Sampark Foundation, a leading NGO working towards improving learning outcomes in primary education, has participated in the two-day national conference on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy – Creating the Base for Lifelong Learning: National Conference on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN). The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Education, held as part of the 4th G-20 Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting being organised at Savitribai Phule University, Pune from 17th to 22nd June 2023. Speaking at the National Conference, Shri Vineet Nayar, Founder Chairman of Sampark Foundation said, “To ensure lifelong learning and inclusive access to foundational education it is critical to bring about and discuss the virtues of frugal innovation. It has been our experience at Sampark that frugal innovation along with empowering teachers is a must in making a considerable impact on learning outcomes amongst schools in our government schools. We urgently need to reskill 1 crore of teachers in our government teachers as they directly impact learning in the classroom. This reskilling should be on the right teaching process, training on using structured resources and measuring of learning and usage of resources in the classroom.”
Envision Energy, a global leader in renewable energy solutions has won an order from Serentica Renewables – a decarbonization platform that seeks to accelerate the energy transition for energy-intensive industries, for the supply and commissioning of wind turbine generators for the 350 MW wind park coming up in Maharashtra. 106 units of. Envision’s state-of-the-art EN156/3.3 wind turbine generators, with a rotor diameter of 156m, a hub height of 140m and a rated capacity of 3.3 MW, will be installed at the wind park. These turbines have a proven track record in China and Vietnam and are most optimally designed for the wind regime prevalent in India. The 350MW wind park forms a crucial part of Serentica’s overall 4000MW renewable energy capacity that will aid clean energy delivery to large-scale, hard to abate industrial customers. The project, which is expected to be commissioned by December 2024, will produce 1.25 billion units of clean energy annually and displace 1.06 million ton of CO2 emission, significantly contributing to India’s decarbonisation goals.
PNB Housing Finance Limited has opened 12 new branches exclusively offering affordable housing product- Roshni, in-line with its long-term goal of assisting individuals in achieving their dream of owning a home. One of these branches is set up at Wagholi in Pune (Maharashtra). With Roshni, the organization shall provide affordable home loans particularly in outskirts of tier 1, & tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The scheme comprises a diverse selection of loans catering to various needs, including the purchase of house property, self-construction, home extension/renovation, plot purchase plus construction, and loans against propert
Roche Information Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., today conducted Roche Children’s Walk – a long Roche tradition, that brings Roche together to support philanthropic projects for children around the world. The contributions from the participants of the Children’s Walk support global and numerous local projects that make a difference for thousands of children. The walk at Pune was conducted for and with differently-abled students of Late V.R. Ruia Mookbadhir Vidyalaya school. Over 100 people participated in the walk including students from the school and employees from Roche Information Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. The one-and-a-half-hour walk started from the school in the city to Parvati and back.The funds raised by Roche employees will be matched by Roche and will be then donated to the school to fulfill their requirement for an Audiometer and Speech Trainer. These devices will help 110 students in the school who cannot talk and hear.