Vedanta Nand Ghar bags the “CSR Shining Star Award”

New Delhi, 22nd Feb. 2021: Vedanta Limited has been conferred with the “CSR Shining Star Award” under the category of Child Development for Nand Ghar, Vedanta Group’s flagship corporate social responsibility project. The recognition was given by Honorable Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari in an award ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on 20th February 2021. The award recognizes Vedanta’s efforts towards the holistic development and growth of children contributing towards building a stronger and healthier nation. Speaking on receiving the award, Vedanta Director, Ms. Priya Agarwal…

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Lakshya spreads Christmas cheer among widows in Vrindavan

December 22, Delhi NCR: 2020 has been a difficult year in every way. With severe cold wave setting in, in North India, hardly any devotees visiting Vrindavan due to Covid, and donations drying up, the widows of Vrindavan have been struggling to get by. Lakshya- India’s No.1 game art creation company, with the support of Giggles Welfare Organisation has initiated blanket donation drive and distributed more than 500 blankets to the elderly widows in Vrindavan, who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and its economic consequences and are bracing…

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Rise Against Hunger India (RAHI) and ‘Road Ashram’ crew distribute meals to Dharavi children

Mumbai, 28th November 2020, Rise Against Hunger India (RAHI), a hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the most vulnerable, and Road Ashram came together to distribute meals to children and their parents in Dharavi, Mumbai through Drona Foundation. The distribution was done keeping in mind the necessary COVID-19 protocols. Road Ashram, a three-member team comprising Siddhartha Dutta, Ahmer Siddiqui and Neha Chaturvedi, is travelling along the borders of Indian a modified car, covering nearly 25,000 km across 30 states and union territories.   The aim of the…

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Wadhwani Foundation salutes the indomitable spirit of female entrepreneurs in the country.

Bengaluru, November 18th, 2020: Wadhwani Foundation, a global not-for-profit championing the development of a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in India and other emerging economies advocates the importance of fostering women entrepreneurship in India by adopting measures that will tap into the enormous untapped potential of new woman-led businesses. Only a quarter of India’s workforce is female as against a global average of 49%, and it is clear that India’s growing entrepreneurial landscape has left behind a key demographic – women. It is the need of the hour to unlock the untapped…

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Rise Against Hunger India to celebrate October as Hunger action month

New Delhi, 7th October 2020 – In recent months, due to pandemic and related events, people across the world, especially those from the lower economic strata faced sever economic hardship and many experienced aggravated hunger. With economic activities still not back in full gear, hunger and food insecurity continue to be major issue to deal with for many. The world also saw during the lockdown, spontaneous action by citizens’ groups, local organizations and individuals to extend a helping hand to the hungry and needy. To highlight both the seriousness of…

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Introducing Shramik Bandhu, Free Employment App to help Migrant and Workers Find Jobs

New Delhi | 15th September 2020: The COVID – 19 pandemic changed the faceof Indian workforce. As the lockdown eases and worksites open up, many migrantlabourers and daily wage workers are struggling to find the right jobs withadequate sources of income. To help these workers, Vikas Bansal, a Delhi based entrepreneur andCo-founder of Prakriti E-Mobility along with ShaileshDangwal, Director fromPrishitech, has launched an app as a CSR activity “ShramikBandhu” – anemployment platform for the skilled and unskilled workforce in India. Itoffers categories across manufacturing, construction, hospitals, Garmentsand leather, power and…

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