Shri Nitin Gadkari lays Foundation Stone of the world’s largest and unique Divyang Park – Anubhuti Inclusive Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today laid the Foundation Stone of the world’s largest and unique Divyang Park – Anubhuti Inclusive Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Speaking on the occasion he said this park is being developed keeping in mind the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to build an inclusive society. He said instead of sympathy, this park will show empathy, hence this park has been named Anubhuti Divyang Park.   Shri Gadkari said through this park the message of inclusion will reach not…

SPMCIL signs MoU with TERI under CSR initiatives

The Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), a Mini Ratna, Category-I CPSE, wholly owned by the Govt. of India, and the Energy Resources Institute (TERI) signed MoU here yesterday at the SPMCIL Corporate Office.   The MoU, with an estimated cost of Rs. 525.49 lakh, is for the integrated development of village for Social Development – Model Village – Siroliya, District – Dewas, Madhya Pradesh under CSR initiatives of SPMCIL. From SPMCIL, Shri S.K. Sinha, Director (HR), and Shri B.J. Gupta, Chief General Manager (HR), Shri Prakash…

Signify illuminates government senior secondary school in Gopalganj, Bihar

Signify has recently illuminated the government senior secondary school at Barauli in the Gopalganj district of Bihar, under its Jagmag Pathshala CSR program, in association with FINISH society and Pandit Banaras Tiwari Hemvanti Devi Foundation. The event was inaugurated by leading Bollywood actor Shri Pankaj Tripathi, District Magistrate of Gopalganj; Shri Dr Nawal Kishor Choudhary; and Nikhil Gupta, Head of Marketing & Integrated Communications and Commercial Operations, South Asia at Signify. As a step towards creating a brighter future for the children, Signify has installed a 4.5 KW solar power plant…

Prolifics helps underprivileged people with vision impairment in Hyderabad

Prolifics, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, has helped L V Prasad Eye Institute provide surgical care for complex eye problems, free of charge, to 134 patients from economically underprivileged backgrounds. Currently, there are an estimated 4.95 million blind persons and 70 million vision-impaired persons in India, this is entirely avoidable as timely medical intervention could save at least 50 percent of the cases from complete loss of vision. In its efforts to eradicate this problem, Prolifics made a donation of Rs. 20 Lakhs to Hyderabad Eye Institute, which…

Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) to organize Mela – Tarang

Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) has announced its celebratory Mela – Tarang, marking 20 years of dedicated service towards transforming the lives of vulnerable children. Catalysts for Social Action is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide family-like care for vulnerable children. Individuals are encouraged to come with their friends and family to attend this exciting occasion, which will feature a range of enjoyable activities, an introduction to the work of CSA, live performances by talented children, and addresses from the Co-Founder and President, Vipul Jain, and the CEO, Anandhi…

World Wetlands Day celebrated at all 75 Ramsar sites in India

The State Governments and Union Territory administrations celebrated World Wetlands Day (WWD) at all 75 Ramsar sites this year with over 200 events. The National Flag was hoisted at the Ramsar Sites. The wetland pledge was administered during these events. Over 50 activities were held with student engagement in which drawing competition, quiz competition, exposure activities, and bird watching were organized. This is in line with emphasis on participatory management of wetlands by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiwho in Mann ki Baat on January 29, 2023 highlighted the invaluable role…

Students sensitised on Mission LiFE and Green Skill Development Programme

The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) organised a ‘National workshop on LiFE’ at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan on 30th January,2023 in association with National Museum of Natural History, a subordinate office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The workshop was primarily to come up with ideas to align the activities of the Programme Centres with ‘Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment) launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat in October 2022. This occasion was also used to sensitise 160 students from…

PM lauds the achievement of 11 Crore Tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised achievement of 11 Crore Tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission. Shri Modi also congratulated to all those who have benefitted from this initiative and compliments to those working on the ground to make this Mission a success. In response to a tweet by Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Prime Minister tweeted; “A great feat, indicative of the ground covered to ensure ‘Har Ghar Jal’ to the people of India. Congratulations to all those who have benefitted…

Huawei India expands its TECH4ALL CSR programmes in India

As a part of its nationwide CSR initiative, TECH4ALL, Huawei India is bringing its international commitment towards primary healthcare and digital education to the underserved areas of the Indian sub-continent. Towards this, Huawei India flagged-off two Mobile Medical Units in collaboration with Wockhardt Foundation. The event also witnessed a fully equipped digital education centre inside a bus – Digibus, being showcased that would be utilized to provide education to people residing in remote locations with limited access. The partners of the Digi bus initiative are aligned to the Prime Minister’s…

Amadeus with Solidarity Foundation launch ‘Pride Café’ to empower LBGTQIA+ community

In partnership with Bengaluru-based NGO Solidarity Foundation, Amadeus is launching the ‘Pride Café’. This first-of-its-kind initiative in India aims to empower the LGBTQIA+ community with livelihood opportunities. As a part of the initiative, Amadeus is sponsoring two mobile food trucks that employ 12 members from the LGBTQIA+ community, seven of whom have already been recruited. The community members have been trained and equipped in culinary and customer service skills to successfully manage food truck operations. The official launch of the café was inaugurated by acclaimed actress and theatre personality, Arundhati…