Category: NGO

D-Link (India) Limited one of the leading networking brands in the country has been working extensively towards various community welfare projects through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.   D-Link lately donated an Advance Life Support (Cardiac) Ambulance to Arogya Nidhi Hospital located at Juhu, Suburban Mumbai. This state-of-the-art ambulance is equipped with necessary medical equipment’s for initial emergency treatments. Arogya Nidhi Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital with experienced medical staff providing effective treatment while guiding patients to steady recovery. Now all those looking for emergency medical care/ support can reach…

Mr. Ashok Soota promoted SKAN Medical research trust today announced a grant of Rs 20 Cr to IIT Roorkee towards sponsoring a Chair Professorship, three Faculty Fellowships, creation of a lab and funding of joint research projects.   IIT Roorkee (IITR) is engaged in teaching and research in Science, Engineering, Management, Humanities & Social Sciences and Architecture & Planning disciplines. In particular, IITR is engaged in research in the field of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. As part of its support to medical research in India, SKAN has agreed to provide a…

Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited (Decorative Division) Asia’s leading paint manufacturer today announced that they have received the NHA (National Health Academy) certification for their product KIDZ All-in-one child wellness paint. The KIDZ All-in-one paint was created with a strong commitment to championing indoor safety and child health and is tailored to fulfil the demands of a child’s entire childhood.   Since the pandemic hit India last year in March, all of us have been confined indoors. Earlier, much of the concern for good air quality was directed towards the outdoor…

L&T Technology Services (NSE: LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, announced that it has dedicated a rural COVID Care Center (CCC) in Saragur, Mysuru as part of its CSR initiative, in partnership with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM).   The center was inaugurated by the Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Dr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan along with Amit Chadha, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of L&T Technology Services, who was present virtually from Washington D.C.   The CCC will serve a population of over three lakh tribals in the region. The 19-bed center…

Building on its 30 years’ commitment toward sustainable and resilient business practices, Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, pledges to become a carbon and water neutral business by 2025. Cyient announced a holistic sustainability framework with its first sustainability report. By adopting the framework, Cyient ensures that the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects are strengthened across the value chain with strong leadership commitment, collaborative partnership, and an empowered ecosystem enabling long-term sustainable value generation.   With a 360-degree approach, the framework has 13 focus areas distributed across…

At VivaTech today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) CEO, Arvind Krishna announced a new partnership with 30 global organizations including governments, community colleges, non-profits, and employment agencies, focused on improving underserved populations’ skills and employability. 11 organizations from India will be part of the collaboration and will contribute to IBM’s total goal of 500,000 by the end of 2021 through the IBM SkillsBuild program.   According to the World Economic Forum, closing the global skills gap could add US$11.5 trillion to global GDP by 2028, but education and training systems need to…

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup WaterScience has raised an undisclosed amount from Velocity.in, India’s largest revenue-based financier. This is the second round of financing they have raised via Velocity.in, having previously raised seed funding from veteran PE professional and angel investor Aditya Somani.    WaterScience manufactures filters that purifywater for non-drinking use cases for the masses. As per a Niti Ayog study, India is placed at 120th amongst 122 countries in the Water Quality Index, with nearly 70% of water being contaminated. The poor water quality coupled with unavailability of solutions for non-drinking water in…

TCO Development, the organization behind the sustainability certification for IT products TCO Certified, has released a new report ‘Navigating the Sustainable IT Revolution – The critical role of independent verification’. As India accelerates towards digitization, there is a growing need for that progress to be socially and environmentally sustainable. The purchase of computers, mobile devices and other Information Technology (IT) products are essential; however, it involves several sustainability risks. The report helps IT procurement teams worldwide accurately verify the social and environmental aspects of their purchases.     In a global study of…

Sonalika vaccinates 100 percent of its workforce, sets up 3 PSA oxygen plants in hospitals across New Delhi and Mohali. As the COVID-19 cases in India have been gradually coming down, especially in the northern states of India, however, the situation still remains harrowing in other parts of the country.   The tough times continue to haunt the society as a whole and Sonalika Tractors has reiterated its call of collaborative efforts from everyone capable – be it individuals, industrialists or corporates to join the movement in preparing the nation…

To help address urgent healthcare needs in India brought about by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced its support to UNICEF’s COVID-19 humanitarian response in the country.   As part of their support, Ericsson made an upfront donation to UNICEF and launched a month-long company matching employee donation drive globally in May, which resulted in a total donation amount of USD 971,567 to UNICEF. Ericsson employees from more than 95 countries donated  towards this UNICEF initiative for India.   Ericsson’s donation will…