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FEBRUARY 2020 Volume-8 Issue-10 `100/-

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Expectations From Budget 2020

Interview of the Month Guest Column Mr. Rajesh Kumar Srivastava Dr. Srikant Sharma ONGC, Director (Exploration) MBBS, MD

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India Creates New Guinness World Record set on 71st Republic Day GCNI in partnership with SocioLadder, launches World’s First IBM nil Kapoor and Bajaj Allianz Life media initiative #PlankForIndia veteran actor Anil Kapoor, India’s Blockchain powered Sustainability Platform Atogether once again created initiative. Under the initiative, leading sports stars Mithali Raj, Mary history by breaking its own Guinness for every plank, the Company Kom, Dutee Chand and Sunil Chhetri, nited Nations Global Compact inform, network and report on the platform aims to make SDGs a global World RecordsTM title for ‘Most contributed monetarily towards corporate leaders Sanjiv Bajaj, MD UNetwork India (GCNI) along with social impact programs across all the movement involving all stakeholders number of people holding the the training and development of & CEO, Bajaj Finserv, and several SocioLadder launches a first-of-its- 17 SDGs. including members of the civil society, abdominal plank position’. The new India’s emerging sports stars. This other fitness enthusiasts join the kind global sustainability networking The SustainEverse.org platform to achieve a sustainable and equitable world record was set with 2471 viral campaign on social media saw #PlankForIndia initiative. and technology platform ‘www. presents its registered users with an planet. people simultaneously holding SustainEverse.org’. unmatched opportunity to collaborate Mr. Shravan Charya, Founder of abdominal plank position for 60 In September 2015, all 193 Member with each other and provides a pool of SocioLadder states“SustainEverse. seconds at Mumbai’s MMRDA States of the United Nations adopted rich resources to impact investors, CSR org is a unified technology platform Grounds. a plan for achieving a better future for departments, co-funders, grass-root with only one mission: to empower This is the second time Bajaj Allianz all — laying out a path over the next the global coalition of sustainability Life has entered into Guinness World 15 years to end extreme poverty, participants to deliver actionable, RecordsTM. In 2019 Plankathon fight inequality and injustice, and verifiable, and measurable event in Pune, the Company had set protect our planet. The Sustainable momentum to achieve UN’s a new Guinness World RecordsTM Development Goals (SDGs) were Sustainable Development Goals by as 2,353 people successfully held spearheaded by the United Nations 2030” the abdominal plank position for 60 to achieve this agenda. Mr. Kamal Singh, Executive seconds, simultaneously. SustainEverse.org platform aims Director, GCNIsays “In a country The second edition of Bajaj Allianz to publish, measure and report as diverse and vast as ours, using Life Plankathon was conducted as social impact made by a cross- technology to drive sustainability a round up to the Company’s social section of stakeholders including is the need of the hour. Technology CSRs, foundations, government& will be the key game-changer in this aid agencies, financial institutions level implementation partners, inter- sector. We need more and more people Bry-Air celebrates 71st Republic Day by touching lives of 660 people across Haryana and individuals working towards governmental institutions, aid agencies, and entities to be involved in the global achieving the sustainable development financial institutions, independent agenda of achieving the sustainability ry-Air, the fastest growing program to provide awareness and country. It gives us immense pleasure goals (SDGs) by 2030. It presents a monitoring & evaluation agencies and goals, and technology will facilitate BAdsorption Technology group in medical assistance to underserved to give back to the community through comprehensive platform to collaborate, development sector professionals. The that. the world, hosted 71st Republic Day people in the eye camp. The event our initiatives. Spreading awareness celebrations with CSR activities across was organized under “Dr Mathra on health has been the primary the state of Haryana. Das Pahwa Outreach Program’’, the motto of our CSR initiatives. Through Bry-Air organized an eye-camp in philanthropist and an eminent eye these programs we wish to educate HOPE Plastic Free Climate Change Youth Movement 2020 Bhudiki Village, Palwal providing free surgeon known for his charitable work people on well-being practices. We checkups to 310 people receiving for the underprivileged in the field of sincerely hope our initiatives would eading towards Earthday 2020, “Plastic Free Climate Change is known for its panthers and wildlife 21 free cataract surgeries, 187 free vision, more so, for cataract surgery. help us unlock the potential for growth Hgroups of thoughtful citizens in Movement” in Yeoor Hills led by and is popularly known as “Mumbai’s spectacles and free medicines to the in the regions.” Thane have come together by taking a HOPE in association with other National Park”.Yeoor has 6 villages, needy people. In addition to this, Bry- In addition to the success of Eye- step forward for a sustainable habitat social & welfare organisations like and houses a population of around Air also co-organized a Sports-Day Camp, Bry-Air & DRI’s jointly marking a statement with a positive 5000, largely know as a rural zone of with DRI for underprivileged students organized ‘Sports Day’ in Gurugram impact. They believe in zero waste Thane West. in Dharam Colony, Gurugram to was a memorable occasion. Around lifestyle which will create a holistic HOPE will be leading a awareness provide them a platform to showcase 250 students from 6-14 years of Environment far more cleaner and campaign followed up with clean their talent. age from Bry- Air and DRI Pathshala greener for the future generations. up drive covering a radius of 30 km The Eye-Camp, which is also the participated in various sports Every single plastic made still exists around the hill, collecting all forms flagship program initiated by Bry- activities. The adopted learning in our surroundings penetrating the and shapes of plastic waste littered Air, saw a huge participation from centers also known as the ‘Pathshalas’ laws of nature what is resulting into in the surrounding such as street’s, the people in Bhudiki village and Speaking on the success of the of Bry-Air and DRI creates a primary climate change and other sensitive Earthly Responsibility, Art Maniacs & jungle, waste stacked lands etc using nearby villages including Khirbi, programs, Ms. Sonali Dutta, Vice school environment conducive for uncertainty. Earthday Network essential like gloves, mask, and Banswa Ramgarh and Bhaindoli President Corporate Affairs, Bry- the non-school – going children and Keeping our best foot forward, Yeoor is a hilly area in Thane city of garbage bags following the process of village. Doctors and para medical Air said, “We are delighted to be of weak students who are given remedial different groups of thoughtful Maharashtra state in India. Situated segregation, the accumulated waste staff were deployed as a part of the service to the underserved areas in the classes. citizens from Thane will be hosting in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, it will be handed to a recycling unit.

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