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09 Jun

Greenman Viral Desai marks World Environment Day by planting 700 trees

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Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 9: Surat’s noted industrialist and environmentalist Viral Desai, who has earned the title of Greenman for his environmental initiatives, marked the World Environment Day on June 5 by planting 700 trees. Viral Desai undertook the plantation at Sarthana Nature Park in Surat through his philanthropic arm Hearts At Work Foundation, in the special presence of Surat’s deputy municipal commissioner NV Upadhyay. The plantation was undertaken as a part of the urban forest taking shape in an adjacent place. It is noteworthy that as a part of his environmental campaign “Satyagraha Against Pollution”, Viral Desai has undertaken…

09 Jun

World Environment day- Plantation drive held at ‘The Wellness City’

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Chandigarh/Mohali, June 9, 2022: ‘The Wellness City’, an iconic environment-friendly project coming up on the Chandigarh-Patiala highway, near here held a plantation drive to commemorate ‘World Environment Day’. Those who participated in the plantation drive included the developing company – Prime Land Promoters and Builders, PLPB’s, Co-Chairmen – Sanjiv Kumar and Devraj Bansal and MDs’ Sumit Singla and Lohit Bansal. The top management was accompanied by the entire team of PLPB. Saplings of medicinal as well as fruit trees were planted. These included – Lemon, Lemon Grass, Tulsi, Insulin, Har Shungar, Guava, Mango, Kinnow, Oxora, Hibiscus, Gulmohar, Kener, Amaltas etc.…

06 Jun

CFTI joins hands with the Soi Foundation to distribute bicycles to underprivileged female students

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: CFTI, an NGO with deep grassroot networks, has launched a drive to distribute nearly 1,00,000 bicycles to underprivileged girl students located across several villages in Maharashtra. Having already distributed 13,000 bicycles, they aim to keep bringing the number up and reach as many girls as possible. The campaign’s objective is to make long-distance travel for them easier since they have to walk several miles, often under challenging conditions. Stepping in to help them is the Soi Foundation, managed by Taruna and Abhay Soi, who are going above and beyond to contribute to the cause and…

06 Jun

Shipyaari and Smart Commute Foundation appeal to Mumbai “Get-Set-Green” on the World Bicycle Day 2022

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The ride’s objective was to emphasize safe cycling infrastructure and achieve more significant health equity for city residents. Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: Shipyaari and Smart Commute Foundation, under their initiative Cycle Chala City Bacha, held a mega cycling event on the occasion of World Bicycle Day on June 3, 2022. The 22 KM ride was jointly flagged off by Nayan Ratandhayara, the CEO and Co-founder of Shipyaari and Firoza Suresh, the Director of SCF, at 6 AM from Shipyaari HQ at Malad and concluded at Bandra Reclamation. The bicycle rally was greeted by hundreds of bystanders and fellow cyclists…

02 Jun

Shikhar Dhawan Foundation joins hands with the Cuddles Foundation to Help Children Fight Cancer with Proper Nutrition

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Mumbai (India), June 2: This Friday marks the end of month long campaign by Shikhar Dhawan Foundation in association with the The Cuddles Foundation to help beat the cancer in children with proper nutrition. Children who are malnourished cannot tolerate chemotherapy and also the treatment puts them at risk of infections. Those malnourished are at higher risks, thus increasing mortality. Chemotherapy in malnourished children reacts different and can be toxic. This is the challenge that Shikhar Dhawan Foundation & Cuddles Foundation, both nonprofit, seeks to address. In a country where 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, several challenges stand…

31 May

The East African Community (EAC) gets a New TRADE COMMISSIONER

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Industrialist Anuj Agarwal appointed as Trade Commissioner India EAC division Noida, May 31: In a get together hosted at the office of the East African Community, Industrialist Anuj Agarwal was appointed as the new Trade Commissioner of the India EAC division. East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organisation of 7 Partner countries in the African Great Lakes region. With the official admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a member last month, the East African Community’s (EAC) membership has grown to seven. The other members are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. On occasion, Mr. Anuj Agarwal, Industrialist and Trade…

31 May

Dr. Girish Tathed Cures Mental Illnesses Like Depression With Homeopathic Therapies

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Pune, May 30: Dr. Girish Tathed has been captivated by the homoeopathic practices and approaches since his school times. He has formed a much stronger and more paramount connection with his patients. He wants to put the age-old holistic homoeopathic medicinal perspective in the spotlight and appeal to its extraordinary ways of cure; that’s why he knows as the best homoeopathy doctor in Pune. The kind of treatment that mends the mind and the human body. According to him, the newer generation needs to understand the pure ways how homoeopathy functions and treats people in a pain-free, safe, and convenient…

27 May

First in India, 87-year-old undergoes bilateral knee replacement on the same day

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Dr. Neeraj Adkar and his team at Pune’s Saishree Hospital perform the surgery using CUVIS, a fully automated joint replacement system. Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 227: In a first in India, an 87-year-old person underwent bilateral knee replacement surgery with the most advanced and fully automated robot on the same day at Saishree Hospital of Pune. Dr. Neeraj Adkar, Managing Director & Chief Robotic Joint Replacement Surgeon at Saishree Hospital in Pune, and his team performed the bilateral (both knees) robotic total knee replacement surgery on Sudhakar Panchwagh, 87, in a single sitting using a CUVIS-Fully Automated and Active Robotic…

26 May

An oxygen park for Parkinson’s, MS patients at Sushrut hospital set up by Greenman Viral Desai

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Surat (Gujarat) [India], May 26: Noted industrialist Viral Desai, who has earned the sobriquet of Greenman for his environmental initiatives, has created a special oxygen park, “Atmavan”, for patients of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis at Sushrut Hospital Surat. The Atmavan project is a part of the Satyagraha against Pollution movement initiated by Viral Desai, and it will be extremely beneficial for the physical and mental health of patients. The concept of Atmavan was designed by Greenman Viral Desai and conceptualized for the Sushrut Hospital and Sangha. Apart from Viral Desai and his Team, Dr. Shivani Billimoria, Noopur Desai, Geetaben…

25 May

Dinesh Shahra Foundation presents first of its kind – “Goupala Gourava Awards” for Cow Preservation & Rural Empowerment

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Dignitaries standing with the winners of Goupala Gourava Awards 2022 ~ Partners Kamadugha Trust to strengthen its Gau Shakti Abahiyan programme with this rural initiative ~ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25: Dinesh Shahra Foundation (DSF) underlined its commitment to “Gau Seva” (service for the welfare of cows) by presenting the Goupala Gourava Awards – 2022. This is a first of its kind initiative in the country organized in partnership with Kamadugha Trust of Ramchandrapura Mattha. To make the Goupala Gourava Awards special, an awareness cum cultural event was organized at Bankuli village (District Siddapur) in Karnataka. Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharati…