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According to you, what are the top priorities in your organisation for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth of your organisation? Sandvik CSR is a strategic step forward that goes beyond business to engage with communities around our sphere of operations by leveraging the skills and enthusiasm of our employees and partners best suited to create impact. This definition captures Sandvik’s philosophy with regards to CSR and the key elements of its implementation strategy. How have you designed the CSR programs in your organisation? Sandvik’s CSR design is…

The subjects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have gained substantial interest and prominence globally in the business and policy landscape over the last few decades. As job creators, purveyors of products and services, and the largest collective investor in the world, business contributes significantly to economic development. And when it strives for quality employment, creates products, and services that meet the needs and improve the circumstances of the world’s vulnerable, and invests capital mindfully to benefit communities and the environment, business can become a prominent contributor to more…

Though DHFL is new to CSR, DHFL Pramerica believes that the act of giving is purely an individual phenomenon, irrespective of any govt. mandate or rules and should start from an individual level only. Suman Majumdar, AVP & National Product Manager – DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Company speaks on what sustainability means for the company and how does as an insurance company does it look at the developmental goals and sustainability –   What has been the sustainability agenda for DHFL in 2017? Health is the major focus for us.…

As per the MoU signed between ALIMCO and OICL, distribution camps will be organized at Delhi NCR region for an estimated cost of Rs 100 lakhs. In the Distribution Camps, artificial limbs, aids & appliances such as Tricycle, Wheel Chairs, BTE Hearing Aids, Crutch Axilla Adjustable, Braille Cane, MSIED Kit, Braille Kit etc. to Persons with Disabilities will be distributed.   The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) have signed an MoU on 8th September at New Delhi for Rs. 100 Lakhs for…

A notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has invited applications from consulting firms to advise for execution of its e-Governance for Civil Aviation (eGCA) project. The eGCA project aims to automate the processes and functions of DGCA. The issue said that, “DGCA invites EOIs (Expressions of Interest) from reputed consulting agencies to provide consultancy services required to execute the e-Governance for Civil Aviation (eGCA) Project.” The aviation regulator aims to provide online services to its stakeholders like automated workflow, automatic generation of Management Information System (MIS)…

NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd. (NSDL e-Gov), a leading e-Governance Service provider, commences operations for NSDLgst, its GST platform for providing ASP and GSP services. This is a comprehensive and secure platform, which enables traders, dealers, businesses, chartered accountants (CAs) and tax consultants to upload invoices, file returns and upload information in the prescribed format. The platform is built using latest technology, combined with simplicity and innovation. This user-friendly platform can help large and medium businesses easily integrate their ERP and accounting solutions vide variety of interfaces. Moreover, the cloud based…

Barnala district has secured the first position in implementation of “e-office” — an important project developed by NIC Punjab. District administration has achieved this milestone with rigorous hard work of 4 months and continuous efforts of all the administrative officers and staff. NIC Barnala has also extended its full technical support in its implementation. Barnala Mankanwal Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said, “Implementation of e-Office in all DC offices of the state is a big step taken by Department of Governance Reforms, Punjab to ensure good governance for the citizens. e-Office…

After resolving to implement Goa (Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act to provide better services to citizens, Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) is taking steps towards digitization of all records. With an aim to take services to the doorsteps of people, the civic body is gearing up to provide e-governance services. For instance, payment and renewal of trade licence, income certificate, NOC for power and electricity will soon be one click away. The municipality has invited expression of interest from firms to develop and manage the software…

Addressing the session on – A Digital Bridge Growth –at the IACC’s (Indo-American Chamber of Commerce) in Mumbai, Aruna Sundararajan, IAS, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, said that in the last eight months 216 million people have been brought under the ambit of financial inclusion using mobile banking. Now the number of people having bank accounts in the country has surged to 65%. “Never before such a massive scale of enrollment in the banking sector has happened in India. It is indicative of how digital space is connecting…

Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that 95 mobile manufacturing companies have set up their plants under the new government. “Today 95 mobile manufacturing factories have come in India and India is becoming a big hub of electronics and mobile manufacturing. 32 have come in Noida and Greater Noida,” Prasad said at Capital Foundation Annual Lecture. He was speaking on ‘Emerging Digital World In India’. “In Silicon Valley 51 per cent of new inventions are IT based and 14 per cent of those are created by Indian minds…