Author: Business Wire India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Rotary International District 3190 honors Padma Bhushan Smt. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiative and Rural Development, in Bengaluru, for her philanthropic contributions over the years towards eradication of Polio in India. Rotary International (www.rotary.org) is a global team of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who have, over the years, come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world. What remains most interesting is their diverse occupations, cultures, countries, states and lifestyles that give a unique perspective to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-560″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Silicon Valley-based Intertrust Technologies Hosted the Hackathon [/gt_alert] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Hack for Change, the hackathon series focused on solving real-world problems to bring about social and environmental change, held its first hackathon on Sunday January 8th. Hosted by Intertrust Technologies Corporation, at the Garage, a start-up accelerator and co-working space in Lower Parel. Creative minds from technical and non-technical backgrounds came from far and wide to pitch their ideas on caring for the elderly, food security, improving the air quality, creating smart villages. The winning team, Morpheus…

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates & New Delhi, Delhi, India The United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has announced that they will donate an Elekta Synergy Digital Accelerator worth US$2 million to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. The announcement coincides with the visit to India of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, as the chief guest at the 68th Republic Day celebrations. HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, had declared the year…

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India While “Jallikattu” seems to be the trending topic of discussion in Tamil Nadu at the moment, a silent revolution envisioned by youth icon and late Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has quietly gained momentum. Ignite-India is a nation-wide innovation platform for student innovators and young entrepreneurs in high schools and colleges. Founded by International swimmer Agnishwar Jayaprakash in 2014, the organization has designed & hosted 96 Regional Innovation Conferences and 3 National Innovation Conferences across 36 cities in India where students competed to showcased their innovative creations. These innovations were judged based on…

New Delhi, Delhi, India [gt_alert id=”gt-alert-777″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””] Largest solar power project in north India. Azure Power is the largest owner and operator of solar power plants in Punjab. [/gt_alert] Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced that it has commissioned the largest (150 MW) solar power project in north India, in the state of Punjab in December 2016. For this project, Azure Power had signed a solar power implementation agreement with Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) under its Solar Policy Phase III. The 150MW solar power plant…

Gurgaon, Haryana, India Amway India, the country’s leading direct selling FMCG company, as a gesture to the environment inspired employees across locations to plant a sapling. Over 400 employees of Amway India participated in this activity which was conducted at locations like Gurgaon, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Madurai. All the saplings have been planted at respective Amway locations. Speaking on the occasion, Shantanu Das, Chief Human Resource Officer, Amway India, said, “We believe that the proper use and management of the earth’s resources are the responsibilities of industry and individuals alike. After all, alone we can do so little…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-758″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]This platform also witnessed the announcement of ‘The Pride of India awards’, ‘India’s Most Trusted Financial Brands 2016’ & ‘Brands Illustrated Marketing Masterminds 2016’ . [/gt_alert] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Every successful nation’s story is written by individuals, brands and organisations that dare to dream and lead. They’ve worked relentlessly for years and have placed India on the world map. At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai at Hotel Sahara Star, World Consulting and Research Corporation (WCRC) honored these brands and individuals. WCRC’s Brand of the year – Emerging No.…

Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, New Delhi, Delhi, India More than 200 slum kids where present to grace the fund raiser event organized by Gauravv Mittal, CEO ITCONS e-Solutions Pvt. on the occasion of Christmas accompanied by his son Adit Mittal, who is nominated as CSR office of ITCONS; he is the Youngest CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Officer of Corporate world. This year, he is being awarded and honored with “Karmaveer Chakra Award” for his contributions to the society, just being 12 year old, taking up this social initiative to help the needy; along with extending financial/material support from the organization, ITCONS e-Solutions…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-724″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””] Announces the completion of the Thums Up VEER Kashmir to Kanyakumari road expedition for PWDs led by Padma Shri awardee and quadriplegic world champion Boniface Prabhu. With the support from partner American India Foundation (AIF), trains more than 5,000 people in basic sign language. Advocates for the inclusion of sign language as one of the official languages of the country. [/gt_alert] Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India Coca-Cola India is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), this week.…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Soon, bullet tankers loaded with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ferrying on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway (NH- 75), would be a thing of the past. Ace Pipeline Contracts Pvt. Ltd., known for engineering and construction of cross country pipelines for oil and gas industry, recently completed works and commissioned the Mangaluru—Hassan – Bengaluru – Mysore LPG pipeline project which was being constructed by it for Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL). This pipeline project which traverses through the treacherous terrain across the Western Ghats and large swathes of rubber & coffee plantations with undulating terrain for a length of…