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  • PwC Foundation empowers Sahariya women in Rajasthan

    PwC Foundation empowers Sahariya women in Rajasthan

    PwC India Foundation (PwCIF) said on Monday it continues to empower Sahariya women in Rajasthan’s Baran district, expanding sustainable livelihood programmes for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group a year after floods devastated local crops.

    The foundation, marking the International Day of World Indigenous Peoples, said the initiative has helped more than 90 smallholder families adopt natural farming and poultry rearing in Moga, while supporting over 325 flood-affected households in Tarn Taran to rebuild their livelihoods.

    PwCIF Vice Chairman Jaivir Singh visited Baran to meet beneficiaries of the project, run in partnership with the Manjari Foundation, and toured vegetable cultivation, vermicomposting and goat-rearing initiatives across three villages.

    “Our engagement with the Sahariya community reflects this commitment and our belief that inclusive development must leave no one behind,” Singh said, adding that the programme empowers Sahariya women to move from agricultural labour to independent income generation.

    Manjari Foundation Executive Director Sanjay Sharma said the partnership has enabled the Sahariya community to build resilience and achieve greater income security, particularly among women-led households.

    PwCIF said it also provides targeted support to single and widowed Sahariya women through goat rearing and sustainable farming, part of a broader push to empower vulnerable rural populations and strengthen long-term economic self-reliance.

    PwC India operates in 136 countries with over 364,000 employees across audit, tax, legal, deals and consulting services, according to the company.

  • Lava deploys 20,941 MDM-enabled smartphones for anganwadi digital empowerment in UP

    Lava deploys 20,941 MDM-enabled smartphones for anganwadi digital empowerment in UP

    Lava International Limited has partnered with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to deliver Lava smartphones to 20,941 Anganwadi workers statewide, a transforming rollout under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) framework aimed at replacing manual record-keeping with real-time, data-driven service delivery at the grassroots level.

    The handover ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan, Lucknow in March 2026, under the theme “Suposhit Uttar Pradesh, Sashakt Bharat” — Nourished Uttar Pradesh, Empowered India.

    UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the event alongside Women’s Welfare Minister Baby Rani Maurya, Additional Chief Secretary Leena Johri, and WCD Director Sarneet Kaur Broca. Approximately 1,000 Anganwadi workers attended in person.

    Lava supplied handsets from its Storm Play series, factory-configured for field deployment with Mobile Device Management (MDM) capabilities, a supervisor monitoring application, and state-specific interface integrations aligned to WCD and ICDS digital systems.

    The Anganwadi digital empowerment initiative enables workers to record maternal and child health data in real time, track attendance digitally, monitor nutrition distribution for newborns and lactating mothers, and feed information directly into centralised dashboards.

    “Digital transformation at the grassroots is not just about access to devices, but about building systems that work reliably at scale for those delivering essential services on a day-to-day basis. This initiative is a testament of our ability to design and deliver technology solutions tailored for real-world public sector needs,” said Llyod D’souza, Chief Business Officer, Enterprise Business, Lava International Limited.

    The deployment directly addresses longstanding bottlenecks in welfare delivery. Supervisors can now remotely monitor field activity, track stock availability of food packets for at-risk households, and receive early alerts on potential health and nutrition risks — capabilities previously dependent on paper-based reporting cycles.

    Officials said the initiative supports the UP government’s broader ambition to bridge the digital divide through scalable, technology-led interventions and strengthen last-mile delivery of public welfare programmes.

    For Lava, the contract extends a record of enterprise public-sector deployments as the company positions itself as a domestic alternative in India’s government mobility procurement market.

  • RBL Bank’s UMEED empowers 800 Delhi girls with bicycles in CSR Initiative to curb school dropouts

    RBL Bank’s UMEED empowers 800 Delhi girls with bicycles in CSR Initiative to curb school dropouts

    RBL Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, distributed 800 bicycles and school kits to underprivileged girl students in New Delhi on March 26, under its corporate social responsibility programme UMEED — a bold move to empower vulnerable communities through accessible education.

    The girl student bicycles CSR initiative was held at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Pitampura, and attended by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Education Minister Ashish Sood, and senior officials from the bank. The event marks one of the largest single-day bicycle donation drives by a private bank in the national capital.

    Long distances between homes and schools remain one of the primary drivers of dropout rates among girls from low-income households in India. RBL Bank said the initiative directly targets that barrier by providing reliable, sustainable transportation — reducing travel time and safety concerns that often lead families to keep girls out of school.

    “Education is the cornerstone of a bright future. By providing bicycles and school kits, we aim to empower young girls to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.” — R. Subramaniakumar, MD & CEO, RBL Bank

    The UMEED programme, which focuses on enabling education and widening opportunity for marginalised communities across India, continues to scale its outreach. Officials said the CSR initiative is designed to offer not just immediate support but a sustainable, environmentally friendly solution to a systemic problem.

