Monthly Archives: January 2014

INDIA NEEDS POWER FOR ALL

Access to electricity is a crucial element defining human development as it is indispensable for basic activities which have become a part of modern life, such as lighting, refrigeration, hospital, transport infrastructure. An individuals’ access to electricity is one of … Continue reading

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Water Availability for All – An Approach for Sustainability

The Kutch region of Gujarat receives rains from the southwest monsoon for only about 14 days in a year. The erratic extent and duration of rainfall, high evaporation rates and the lack of significant surface water resources makes the area … Continue reading

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Empowering women while offering alternate livelihood opportunities

The Kutch region of Gujarat, today, is representative of the synergistic relationship between corporates and communities working in tandem to facilitate holistic rural development. However, not too long ago, in the absence of developmental activities, the local communities of the … Continue reading

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Press Release: Tata Power launches ‘Project Vartika’ for women empowerment and self-reliance in Mundra, Gujarat

~Enhances leadership qualities and intervention capacities of women~ ~Augments social and financial independence of women~ National, 28th January 2014: Tata Power, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL) is committed to promoting women empowerment and gender equality. In … Continue reading

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Bringing healthcare to the doorstep

A decade ago, Mandvi and Mundra region of Kutch were like any other rural areas of this very vast country. With limited access to healthcare, people had to travel to bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajkot and other distant places. There was a … Continue reading

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