Tata Volunteering Week 14 Volume No. 12

Career Building & Mental Makeup Session Tata Advanced Systems Limited      An online session for students of Naandi Foundation was conducted on ‘Career Building & Mental Makeup’. The session was a primer on the psyche of an adolescent child making career decisions along with the reasons which influence those decisions. It aimed to channelize the chain of thought of the child in a way that helps him/her take the option that is best suited for themselves and also introduced to career options that are likely to be created in the next 10-15 years that the millennials could venture into.     Importance of Education Session Tata Advanced Systems Limited      An online session on ‘Importance of Education’ was conducted for High School students. The session was aimed to make the students understand why education is important, benefits to the individuals, family, society and nation as a whole. The session was also introduced for the students regarding different subjects, their importance in our daily life and future career aspects which will help them build their foundation if they learn the basic concepts at school.     How to Boost Immune System Tata Advanced Systems Limited      An online session was conducted for High School students on “How to Boost Immune System”. The session covered topics such as what is immunity, necessity and its advantages, common disorders, signs of weak immune system, major nutrients, minerals and physical exercises that boost immunity, etc.     Awareness session on Climate Change Tata Advanced Systems Limited      An online session on ‘Climate Change – Causes & Impact’ was conducted for High school students by volunteers of Tata Advanced Systems. The students were also explained about different types of climate change, causes and impact and methods to save our planet. Concept of RRRR – Recycle, Refuse, Reduce & Reuse was also outlined to them.     Interactive Session on Common Disorder Tata Advanced Systems Limited      Interactive Session was organised with High school students on the topic ‘Stars can't shine without darkness’ by Tata Advanced Systems team. Students were told about common disorders like Dyslexia, Stammering, etc. and how to overcome these disorders. To encourage the students, volunteers gave examples of celebrities who had common disorders, how they cured these disorders and achieved success in life.     Quality Awareness Session Tata Power Delhi Distribution      Volunteers from Tata Power Delhi Distribution organised a quality awareness session for business associate employees.     Educating the Underprivileged Children Tata Steel Long Products      In an effort to educate children from the unprivileged community, Mrs Sheelu Somnath, employee from Tata Steel Long Products, conducted science classes at her residence. COVID-19 norms were strictly followed during the teaching session. The community has expressed gratitude for her efforts.     Cleanliness Drive in the Community Tata Steel Long Products      A group of dedicated volunteers visited the local community for an awareness drive on basic hygiene and cleanliness. The volunteers interacted with local villagers and emphasised the importance of cleanliness. Volunteers also organised a cleanliness drive with the villagers; they picked up waste, cans, plastic bottles and other garbage and disposed it of in an environment friendly way.     Teaching Community Children Tata Steel Long Products      Mrs Nutan Pandit, employee of Tata Steel Long Products reached out to children in the nearby villages and organised a teaching session for young students. The basic primary concepts of the syllabus were covered in this interactive session. The children greatly benefited from this session and requested for similar sessions in near future.     Fruit and Plant distribution Tata Metaliks      In a community setting, a garden or orchard with fruit trees provides opportunities for residents to learn about sustainable development and growing food organically. In some communities, orchards open the door for green jobs and other small business opportunities. This not only helps the community in an economic sense, but also helps the environment by promoting sustainable living.     Forestry Tree Plantation Tata Metaliks      Under the drive of Forestry Tree Plantation, Tata Metaliks employees planted 210 Mohagani and 200 Sisam Plant in the villages of Kunjochak, Kharagpur, West Bengal     COVID-19 Awareness Campaign Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. Kalinga agar volunteers organised a COVID-19 awareness campaign at Joda project site location. Through this COVID- 19 awareness precautionary tips such as using mask on regular basis, washing hands with soap, social distancing, etc were explained. The volunteers also distributed soap and hand sanitizers.     Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd volunteers organised an Anti-Rabies vaccination campaign during the ‘World Rabies Day’ at Veterinary Hospital in two location - Sakchi and Baridih. On this day, veterinary doctors treated animals, about 30 animals were checked and were also injected with anti-rabies vaccination.     Career Counselling Session Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Volunteers from Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services organised a Career Counselling Session for class VI to X students from Parbatipur village. While giving the session, the volunteers asked the students to choose the subjects according to ones interest that will help them achieve ones goal. The volunteers also showed a presentation various streams available which have major employment opportunities in future. Students were very satisfied with this session.     