Category: NGO

 Honeywell today announced that it has established an intensive care unit (ICU) facility at the Dahisar COVID-19 Jumbo Centre in the city to treat critical COVID-19 patients. This is the second such facility set up as part of Honeywell’s COVID relief efforts in the country. The company established a similar facility in Bangalore, Karnataka, set up five COVID care centre across multiple cities, and donated essential medical supplies including 120 oxygen concentrators, ventilators, N95 respirators and personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospitals in the state of Maharashtra.    Earlier in…

Under its #Mission1000Beds initiative, YouWeCan Foundation run by international cricketing icon Yuvraj Singh has set up 120 Critical Care Unit (CCU) beds at Government Medical College & General Hospital in Nizamabad, Telangana with financial support from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Funds contributed by Accenture have also been used by YouWeCan Foundation to provide a variety of medical equipment such as BiPAP machines, ICU ventilators, patient monitors, crash carts and oxygen cylinders to the hospital. The facility was inaugurated virtually by Yuvraj Singh, today in the presence Telangana Home Minister Mr. Mahmood Ali and…

With the objective of further improving safety and security of women across the nation and in line with Union Government’s efforts towards overall betterment of women, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani today inaugurated the National Commission for Women’s 24/7 helpline number – 7827170170. The helpline aims to provide 24/7 online support to women affected by violence through referral by linking them with appropriate authorities such as police, hospitals, District Legal Service Authority, psychological services etc.   Inaugurating the helpline virtually, Union WCD Minister…

BENGALURU – Honeywell won the CSR Heath Impact Awards, COVID-19 edition a Bronze Award. The award recognizes Honeywell’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in response to the coronavirus pandemic.   Honeywell received the award in th “COVID Indigenous Response Project” category.   “Since the start of the pandemic, Honeywell has committed more than US$3 million towards COVID relief for India,” said Ashish Gaikwad, Managing Director, Honeywell Automation India Limited and President (Interim), Honeywell India.   “Realizing the immediate need of communities and the Government to address the challenges of this pandemic, Honeywell…

UMBAI: nurture.farm – a digital platform for growers, farming communities and food systems, is scaling and expanding its global reach as a part of the OpenAg™ network. The OpenAg™ network was conceived by UPL Ltd, a world leader in sustainable agriculture.   The nurture.farm platform fosters resilient farmers, making agriculture simple, profitable and sustainable for generations to come through technology-led solutions covering every step of the farming life cycle. nurture.farm, which was incubated by UPL, will operate as an open platform in the supply of products, innovation and mechanisation.   Dhruv Sawhney, COO and Business…

Interweave Consulting, a pioneer in building inclusive workplaces in India has been partnering with UN Women, the United Nations entity for Gender Equality and  Women’s Empowerment to enable corporates  implement UN’s Women’sEmpowerment Principles (WEPs)  in India. Established by UN Women and UN Global Compact in 2010, the WEPs provides a value chain approach to women’s empowerment through a set of 7 principles offering practical guidance to businesses on promoting gender equality. Each principle addresses an area of the value chain across workplace, marketplace and community. This effort is being funded by the European…

Dentsu has announced the launch of ‘Indeed Smart City’ in India under its CSR advisory & implementation arm, Indeed.   The aim of this initiative is in line with India’s aspirations for economic modernisation, which are fundamentally linked to the country’s Smart City Mission, which includes a cross-capability team of industry and operational expertise that helps cities’ pilots to adopt new technologies and spark transformation.   With dentsu India’s latest CSR initiative, the agency network aims to improve the quality of life for the region’s citizens and consumers, manage cities’…

The Vedanta Group, a natural resources producer, plans to invest ₹5,000 crore over next five years focusing on providing nutrition, women and child development including major investments in a Corona-free village project across 1,000 villages in 12 states.   The first of its kind social impact programme will be run by Anil Agarwal Foundation which will be the umbrella entity of Vedanta’s social initiatives and provide all-round development to work towards these goals over the next five years.   Addressing media, Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group said the family has…

Microsoft is giving all its employees a $1,500 (over Rs 1.12 lakh) pandemic bonus, in recognition of a challenging fiscal year that the tech giant just completed.   As per the report, it has seen an internal memo, Microsoft is gifting the bonus to all staff below corporate vice president level that started on or before March 31, 2021. It will also include part-time workers and those on hourly rates.   Microsoft’s chief people officer, Kathleen Hogan, announced the gift to employees today, and it will apply to all eligible…

CtrlS, Asia’s largest Rated-4 Hyperscale Datacenter announced that it has been awarded the most prestigious USGBC Regional Leadership Award recipient by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). CtrlS joins an impressive slate of awardees that include organizations, projects and individuals around the world who are using green building and sustainable practices to improve the quality of life for those around them. This year’s recipients were recognized at the USGBC Leadership Awards Ceremony, during the inaugural USGBC Live virtual event.   “Following a difficult year, it is truly inspiring to recognize our green building leaders that have continued…