle of those suffering from diabetes at an early age.       When the number of diabetes cases reported in children and adolescents…

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Udacity India Pvt. Ltd for complementing the skills imparted by the vocational system and providing better livelihood opportunities.  The MoU was signed by Lt. Gen SP Kochhar (TSSC CEO) and Ms Clarissa Shen (VP – International, Udacity). The partnership will open new and higher standards of training opportunities for students to enhance their core skills, get future job ready. Through this MoU, Udacity India and TSSC aim to drive skill development for youth in India. Students will access to Udacity…

On October 27th, KPMG has globally celebrated Cyber Day. As part of this initiative, KPMG in India conducted a mass outreach program to educate young school children about being cyber safe. Reaching out to a whopping/impressive 3673 participants in schools across India, the company has set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS record for conducting the “largest computer security lesson at multiple locations” at the same time.   Commenting on the achievement Arun M Kumar, Chairman and CEO, KPMG in India said, “Educating students on Cyber Security is vital in today’s…

Dell in India has announced its partnership with Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA), expanding the reach of Dell Aarambh – a pan India, PC for education initiative – to CENTA’s growing community of 15,000 teachers in over 500+schools. The collaboration is a step forward towards empowering more teachers with career opportunities, professional development and technology, in addition to the 70,000 teachers Dell has engaged with, as part of the program. As the nation undergoes rapid digitalization, Dell is focused on equipping educators with the tools required to grow and succeed…

Supertron has been awarded as the ‘Company for Community’ by ASSOCHAM, as an appreciation for its continued work for the under privileged section and setting up Empowerment centres for underprivileged children. SEPL has founded Supertron Foundation in 2016 to focus on its CSR activities in a structured and professional way. Supertron Foundation executes its social projects through various NGOs associated with the under privileged section. It has spread its wings to the various sections of the underprivileged society, focusing primarily in three areas such as – Empowerment through technology, Livelihood…