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Hazira, GujaratMarking the International Women’s Day 2017, Essar Steel and Essar Foundation celebrated International Women’s Day with over 500 women from eight villages of Hazira in a colourful event held at Nand Niketan Township. Notably, 27 women from these eight villages were felicitated and awarded for their contribution to the society. The objective of this […]

Hazira, SuratThe 3rd edition of interschool talent hunt competition “Anmol Sitare 2017” was conducted recently as a part of promoting the local talents and giving them a competitive platform to showcase their talent in singing and dancing and acting. The participating students were either self-trained or being guided by their parents, teachers and friends only. […]

As women around the world break stereotypes, empower each other, and stand for justice and equality; women at Essar are leading this change in their respective fields, inspiring their peers and the community! Here are a few voices of change makers at Essar.

21 January 2017, Mumbai Essar Foundation was adjudged the winner for ‘CSR Leadership Award’ at the ‘7th National Conference and Game Changer Awards’ on January 21, 2017 at an event held in Mumbai. The award was received by Mr Deepak Arora, CEO, Essar Foundation. The CSR Leadership award recognizes organizations in CSR leadership that have not only made a […]

The award was conferred as an acknowledgement of his continual efforts in shaping the CSR programmes of Essar. 17th February, 2017, MumbaiMr Deepak Arora, CEO of Essar Foundation, was conferred the CSR Leadership Award at the ABP News CSR Leadership Awards, at an event held on 17th February, 2017 in Mumbai. The award was conferred […]

17th February, 2016, New DelhiEssar Foundation won the Platinum Category award at the Energy and Environment Foundation Global CSR Awards, held on 17th February, 2017, in New Delhi. The award was given by a group of dignitaries comprising, Mr SK Srivastava, Former Secretary, Coal, Government of India, Dr VK Garg, Former CMD, Power Finance Corporation […]

Essar Foundation Odisha, as a contribution to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, launched the ‘Clean Hands Campaign’ on 26th November, 2016, to promote cleanliness through the practice of washing hands. The campaign, which ended in January recently, has a multipronged outreach, with Government Anganwadi centres, Primary and Middle schools in the surrounding villages of Essar Steel […]

Hazira, 3rd Feb 2017 The Essar Freedom Cup 2017 was held at Nand Niketan Stadium, within Essar’s Nand Niketan Township, from 1st to 3rd February 2017. This year, the tournament was held at the zonal level, where six teams from the zone belonging to the state of Gujarat and Maharashtra participated in the three-day tournament. […]

Essar Foundation has partnered with Gujarat Council for Education, Research, and Training (GCERT) to develop a rich repository of more than 10,000 educational innovations by teachers on pedagogical tools, learning and management processes. Once established, the cell will be reaching out to as many as 33,000 schools in the entire state. GCERT is a pivotal […]

A milestone in our journey, 2016 was a year of many firsts. Expecting 2017 to be a year of greater strides, stronger ties, new opportunities and path-breaking interventions, as it presents before us a panorama of possibilities! A milestone in our journey, 2016 was a year of many firsts. While initiatives like the Health ATM […]