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  • Aries Agro CSR initiatives empower rural girls, disabled Indians with tech

    Aries Agro CSR initiatives empower rural girls, disabled Indians with tech

    Aries Agro Limited, a specialty plant nutrition company, said on Sunday it is expanding its Aries Agro CSR initiatives in 2026 through two technology-driven programmes designed to empower underserved communities in education and healthcare.

    The company said the initiatives would directly reach more than 2,000 rural students, 55 visually impaired individuals and 90 upper-limb amputees across India, combining digital infrastructure, assistive devices and rehabilitation support.

    Rural Education Push

    Under the first programme, Aries Agro is setting up computer labs with laptops across eight rural schools in Rajasthan where digital access previously did not exist. Working with IndiVillage Foundation, the company said the initiative will empower 600 girls aged 6 to 16 with training in coding, artificial intelligence, software design and game development, while 1,500 additional students will receive foundational digital literacy training.

    Company officials said the goal is to close the rural digital and gender divide and build workforce-ready skills among young girls in technology fields.

    Assistive Technology for Disabled

    The second programme, according to the company, will empower 55 visually impaired college students and professionals in Lucknow and Ahmedabad with AI-powered smart glasses that convert printed text to audio in 20 languages and support object, currency and sign recognition.

    Separately, Aries Agro is distributing electronically functional prosthetic hands, capable of lifting up to 10 kg, to 90 farmers and daily wage workers in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra who lost limbs in workplace accidents. The programme includes physiotherapy and counselling to help beneficiaries adapt long-term.

    Key partners include Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University in Lucknow, Torchit Foundation and Inali Foundation, the company said.

    Aries Agro said its broader CSR strategy aims to build lasting capability and infrastructure rather than provide one-time assistance, reinforcing its Aries Agro CSR initiatives as a long-term model for inclusive development.

  • IIFL Home Finance CSR: education bus, wheelchair vehicle launched

    IIFL Home Finance CSR: education bus, wheelchair vehicle launched

    IIFL Home Finance, a leading affordable housing finance company, has expanded its corporate social responsibility (CSR) drive by launching a mobile education bus in Delhi and providing wheelchair-accessible vehicles in Mumbai to boost access for vulnerable groups.

    The company handed over a fully equipped air-conditioned mobile education bus to Salaam Baalak Trust at its Tis Hazari Centre in Delhi.

    The vehicle, fitted with digital learning facilities and internet connectivity, will deliver education and skill-building opportunities directly to children in underserved East Delhi communities.

    The initiative is expected to benefit over 600 children and their families.

    In Mumbai, IIFL Home Finance partnered with Swayam Siddha Industrial Co-operative Society for the Handicapped Ltd. to launch a wheelchair-accessible Tata Magic vehicle and two electric scooters at the Rabale Centre in Navi Mumbai. The vehicles will help persons with disabilities access skill development centres, employment, and essential services.

    “Inclusion is not a programme for us, it is a conviction,” said Mrs. Aarti Marwaha Upadhyay, Chief Human Resource Officer, IIFL Home Finance.

    “When a child in East Delhi steps onto a mobile classroom, or a person with disability in Mumbai can independently access a skill centre or a job, something fundamental changes in their world.”

    The moves underscore IIFL Home Finance’s commitment to using its CSR platform for sustainable, equitable community development beyond housing finance.

  • Syngenta India sponsors 650 motorised tricycles to empower specially abled citizens in Madhya Pradesh

    Syngenta India sponsors 650 motorised tricycles to empower specially abled citizens in Madhya Pradesh

    Agro-innovation company Syngenta India has launched what it called a first-of-its-kind corporate social responsibility initiative, committing to sponsor 650 motorised tricycles for specially abled individuals in Madhya Pradesh, in a move that links agricultural enterprise with disability inclusion.

    The first batch of vehicles was handed over on Sunday by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the Unnat Krishi Mahotsav 2026, an agriculture exhibition and conference held in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, on April 12.

    “Empowering them with mobility is a critical step towards ensuring dignity, inclusion, and self-reliance,” Chouhan said, adding that the government remained committed to addressing the needs of marginalised communities, including the Divyangjan — a Hindi term for persons with disabilities. He singled out the Vidisha region, his parliamentary constituency, as a focus area for broader mobility initiatives.

    Chouhan framed the distribution of motorised tricycles not merely as a mobility intervention but as a pathway to economic participation, saying recipients could use the vehicles as livelihood tools and engage in local rural economies.

    Vivek Sharma, officiating Managing Director and Head of Marketing at Syngenta India, said the initiative was anchored in the company’s sustainability priorities, integrating social inclusion with agricultural advancement. He said the programme aimed to support last-mile connectivity, on-farm engagement and participation in rural enterprises across the agricultural value chain.

    Sharma said Syngenta planned to complement the mobility support with skill development and improved market access, with the stated aim of enabling “long-term transformation at the grassroots.”

    Syngenta India has operated in Madhya Pradesh through several community development programmes, including I RISE, a rural skilling initiative; I CLEAN, a market-access and hygiene awareness programme; and I SAFE, which promotes responsible use of agricultural inputs. At the Raisen exhibition, the company showcased new products and technologies for farmers.