Starting with 1,500 students in 2000, the midday meal scheme run by Akshaya Patra Foundation has evolved to become the world’s largest. It now aims to increase its reach to five million students by 2020 The Akshaya Patra Foundation also delivers food to over 4,000 Anganwadi centres, benefiting more than 163,000 children.
“I don’t even think the environment is one of the mainstream issues right now, I don’t think it forms a significant part of CSR strategies. From a CSR perspective, what is happening is companies are investing in long-term projects, so the impact is not seen soon,” said Raghuvansh Saxena, CEO, Earthwatch
UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has held up Sunita Kashyap, the founder of Umang, as an example of women empowering themselves and coming up with solutions to their problems. While women face challenges, “rural women act as a major source of innovation, and ideas,” he told the inaugural session of the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) meeting here on …
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The National Green Tribunal today directed the candidates contesting the Delhi State Bar Council elections to use only eco-friendly materials for canvassing purposes. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim passed the direction after a plea sought prohibition of the use of paper posters and pamphlets for canvassing in the upcoming Delhi State Bar Council elections.
A woman will always find a solution, she tells participants at VIT’s Women’s Day celebration A strong message: Actor Gautami Tadimalla, founder of Life Again Foundation, giving away certificates at the Women’s Day celebrations at VIT on Monday. VIT Chancellor G. Viswanathan is seen. To an auditorium filled with women, actor Gautami Tadimalla, founder of …