Health and Hygiene Immunisation Awareness Session Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Volunteers from Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services organised Health & Hygiene and Immunization Awareness session for females of Parbatipur village. Under this session, the doctors from the volunteer’s team gave special information to women through a presentation and explained the beneficiaries that we should pay special attention to cleanliness to avoid diseases. They were also told about Immunization and created awareness on the same. Beneficiaries were told that if there are children the house, then they should be vaccinated on time.     Supporting Grassland Project Tata Chemicals      As part of the biodiversity improvement program at Mithapur, Tata Chemicals employees, retired employees and family members volunteered for collection of grass seeds and harvesting of grass at Mithapur. The grass seed harvested shall be used for development of new grasslands at degraded areas in and around Mithapur. The aim of the program is to help strengthen the grassland ecosystem and biodiversity in the Mithapur region.     Snake Awareness Session at Work Site Tata Chemicals      An awareness program on snakes was conducted by Tata Chemicals volunteers for frontline workers of the Garden and Horticulture Dept. at Mithapur. The favourable monsoon season has resulted in a spurt in snake indices in Mithapur township and at plantation sites on the periphery of the chemical plant. The purpose of the program was to educate the frontline workers of Garden and Horticulture Dept. on the safety precautions to be taken to address the snake problem at work sites at Mithapur.     Visit to Government School and Cleanliness Drive Tata Coffee      During the Tata Volunteering Week-14, Jaagruthi team of Tata Coffee visited a Government residential school in Toopran district, Telengana. Since the schools are reopening from 15th Oct in Telangana, the volunteers took this opportunity to sanitize and disinfect all the classrooms. Thereafter they also conducted a cleanliness drive with the team of 12 volunteers in the school campus. Teachers and school staff were glad and appreciated the volunteers about their work towards the school.     Sanitization of Temples Tata Coffee      With the great enthusiasm, Tata Coffee volunteers participated in Hygiene & Cleanliness Drive at temples located in three different villages namely Padalpally, Barhmanpally & Venkatapur villages. The main theme of the event was to promote hygiene at public places and educate villagers to stop COVID-19 with air spray of a hypochlorite solution. Volunteers sanitized these temples daily starting from 15th September 2020 with three volunteers and each temple one hour.     Sapling Plantation Tata Coffee      The TATA Volunteering week 14 activities started by ICD Toopran Jagruthi team with utmost care and following social distancing measures. In the kick-off program, Brahmanpally ward counsellor also volunteered and shared his experiences on Green development. Volunteers contributed by planting sapling for 1 km at both sides of Narsapur highway.     Industrial Safety Awareness Rallis India      Volunteers from Rallis India, Dahej unit organised an Industrial Safety Awareness session for Vaghra ITI trainees. 55 trainees & few instructors attended this session. Mr. Arvind Mahuli, Safety Head, Dahej Unit conducted this session and made all trainees awareness on how to take safety precautions when you join any industrial organisation, what are the various hazards in the industrial company, etc.     Life Skill Development Rallis India      Rallis India, Dahej volunteers organized a session on Life Skill Development program for 6th to 8th std girls of Primary girls school Andada. Phycologist Ms.Manasi Amdekar conducted this session and shared some knowledge regarding adult health education. In this age girls are unknown about adult education, natural changes in body, menstruation, etc. Through this session the students got educated about various health and nutrition issues and how to overcome by taking proper care of your body.     Best out of Waste Competition Rallis India      As part of our TVW-14, volunteers from Rallis India Limited, Ankleshwar unit organised a Best from waste program for special children. Shaishav divyang childrens school Ankleshwar is working for special children. We are always organising different types of activities for those students. This time we gave tasks to them to make some projects or models from waste material. Children enthusiastically participated in the competition.     Speech Competition Rallis India      Volunteers from Rallis India, Dahej Unit organised a Speech competition program for 5th to 8th std government school students. The subject of this program is how to take precautions from COVID-19 virus. We tried to understand in this pandemic situation how students are aware of this subject. 15 students participated in this program & gave excellent speeches on given subjects. We understood students were aware about this virus.     Birdlife Photography Competition Rallis India      Rallis India, Dahej Unit arranged a Birdlife Photography competition for Gujrat government school students. Through this initiative volunteers arranged various programs for students & the aim of this program is to give a platform for students. This initiative gives them a good opportunity to present themselves.     Cleanliness Drive Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. PHS department volunteers organised Cleanliness Drive at Bistupur Square on Gandhi Jayanti. In which employees’ volunteers, JNAC members, Senior Citizens also participated in this cleaning drive and awareness was also spread among the local people.     Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. volunteers organised Gandhi Jayanti celebrations with students of S.N High School, UHS Dugni. Volunteers showed a short film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Students also expressed their feelings towards Mahatma Gandhi in words and reiterated Gandhi’s statement – ‘’We must not do bad nor should we speak bad and should not listen to bad.’’     Cleanliness Drive Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. volunteers organised a Celenaliness Drive at Gandhi Ghat, Mango. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, volunteers laid garland flowers to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed in Gandhi Ghat. Senior Citizens also participated in this cleanliness drive and awareness was also spread among the local people.     Tree Plantation Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. PHS volunteers organised a tree plantation drive at Kadma ‘’JUSCO Parivar’’. A total of 10 teak plants were planted at JUSCO Parvar park to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti.     Health and Hygiene Session for Females Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. department and NGO [TRCSC] volunteers organized Health & Hygiene and Immunization Awareness session for females of Anandpur village. Under this session, the doctors from the volunteer’s team gave special information to women through a presentation and explained the beneficiaries that we should pay special attention to cleanliness to avoid diseases. They were also told about Immunization and created awareness on the same. Beneficiaries were told that if there are children the house, then they should be vaccinated on time.     Session on Water Conservation Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services volunteers organised Water Conservation session for class VII to X students of S.N High School, UHS Dugni, OMS, Balika Uchha Vidhyalaya, UMS Anandpur. The volunteers showed the presentation & video and made the students aware of how we should save water because if we are not yet careful about water, we will not be able to get water to drink in the next few decades. The volunteer also told the students how wastewater can also be purified and used and how our JUSCO filters the water and makes in drinkable.     Session on COVID-19 Awareness Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. Kalinga agar volunteers organized COVID -19 awareness campaign at Podium Building D&E KTP. Through this COVID-19 awareness campaign it has been told that we must use the mask in every situation, washing hands with soap and we should also follow social distancing. The volunteers also distributed soap and hand sanitizer at the end of the session.     Session on COVID-19 Awareness Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. KTP volunteers organised awareness in front of Office, KTP site. Volunteers created awareness for COVID-19 and told them how we must be safe in this pandemic. They were also told that no one has to leave the house without a mask and to follow social distancing. Repeatedly wash hands with soap. Only then will we be able to protect ourselves to a great extent from his infection. The volunteers also distributed mask and soap.     Vegetables Seeds Distribution for females Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. CSR and NGO [TRCSC] volunters organisedd and distributed vegetables seeds to the females at Parbatipur for Kitchen Gardening. Volunteers distributed a total 25 packets of sessional vegetables seeds to the females of Parbatipur.     Cleanliness Drive Tata steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services      Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. volunteers organised a Cleanliness Drive at Dimna. Employee volunteers and Senior Citizens also participated in this cleaning drive and awareness was also spread among the local people.     Donation drive Tata Motors      In continuation with our efforts for TVW14, Volunteers from EV shop, Tata Motors, Pune visited Vikas Anathalay to distribute essential grocery items to the Orphanage. Awareness session about health & hygiene was also conducted. Some of the volunteers interacted with children and created awareness about safety precautions during COVID-19 Pandemic. More than 30 volunteers gave donation for purchasing of these essential items.     Blood Donation Drive Tata Motors      Health and CSR Department from Tata Motors Pimpri organised a Blood Donation Drive on 23rd September and 24th September 2020. 598 peoples registered for this activity.     Giving Back to the Society Tata Motors      Keeping the spirit of “giving back to society” in mind, team of engineers from the Tata Motors(Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Tata Technologies and Elxsi have demonstrated a WORK FROM HEART in a unique way. They used part of their reward amount earned from filling 2 Patents and 93 Intellectual Property Rights to procure equipment's needed at a COVID-19 facility at Sassoon General Hospital. The team did a need assessment to identify equipment's needed at the COVID-19 facility, procured the same and gifted 1350 ‘Storage Containers’. These ‘Storage containers’ will be used by the hospital staff for distribution of medicines to the COVID-19 patients. The team was led by Mr Randeep Khokar.     Visit to the Ashram Tata Motors      Team from Tata Motors J Vehicle & EV Shop visited to Vikas Anath Ashram, Sonawane Vasati, Chikali Pune. The Volunteers gifted essential items to the orphanage. Due to COVID-19 situation, 10 to 12 members were presented physically at the site. Other team members were connected online.     