Tag: Coronavirus initiatives

Ola commits Rs500 cr for safety initiatives globally

Ola, India’s leading mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, announced that it has committed a sum of Rs 500 crores over the next year towards various initiatives globally, to enhance safety in mobility in our fight against COVID-19.  Ola has resumed operations across the country and is now available in 200+…

L&T Construction converts healthcare units into Covid-19 care facilities

L&T Construction announced that it has transformed established or under-construction healthcare units into COVID-19 care facilities across India. The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has turned large-scale healthcare infrastructure into COVID-19 care facilities in the cities of New Delhi, Champaran and Madhepura in Bihar, Puducherry, Diamond Harbour in West Bengal and Gorakhpur in Uttar…

Coca-Cola and United Way Mumbai partner to provide PPE and Hygiene Aid Kits to the frontline warriors

Coca-Cola India announced that it has partnered with United Way Mumbai to augment healthcare initiatives in 48 public hospitals across eight states in the country.  The partnership has also committed to serve 65000+ public service personnel such as sanitation workers, police staff and community health workers across the nation. This initiative is a part of…

Hexaware launches COVID-19 quarantine zone care management software solution

Hexaware Technologies Ltd announced it has developed KareRing, a cloud-based, quarantine zone care management software solution and mobile application that provides institutional care providers a care management dashboard, quarantine zone tracking and reporting facility.  The company said that the healthcare organizations, community hospitals, governments, NGOs, law enforcers, communities, enterprises and care providers can use the…

Indigo rolls back April salary cuts for employees

India’s largest airline by market share IndiGo, recently announced that it has decided to not go ahead with its earlier decision of employee salary cut for the month of April. The airline said that the decision is in deference to the Central government’s wishes. “In deference to our Government’s wishes of not reducing pay during…

Hyundai ties up with Air Liquide for ventilator production

Hyundai Motor India has announced that the company has entered into a partnership with French company Air Liquide Medical Systems (ALMS) for the production and supply of ventilators in Tamil Nadu and other states. France-based ALMS is present in India through a subsidiary which is based out of Chennai. Through the partnership, both companies are…

IndusInd Bank commits Rs30 cr towards Covid-19 relief efforts

The pandemic and the concern related to the extent of damage it can cause had brought in a good degree of participation form major corporations, philanthropists, and business leaders to support the fight against the pandemic. IndusInd Bank has announced its contribution towards relief efforts that are taking place in the country so that the…

BMW Group India extends support towards Covid-19 relief efforts

BMW Group India has pledged Rs3 crore in the ongoing battle against COVID-19 pandemic. Associations with government and non-government organisations have been initiated for on-ground implementation in Delhi NCR and Chennai. Employees of BMW Group India, BMW Group Plant Chennai and BMW India Financial Services voluntarily contributed towards the cause. Rudratej Singh, President and Chief…

Chubb commits $10 mn to pandemic relief efforts globally

Chubb announced three grants as part of its previously announced commitment to contribute $10 million to pandemic relief efforts globally. The company’s support, which is funded through the Chubb Charitable Foundation, is directed to partner organizations around the world that are providing essential resources immediately in areas facing the most acute need from the COVID-19…

Canon India extends CSR support to its adopted villages amid coronavirus

Pledging its support towards India’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Canon India, one of the leaders in the imaging space, announced plethora of initiatives to empower the people of its adopted villages and SOS village homes.  “To ensure that the community members are fully equipped, safe and motivated to win the COVID-19 battle, the company…

HCL Concerts launches ‘Baithak’ to help with Covid-19 lockdown blues

HCL, a global conglomerate, announced the launch of a new program, ‘HCL Concerts – Baithak’, to help people access live virtual performances by both young and accomplished Indian classical music and dance artists. ‘HCL Concerts-Baithak’ will be a platform for artists to create music that translates into an experience of calm, positivity and optimism for…

McDonald’s and Paytm come together to deliver food to frontline workers

As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals as well as organizations are doing their bit for support the frontline workers and the less-privileged sections of society. On April 12th, 2020, the QSR leader McDonald’s India and Paytm, India’s leading digital payments & financial services platform joined hands to distribute safe and hygienic food to…