POWERGRID bagged the National CSR Award, which was conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind, in the category — Corporate Award for Excellence in CSR (Companies having eligible CSR Spend equal and above 100 crores) at Vigyan Bhawan on Monday. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs and Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, who was the guest of honour, were also present. The award was received by CMD, K Sreekant alongwith Director (Personnel) Ravi P Singh.
Jaypee Awards was organised on the 117th birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash to honour his thoughts at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre. The programme was presided over by Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister, Government of India. Arvind Goyal, who has made an outstanding contribution in social service and education in the country and abroad was also honoured. Pandey said, “It is because of a person like Arvind who stand as a role model and immensely contribute in accomplishing the government's dream of a ‘New India.’ He has left an indelible mark not only on education but also on issues like health and hygiene in the the same way that Jayaprakash ji did, who was a confluence of ideas and social change.” Governor Dr Mridula Sinha, Shyam Jaju and other personalities were also present.
As a part of the Vigilance Awareness Week celebration, the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) conducted a workshop at Harsha Bhawan in the capital. P Daniel, additional secretary, CVC, addressed the executives of OBC. He highlighted the role of CVC in ensuring integrity in public life. MK Jain, MD and CEO, OBC, talked on the importance of preventive vigilance. Ambrish Kumar Mishra, CVO, and executive directors Vijay Dube and Balakrishna Alse S were also present during the event.
An MoU was signed between Atul Sobti, director general, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), and Dr Julie Reviere, country director (India), GIZ, which is a federal enterprise of the German government that works on climate change, carbon markets, Sustainable Development Goals and climate finance. The objectives of the MoU seeks to align Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) with the national mission of environment protection and enhance their capacities in various areas and approaches related to climate change, including finding alternatives for single-use plastic. The MoU also seeks to explore possibilities of working with other Asian countries to exchange practices that promote a greener and healthier environment.