    No financial details of the programme were disclosed.

  • Ambuja Cements Drives Women Empowerment, Hands E-Autos to 10 SHG Women in Gujarat

    Ambuja Cements Drives Women Empowerment, Hands E-Autos to 10 SHG Women in Gujarat

    Ambuja Cements, the ninth-largest building materials solutions provider globally and part of the Adani Portfolio, has handed over electric auto-rickshaws to 10 women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the Kodinar region of Gujarat, opening a new chapter in rural women empowerment and self-employment on International Women’s Day.

    The handover ceremony was held at Ambujanagar, marking the culmination of a structured skilling and financing initiative designed to equip women with both the capability and capital to operate independent transport businesses.

    Women associated with Sorath Mahila Vikas Sahakari Mandali and local SHGs underwent two months of specialised e-auto driving training at the Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI), Ambujanagar. The programme focused on building safe driving skills and operational confidence among participants.

    Following training, participants purchased the e-autos with extended loan support from Sorath Mahila Vikas Sahakari Mandali, ensuring financial access remained no barrier to ownership.

    The trained women will operate e-autos in and around Kodinar, providing passenger transport services and ferrying school-going children — addressing a critical rural mobility gap while generating sustainable household income.

    Ambuja Cements officials, present at the handover, encouraged the women to embrace their self-employment journey, reaffirming the company’s commitment to income-generating opportunities for women in underserved rural communities.

    The initiative reflects Ambuja Cements’ wider strategy of linking skill development with livelihood creation, particularly for women in regions surrounding its plant operations. The company’s SEDI centres across India have trained thousands of rural youth and women in vocational skills since inception.

    The e-auto programme aligns with India’s broader push for electric mobility adoption in rural areas and dovetails with national priorities around women-led development and the SHG movement under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.

  • RBL Bank UMEED empowers 300 girls with bicycles in Raipur

    RBL Bank UMEED empowers 300 girls with bicycles in Raipur

    RBL Bank, under its CSR initiative UMEED, distributed 300 bicycles and school kits to underprivileged girl students in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, to address school dropout caused by long commutes.

    The drive was held at Shri Balaji Vidya Mandir in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Laxmi Verma and other dignitaries.

    MD & CEO R. Subramaniakumar said the initiative aims to empower girls to pursue education and build an inclusive society. UMEED continues to drive impactful outreach across marginalised communities in India.

  • India’s transformative fight against malnutrition via CSR

    India’s transformative fight against malnutrition via CSR

    Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday called for a transformative fight against malnutrition via CSr against malnutrition via CSR, stressing it as a collective national responsibility shared by government, corporates, communities and individuals.

    Addressing the National Conclave on the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nutrition Security and Malnutrition Mitigation, organised by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Foundation for Nutrition, Goyal said eliminating malnutrition is vital for realising Viksit Bharat by 2047 and ensuring long-term social and economic prosperity.

    He viewed the mandatory 2 per cent CSR spending as a floor, not a ceiling, and framed malnutrition via CSR initiatives as strategic opportunities for businesses to create shared value.

    Goyal praised NDDB programmes like Giftmilk and Shishu Sanjeevani, which deliver fortified milk and supplements to children in schools, anganwadis, aspirational districts and tribal areas via cooperative networks.

    Highlighting inter-ministerial synergy under the Prime Minister’s whole-of-government approach, he noted collaboration among ministries of Commerce, Cooperation, Animal Husbandry, Panchayati Raj, and Women and Child Development.

    NDDB serves as a key facilitator linking industry CSR with grassroots delivery, promoting affordable access to milk and fish as protein-rich foods.

    Goyal emphasised early intervention during pregnancy and childhood to prevent stunting, while advocating saturation coverage to every household.

    He positioned nutrition investments as building India’s future workforce and markets, benefiting corporates through healthier consumers and employees.

    Calling for a people’s movement, Goyal encouraged exceeding CSR obligations and personal contributions to achieve a malnutrition-free India.

  • Amit Shah to boost malnutrition mitigation with CSR programmes launch

    Amit Shah to boost malnutrition mitigation with CSR programmes launch

    Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to launch two Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives aimed at boosting malnutrition mitigation among children in the national capital on Tuesday.

    The programmes — Giftmilk Programme and Shishu Sanjeevani Programme — will be unveiled during the National CSR Conclave titled “Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nutrition Security and Malnutrition Mitigation”, organised by the NDDB Foundation, an official statement said.

    The Giftmilk Programme, a CSR effort by SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh, will provide flavoured milk fortified with Vitamins A and D to around 4,000 children in government schools in mining areas of Bhilai Steel Plant. The milk will be supplied through the Chhattisgarh Milk Federation, managed by NDDB.

