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Book Donation Drive for Reading Promotion An enthusiastic group of Essarites and their families volunteered to conduct a book donation drive at Essar township, Waidhan (Madhya Pradesh). This was done to promote reading at Essar Foundation supported Saraswati Shishu Mandir school. In the three-day drive from 26-28 Nov, 2017 volunteers managed to collect as many […]

Essar Foundation’s project, “Holistic development of 12 villages of Coastal Saurastra region of Gujarat state” was declared 1st runner-up at The CSR Journal (TCSRJ) Excellence Awards 2017 in the Agriculture & Rural Development category. The award ceremony was held on 13 November 2017 in Trident, Mumbai. Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr Devendra Fadnavis was the Chief […]

Surat, Gujarat Specialised dental checkup camp was conducted in Mora Primary School of Hazira area. Children and adults including 343 students, school staff and trainees of Essar Lok Vikas Kendras underwent checkup at the day long camp. A range of dental issues emerged, like tooth decay, abnormal tooth colour, irregular teeth, especially among the children. […]

UMANG – A platform for Essar Ladies Club (EPMPL) organised a function on 15th October for children with special needs at Waidhan, Singrauli (MP). These children with special needs (include visually impaired, hearing impaired and intellectually challenged) fall in the age group of 6 to 14 years and are receiving inclusive education under Sarva Siksha […]

Over a lakh children in Malkangiri receive comprehensive eye-screening under Project Bal Jyoti ‘We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.’ It is an accepted fact that partnerships have accomplished a great deal in working towards progress. Malkangiri district of Odisha shows the way to doing it efficiently. The recently concluded […]

Reduced vision because of uncorrected refractive errors is a major public health problem in school children in India. Vision screening should be done to identify children with unsuspected remediable conditions, so that treatment can be offered before educational and social progress is affected. The conditions that are commonly detected in eye screening in school children […]

1 August 2017, Jamnagar Worldwide, at least 10 million trees are cut down or burned on a daily basis. Trees contribute to their environment by providing oxygen, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife. While India’s carbon emissions are increasing, a single tree can absorb as much as 21.77 kilograms of carbon dioxide […]

Essar employees volunteer by conducting an elaborate coastal clean-up drive at Narara Marine National Park Jamnagar. Narara Marine National Park, Jamnagar, GujaratEssar Foundation, in collaboration with Narara Marine National Park Jamnagar, marked World Ocean Day 2017 on 10th June by conducting an elaborate coastal clean-up drive at Narara Bet. Employees of Essar Power Gujarat Limited […]

District Panchayat Jamnagar-Dwarka and Essar Foundation came together to organise a drive in three surrounding villages to tackle the outbreak of malaria and other vector-borne diseases. During June 2017 (anti-malaria month), the District Panchayat Jamnagar-Dwarka and Essar Foundation came together to organise a drive in three surrounding villages to tackle the outbreak of malaria and […]

Health programs are an integral component of CSR in India. These also remain important given the significant health related challenges that the country faces within its diverse demography and more so due to the perceived adverse impact of industrialisation on communities and environment. As such, health indicators and improvement thereof remain a key driver of […]