news years: 2019

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect what year 2019 was all about for Essar Foundation and the communities it served. With a dominant focus on diversity and inclusion, we launched many initiatives that also extended health, environment, education and livelihood support to local communities in remote areas. Watch […]

Essar Bulk Terminals Limited (Hazira), with help of STEM Learning Pvt Ltd, has set up a Science Lab at Hazira village to support the local community school. The lab will help promote experiential learning that supplements textbooks. With 75 different types of modules, the aim of the lab is to make learning more experiment-based and […]

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly Merry Christmas! Essar Foundation dedicates this Christmas to the underprivileged girl children of Asha Sadan Orphanage (Mumbai). Through the ‘Hope and Health’, Essar’s flagship initiative for women’s holistic development, Essarites raised donations and sponsorships to buy necessities that would improve the health […]

Two-thirds of Gujarat’s Dang district live below the poverty line, and nearly 95% of the inhabitants are tribals. Dang experiences extreme climatic conditions characterised by hot daytime temperature and chilly nights. To help the Dangs see through the harsh winters, Essarites of Essar Power Hazira conducted a winter donation drive as part of the ‘Sattar […]

Rural India’s adolescent girls have the potential of being young change makers, who can help disadvantaged sections of our society break the shackles of poverty, inequality and gender discrimination. Under Essar Foundation’s ‘Hope and Health’ initiative, we aim to help these girls achieve their potential and contribute to the nation’s development. In a series of […]

Most transgender people all over the world are excluded from the mainstream economy. Understanding the dire need for trans inclusion in India Inc., Essar has been consistently striving for trans people’s right to dignified employment. On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we reminisce the small yet strong initiatives launched by Essar Foundation towards LGBTQ+ sensitisation, inclusiveness […]

For the world, specially-abled kids are differently gifted. For Essar Power MP’s ‘UMANG Ladies Club’, they are definitely gifted. A sports day was organised by the ladies of the Club at Essar Township for children with special needs of Navprabha Samiti. Over 40 specially-abled children indulged actively in sporting events such as flat races keeping […]

Visible Effects Of Focus On Revenue And Profitability Mumbai, 14 November 2019: AGC Networks Limited, (BSE: 500463 and NSE: AGCNET), the trusted go-to Technology Integrator announced financial results for quarter ended 30 September, 2019. Consolidated Financial Highlights for the quarter & half year ended 30 September 2019 Rs/Crores Particulars Q2(FY 19-20) Q1(FY 19-20) Q2(FY 18-19)* […]

Sneak-peek at Essar’s Hazira Ferry Terminal —– Media Release —— Hazira, 15 November 2019: Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd (EBTL), a part of Essar Ports, said it has completed work on the Passenger Ferry Terminal that has paved the way for a cruise-based passenger ferry service, commencing today, between Hazira Port in Surat and Bandra-Worli Sea Link […]

For young adolescent girls from disadvantaged backgrounds in India, access to quality education remains an unattainable dream. Lack of menstrual hygiene awareness and basic hygiene facilities are some of the reasons for school dropouts amongst adolescent girls.This Children’s Day, Essar celebrates the girl child for a brighter tomorrow. Watch the video as Mr Kaustubh Sonalkar, […]