Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uttarakhand, an ecologically fragile and disaster-prone state, has been experiencing climate change impacts such as changing seasons, less snowfall, flash floods, and unpredictable rainfall over the last few years. Large-scale anthropogenic pressures have been rising as a result of development activities such as the construction of roads, bridges, mining, hydro power units, which have increased the vulnerability of the region to disasters and have endangered ecological sustainability. Nearly 70 per cent of the population in mountain districts are dependent on agriculture for its subsistence and face issues due to small and fragmented land holdings. They also rely on traditional crop varieties, lack market and technological linkages, and are prone to crop depredation by wild animals. Due to limited livelihood options, youth migrate out of the state in search of work. Additionally, since most of the secondary and tertiary sectors
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): The inaugural ceremony of the October Cohort of the SBI Youth for India Fellowship Program, Batch 2022-23 was co-hosted with DHAN Foundation in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on 3rd October 2022. Through a video message, Dinesh Khara, Chairman, State Bank Group, congratulated and inspired the Fellows to continue on the path laid out by past Fellows and wished them success in their Fellowship journey. At the inaugural event, Sanjay Prakash, MD & CEO, SBI Foundation, shared, "Our Fellows come from diverse backgrounds and from all over India, which creates a unique opportunity for all to co-learn, unlearn and collaborate. Fellows must utilise such diverse exposure to effectively communicate across personal, professional, and academic contexts to achieve holistic personal growth. The orientation focuses on building empathy, collaboration, and leadership skills. Fellows should make the best use of the opportunity." M. P. Vasimalai,
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Dinesh Khara, Chairman, State Bank Group, announced the launch of the 4th phase of the 'SBI Gram Seva' program, adopting 30 remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Commemorating Gandhiji's vision of Gram Swaraj, SBI Gram Seva was launched in 2017 to build and develop an Atmanirbhar Rural India. It is one of the flagship programs of the SBI Foundation, the CSR arm of the State Bank Group. The program emphasizes on holistic development of villages by active intervention in areas like education, healthcare, livelihoods, and infrastructure. The program has so far adopted 100 villages across 16 States in 3 phases. With the support of partner NGOs, SBI Foundation has been able to bring socio-economic transformation in these villages, impacting more than one lakh lives. Announcing the launch, Dinesh Khara, Chairman,
The program emphasizes on holistic development of villages by active intervention in areas like education, healthcare, livelihoods, and infrastructure.