Author: Business Wire India

New Delhi, Delhi, India The Solar Leadership Series, a proprietary event by Greenlight Planet brought together experts from across industries to explore the potential of Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) technology in achieving energy inclusion. This first-of-its-kind event was aimed at accelerating the pace of PAYG solar adoption in India. The event saw Rajpal Duggal – Oxigen Services India, Charu Chadha – GSMA, Johanna Diecker – GOGLA, Harihara Mohapatra – CLEAN, Vivek Tiwari – Satya Microcapital, Rajeev Palakshappa – IFC, Alexie Seller – Pollinate Energy, Vibhuti Garg – IISD and PAYG veteran Sanjay Bharti contribute as panelists. With 240 million Indians still living…

Amravati, Maharashtra, India Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care, in partnership with the non-profit organisation, Water For People India Trust, today launched its Amravati Water initiative in the Amravati District of Maharashtra. This program is an expansion of Colgate’s partnership with Water For People, after their successful collaboration in Bihar and West Bengal, since 2013. This program will support availability and accessibility of water, awareness towards hygiene and sanitation (WASH program), and other initiatives, such as water conservation and rainwater harvesting. Amravati District in Maharashtra faces extreme water scarcity and challenges in accessing potable water for daily…

Kochi, Kerala, India UAE Exchange India join hands with Isha foundation ‘Rally for River’ at Nizamabad. Almost 20 staffs voluntarily participated in the program conducted on September 14, 2017, covering areas of Railway Station Circle, Collectorate Office Circle, Pulong Circle, RR Chourastha and Gandhi Chouk in the morning hours. In the present century, world is moving towards higher phases of innovation with little relevance to nature and its well-being. Almost 30% of Indian Rivers are turning into desert, which stands as a major crisis for the nation. Nation’s lifeblood, our rivers are gradually waning away or being polluted to the…

New Delhi, Delhi, India Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced that it has won a 50 MW solar project in an auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. This 50 MW allocation is the largest rooftop allocation done by SECI to a solar power developer, approximately 14% of the total allocated capacity of 360 MW announced. Azure Roof Power will provide power for 25 years to various Government of India buildings across states and union territories of Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana,…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Solidaridad Network, renowned global sustainability organisation, in association with The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Indian Palm Oil Sustainability (IPOS) Framework. The Indian Palm Oil Sustainability (IPOS) Framework was launched in the Annual General Meeting of The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) held on 13th September, 2017 in presence of Mr. Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong – Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), Government of Malaysia; Mr. Joyo Supriyono, Chairman of GAPKI, Indonesian Palm Oil Association who graced the occasion by participation at the launch of…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-91″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Need greater public-private collaboration says Shri. Anil Swarup, Secretary, Secondary Education & Literacy, MHRD, GOI [/gt_alert] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India AVPN organized its inaugural India Summit 2017 today in Mumbai, India, which attracted close to 250 thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators who are driving the education system in India. In partnership with Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd, AVPN drove home the theme of “Investing for Impact in Education.” Sh. Anil Swarup, Secretary, Secondary Education & Literacy, MHRD, GOI, and Sh. Nand Kumar, Principal Secretary, Department of Education and Sports,…

Hyderabad, India DST a global provider of specialized technology, strategic advisory, and operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries, today announced it distributed school bags and footwear to more than 300 underprivileged students at the Miyapur Govt School (MPPS) in Hyderabad, India. As part of DST’s Catalyst Program (CSR initiatives), it has been involved in a variety of activities, including promoting education for students at MPPS. DST worked in collaboration with United Way Hyderabad, a volunteer led, non-profit organization established in 2010 to serve those who are underserved and in need. “In March of this year, DST assisted in…

New Delhi, Delhi, India NIIT University (NU) has been conferred with the prestigious “Eco–Corporate of the Year – Eco Campus” award at the 3rd YES BANK Natural Capital Awards 2017, for its environment friendly and sustainable Green Campus at Neemrana. The glittering award ceremony organized at Shangri-La, New Delhi on 1st September 2017, was graced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India. Also, present on the occasion were representatives from partnering country Netherlands, and a Minister from Fiji, as well as senior Government officials, CXOs from leading corporates, multilateral agencies, leading environmentalists…

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India A well-known Sociologist, Author and Social Activist Dr. Ankur Pare is working from long time for the upliftment and rights of displaced families affected due to economic development projects in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. His book “Sociological Study of the Displaced Families” was recently published by Sunrise Publication New Delhi ISBN 978-93-80966-700. Sociologist Dr. Ankur Pare has done scientific study of social, economic, cultural, religious, environmental and political impacts of displacement. The Construction of Hydro-electric and Irrigation projects are very important for the economic development of India. But for the construction of projects,…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Mahatma Phule Charitable Trust built up a 12 floor MPCT General Hospital, a SURANA ASSOCIATE, with 100 beds at Sanpada, Sector No. 4, Navi Mumbai. This state of the art hospital was inaugurated by Chief Guest Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 30th August 2017. The Guests of Honor included Shri Rahul Shewale – MP, Smt. Manda Mhatre – MLA, Shri Sandeep Naik – MLA, Shri Sudhakar Sonavane – Mayor of Navi Mumbai, Shri Yogesh Sagar – MLA, Shri Narendra Patil – MLA, Shri Bapusaheb Phadtare and Shri Ganesh Naik – Ex Minister of Maharashtra.…