    The Shishu Sanjeevani Programme, supported by IDBI Bank as a CSR initiative, offers nutritional support to approximately 3,000 children at anganwadi centres in rural Nagpur district, Maharashtra. It features an energy-dense, ready-to-eat fortified supplement developed by NDDB and manufactured by the Bhandara Milk Union.

    The conclave aims to discuss collaborative and sustainable strategies to boost malnutrition mitigation in children.

    Several Union Ministers, including Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Annapurna Devi, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Murlidhar Mohol, S P Singh Baghel and George Kurian, will attend the event.

    Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Naresh Pal Gangwar, Women and Child Development Secretary Anil Malik, NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah and other stakeholders are also expected.

  • Delhi Government, SOS Children’s Villages forge partnership to uplift 350 orphaned children

    Delhi Government, SOS Children’s Villages forge partnership to uplift 350 orphaned children

    The Department of Women and Child Development of the Delhi government and SOS Children’s Villages India signed a five-year partnership on Wednesday to implement the government’s Sponsorship Scheme, aiming to provide holistic care for 350 children without parental care in the capital.

    The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by Mitali Namchoom, Director of the Department of Women and Child Development, and Sumanta Kar, CEO of SOS Children’s Villages India, at the department’s New Delhi headquarters, focuses on enhancing family-based care through SOS India’s Kinship Care Programme. This partnership will support children’s emotional, physical, and educational development, ensuring they grow into self-reliant individuals.

    “This partnership ensures every child grows up with dignity, surrounded by care and stability,” Namchoom said, highlighting the importance of preserving family bonds and cultural identity.

    Kar added, “Through this partnership, we will empower caregivers with psychosocial and educational support, enabling children to thrive with hope and confidence.”

    The partnership leverages SOS India’s expertise to strengthen the Sponsorship Scheme, aiming to transform the lives of Delhi’s vulnerable children.

  • Hinduja Group, BML University to train rural women as entrepreneurs in Alwar

    Hinduja Group, BML University to train rural women as entrepreneurs in Alwar

    In the first phase, 30 women will receive training to launch micro-businesses.

    Five years after completing a sustainable water management project in Alwar district of northwestern Rajasthan state, two companies and a local university are now training 450 rural women to become entrepreneurs.

    The Hinduja Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, and its subsidiary Ashok Leyland, have partnered with BML Munjal University to provide skills training to the women in the food and tailoring industries.

    The training initiative, called Sujal Mahila Mahasangh Alwar, targets women from villages where the Hinduja Foundation and Ashok Leyland earlier implemented water stewardship projects to improve access to clean water under a Rs 90 million corporate social responsibility programme.

    “We are pleased to establish a partnership with BML Munjal University to empower our Sujal Sahelis with the requisite skills and resources to become successful entrepreneurs,” said Paul Abraham, president of the Hinduja Foundation.

    In the first phase, 30 women will receive training to launch micro-businesses. The university said it aimed to help at least 80% of the 450 women, known as “Sujal Sahelis” or water friends, to start their own businesses successfully.

    The project is being supported by several organizations including cement maker Ambuja Foundation and SWAN Livelihood as the training implementation partner.

    Fetching water is a major household chore for women in rural India, with some areas seeing them spend up to four hours daily carrying water from sources several kilometres away to meet a family’s needs.

  • Cosmo blankets provide warmth to the needy

    Cosmo blankets provide warmth to the needy

    As North India reels under biting cold, Cosmo Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Cosmo Films Ltd., has come to rescue the needy by distributing free blankets and woollens in association with South Delhi Police. To help the underprivileged living under the harsh winter conditions

    As North India reels under biting cold, Cosmo Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Cosmo Films Ltd., has come to rescue the needy by distributing free blankets and woollens in association with South Delhi Police.

    To help the underprivileged living under the harsh winter conditions, 1,000 blankets and 200 woollens were distributed in the slums of the Sangam Vihar area, with Benita Mary Jaiker, DCP South Delhi, taking the lead.

    Ram Sundar, ACP Sangam Vihar; Vijay Pal Khatri, SHO; Surendra Kumar Rana, SHO, and Rajnish Choudhary, SHO, all chipped in their bit.

    Talking about this drive, Yamini Jaipuria, Managing Trustee, Cosmo Foundation, said, “We hope that our continuous efforts to help others motivate others too to come forward and give the underprivileged a hope and respite from their lives and motivate them to look forward to a better tomorrow.”

    “We are happy to be a part of this initiative, and this is a commendable initiative by the Cosmo Foundation. We can make this world a better place for the underprivileged with such initiatives and work together. Looking forward to being a part of such initiatives in the near future”, said Ms Benita Mary Jaiker, DCP South Delhi.