Author: Business Wire India

Ranchi, Jharkhand, India CMC has bagged ‘Best Vocational training Company Serving Social Cause- CSR’ award from Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) for “English Intervention Program” which is an in-school supplemental learning program for students from classes UKG to 10th providing courses on Spoken & Written English skills. Ms. Maya Swaminathan Sinha, Founder & Director, Clear Maze Consulting Pvt. Ltd. & CMC Skills Pvt. Ltd. said: “We’re extremely happy to receive this award from Assocham. The award recognizes the company’s contribution in addressing the lack of quality education and empowerment opportunities among lesser-privileged children through holistically designed…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-122″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Flagship Gau Shakti Abhiyan continues its noble work to help farmers and support the rural economy. [/gt_alert] Nagpur, Maharashtra, India A special Health Checkup Camp for cattle and livestock was organised under the aegis of the Dinesh Shahra Foundation as part of their Gau Shakti Abhiyan initiative. The Cattle & Livestock Health Checkup Camp was held at Navarmari village, Nagpur recently. The camp was organised in association with Niramay Bahu-Uddeshiya Seva Sanstha, Nagpur and the Animal Husbandry Dept., Zilla Parishad, Nagpur. The camp saw a good response from…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-129″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]World-class urban park spread over 20.5 acres being developed by Kalpataru Group for Thane Municipal Corporation. [/gt_alert] Thane, Maharashtra, India Shiv Sena Chairperson Shri Uddhav Thackeray, conducted the ground breaking ceremony of Grand Central Park, Thane, a world-class urban park being developed by Kalpataru Group for Thane Municipal Corporation. Spread over 20.5 acres on Kolshet Road, Grand Central Park, Thane is designed along the lines of successful urban parks in global cities such as New York, Chicago, Singapore and London as well as some of the best parks…

New Delhi, Delhi, India In a world where great ideas shape lives, thought leaders play a crucial role. Their knowledge and views influence people’s approach as their ideas are easily accessible and easy to comprehend. Being such a leader is more about making a difference, lending a voice to those who need it the most. Underscoring the need to identify and honour such leaders, each year ERTC Media and Herald Global organises Thought Leadership Symposium and Awards. This year, the jury panel has awarded Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, CEO – Fiinovation with the ‘Most Admired Leaders Award 2017 for Corporate Social…

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India VIBGYOR High Model United Nations (VHMUN) an initiative to empower students commenced its 7th edition in Mumbai starting today. VHMUN exposes students to an educational simulation in which they learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. The theme of the event this year is ‘Climate Change’ and the event is witnessing an enthusiastic participation from around 500 students from VIBGYOR and other Schools across the country. Renowned advocate Afroz Shah, the man who has been involved with the Versova beach clean-up drive and Padmashri Ajeet Bajaj, who has undertaken expeditions to North and South Pole…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-9″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Research by Grameen Foundation and Freedom from Hunger India Trust reveals promising approaches to combat anemia, improve maternal and infant health. [/gt_alert] New research by Freedom from Hunger India Trust and Grameen Foundation reveals promising approaches to combat anemia, improve maternal and infant health. The organizations worked with local partners in Rajasthan and West Bengal to train 200,000 rural women on nutrition, health and household finances. Participants variously increased their food security, dietary diversity, household decision-making and use of the government’s Integrated Child Development Services. New research and…

[gt_alert id=”gt-alert-501″ title=”” dismissable=”0″ type=”info” title_color=”” content_color=”” content_background=”” border_size=”” border_style=”none” border_color=”” border_radius=”” css=””]Partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” [/gt_alert] Indianapolis, United States Five thousand books are being donated to students in the Indianapolis area through the end of June as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that has delivered more than 160 million books and educational resources to programs and schools with children in need. The books will be distributed to registered First Book members in the…

Snapdeal Sunshine, a CSR initiative run by Snapdeal, announced the launch of ‘HarHaathEkKitaab’ campaign, in partnership with The National Book Trust (NBT). The campaign is a nationwide online books donation drive especially targeting underprivileged children, and aims at inculcating a reading habit among them. Snapdeal’s partnership with the NBT is the first time the latter has come on-board an e-commerce platform. As a part of the campaign, Snapdeal will encourage its customers to buy and donate books published by the National Book Trust India. People can choose to donate anywhere between 10 to 2000 books by simply visiting https://www.snapdeal.com/offers/har-haath-ek-kitaab and…

New Delhi, Delhi, India ITC Limited has won the prestigious Porter Prize 2017 award for ‘Excellence in Corporate Governance and Integration’ and for its exemplary contribution in ‘Creating Shared Value’. The eponymous award was presented by Prof. Michael E. Porter himself, the Harvard Business School Professor and a stalwart on competitive business strategies, to Mr. Sanjiv Puri, the CEO and Executive Director of ITC Ltd at a ceremony in Mumbai. The Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance and Integration was in recognition of ITC’s outstanding performance driven through excellence in Corporate Governance that is reflected in synergies between different aspects…

New Delhi, Delhi, India Grameen Koota, a Bengaluru based microfinance organization, received the ISC-FICCI 2017 award for Best Financial Accessibility for Sanitation for its efforts in providing access to affordable credit to its customers to build toilets. Grameen Koota Director Mr. Sumit Kumar received the award from the Union Minister for Railways, Mr. Suresh P. Prabhu on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at a ceremony during the India Sanitation Conclave 2017 held in New Delhi. Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson of India Sanitation Coalition, Mr. Sanjeev Mehta, CEO & MD of Hindustan Unilever, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Founder of Global Interfaith WASH…