Category: NGO

Samsung India’s service centres across India have gone paperless as part of a global initiative to offer customers an eco-conscious alternative to paper documents through a new global integrated system, strengthening its commitment to developing sustainable practices. More than 11,000 service centers in 180 countries operated by 40 Samsung Electronics subsidiaries around the world will first adopt the system. This includes India. At the service centres in India, all documents that were previously issued to customers on paper are now being shared with them over email and WhatsApp, in the…

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to Sant Kabir and inaugurated Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh Darshan Yojana today (June 5, 2022) at Kabir Chaura Dham, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh.  Speaking on the occasion, the President said that he was happy to inaugurate the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre, the foundation stone of which was laid by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi four years ago.   The President said that Sant Kabir was born in a poor and deprived family. But he never considered that deprivation as…

Dassault Systèmes has strengthened their six year partnership with WAE for bringing innovative products to the market for reusing and recycling water. WAE has expanded its product portfolio from point of use water dispensers to point of use taps as a step towards limiting the water footprint of its customers across India. With the adoption of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Works, the company is creating products and solutions in sync with the principles of the circular economy. At the forefront of the resource revolution, which includes the recycle and reuse of resources, WAE has…

PinnacleWorks has announced its latest CSR initiative to cater to the nutrition requirements of the underprivileged. The brand has successfully organized a food drive as a part of the company’s CSR activity. Steered by the HR department the initiative witnessed participation from the employees and leadership team of the company. The initiative was designed to impart positive feelings among the employees. The drive was conducted at Ghata village in Gurugram, in the presence of both the co-founders Sarvagya Mishra and Ankit Ruia along with other team members. Packets of biscuits and juices were distributed among 500 odd people including…

Recently CSIR-NIScPR has undertaken a major initiative for dissemination of CSIR technologies for creating livelihood opportunities in rural areas in the wake of situation created by COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, a farmer-industry-scientist meet was organized at Lovraj Auditorium, CSIR-IIP Dehradun on 30 May 2022 to disseminate the Kisan Sabha App and Gur Bhatti Technology to the farmers. The objective was to disseminate Kisan Sabha application developed by CSIR-NIScPR and Gur Bhatti Technology developed by CSIR IIP Dehradun, for creating livelihood opportunities in rural areas; and also to develop the…

The second-year anniversary of ‘National AI Portal (https://indiaai.gov.in)’ is celebrated on May 30, 2022.The National AI Portal is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. The portal focuses on creating and nurturing a unified AI ecosystem in the country to drive excellence and leadership in knowledge creation to develop an AI-ready robust workforce for the future and use AI to foster economic growth. The portal was launched by the Hon’ble Minister for Electronics and IT and Communications on May 30,…

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a ‘Grassroot Football Academy’ to improve the sports infrastructure for the students in the schools under SDMC. It will help in finding footballers at school levels. Taking inspiration from the ‘Khelo India’ initiative, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has set up a ‘Grassroot Football Academy’ at Dr Sahib Singh Verma Stadium, Kakrola in Najafgarh Zone, Delhi. The main objective of launching this academy is to provide excellent sports infrastructure for the children of rural areas so that their ‘hidden’ talent for…

Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, is expanding its transformational ‘SmartAgri’ project in the agri-heartlands of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and Telangana. Launched in 2020, Vi CSR’s SmartAgri project brings together advanced technology interventions to help farmers improve their livelihood and adopt sustainable farming methods. With the use of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and real-time technology solutions, SmartAgri provides farmers with information on critical elements to farming – like soil and air quality, wind, presence of insects and pests, and crop growth. Farmers also receive real-time and localised…

To drive the freshwater conservation and management agenda, leading global conglomerate, HCL has partnered with UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum that connects highly-promising start-ups with the partners and funding they need to scale. Through a $15 million investment over five years, HCL will help accelerate the innovation agenda for water and create a first-of-its-kind innovation ecosystem for the global freshwater sector on UpLink, called the ‘Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative’. This initiative will draw on HCL’s own regional experience of driving innovative projects in water conservation and brings global leaders…

HCL Group and UNLEASH, a global innovation program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), have announced a year-long collaboration to mobilize youth and develop innovative solutions to promote aquatic ecosystem conservation. These solutions will aim to tackle challenges from Source (mountains & glaciers) to Sink (oceans and seas) and their links to terrestrial ecosystems. UNLEASH and HCL will collaborate to establish a year of youth-led action. Specifically, the partnership will allow youth to develop solutions encompassing SDG 14 (Life on land) and SDG 15 (Life below water), and explore…