Donation of Saplings Tata Motors      On occasion of Tata Volunteering Phase 14, team from Gear and Axle factory donated 50 nos. of Sapling to CSR team at Lake House nursery. Care of these saplings were taken place in nursery for a year and then handed over to the NGO partners for plantation.     Terrace Garden Development Project Tata Chemicals      As a part of the Climate Change awareness campaign, TCL volunteers have taken-up a Terrace Garden development project. The aim is to encourage residents of Mithapur to take-up cultivation of organic vegetables at home and thereby help in mitigating carbon footprint. 12 different types of vegetables have been planted at this garden by the volunteers who are also helping at maintaining the garden.     Safety Awareness Session Tata Power Delhi Distribution      In continuation of previous online sessions, one online safety awareness session was conducted on 3rd October 2020 for Business Associate employees and one online quality assurance awareness session was conducted on 4th October 2020 for engineers of different states ( Odisha, Chennai ).     Virtual Show Indian Hotels      Taj Hotel & Convention Centre, Goa and Cidade de Goa organised a key initiative for the students of Don Bosco Vocational Training Institute, Quepem, Goa by way of a virtual show around conducted by the L&D Manager. There were 34 students online. These keen students had a first-hand look at the views of the hotel through the lens and were eager to learn more about the hotel.     Online Quiz Indian Hotels      As part of Tata voluntary week #14, Taj Hotel & Convention Centre and Cidade de Goa organized for a virtual quiz for the F&B students of Don Bosco Vocational Training Institute, Quepem, Goa. The quiz helped the students revive their knowledge about the company Tata, the Taj Hotels and knowledge about food & beverage. The quiz was sent out on a daily basis by the HR department. The responses were tracked and then shared and discussed with the point of contact. This helped the students assess themselves on their knowledge.     Mask Making Session Indian Hotels      A DIY mask making session was organised for the children wherein the volunteers explained to make reusable cloth masks in easy steps. The children participated with a lot of enthusiasm to create their own masks. Post which session was conducted on the precautions for wearing and disposals of masks. Additionally, each hotel is also collecting masks which will be donated to the NGOs. There were total of 58 beneficiaries and 10 volunteers who participated in this activity conducted by the Taj Hotels in Karnataka for Nav Prabhuti Trust, Spastics Society of Karnataka, Need Based India, Makkala Jagriti and Baale Mane.     Session on Employment Preparedness Indian Hotels      Session on Employment Preparedness was organised for Baale Mane ,Makkala Jagriti and VVN Degree Women’s College by the Taj Hotels in Karnataka . An activity-based session was conducted for the youth to prepare them for employment. Some of the key topics that were discussed was grooming, soft skills, points to keep in mind while making resumes and body language etc. There were total 154 beneficiaries and 13 volunteers.     Clean India, Green India Voltas      Volunteers from Voltas Limited , Pantnagar Unit organized the Environment cleaning drive with the theme – ‘Clean India , Green India’. Volunteers cleaned the main road of the SIDCUL industrial area nearby the our Industry . Main object of this activity was to remind and re-energizes to the Volunteers for our Social Responsibility.     Online Classes Tata Consultancy Services      Online classes are being conducted 5 days a week by TCS associates for the kids of Annai Fathima. Subjects like English, Mathematics, Computer Science, Tamil and Hindi ; Value added periods like Storytelling, personality development and General knowledge and Activity based period like the folk art of Tamil Nadu “Silambam” are a part of this initiative. Volunteers also take them on a virtual tour of knowing different places of the world and our country in order to increase their understanding towards their surroundings. “Knowledge has no limit” - this is the motto all the volunteers engaged in this initiative believe in.     Right to Education Helpline Tata Consultancy Services      In collaboration with Bhumi, more than 72 TCS volunteers had nominated for the online activity to support Right to Education Helpline. Volunteers had to connect with 30 to 50 beneficiaries every day to create awareness on the RTE . Volunteers were involved in helping the beneficiaries to fill the forms along with other document and submit the filled form in Government RTE portal. More than 1320 beneficiaries and 40 volunteers were involved in this activity on weekends.     Teaching Communication Skills to School Students Tata Consultancy Services      Speak out initiative is 1-to-1 session for school students by volunteers through phone to improve their communication skills. Through this program the volunteer can connect with the student via phone and spend 30 mins a day to improve the communication skills of a student. Each volunteer will be tagged to one student. The volunteers will talk to the student for 30 minutes each day on alternate days for a period of 40 days. A curriculum of with activities for 40 days is provided. The volunteer will be given a soft copy of the curriculum and the students get a student workbook. So far 75 volunteers from TCS have been mapped to 75 students and initiative was started from 1st August 20. Response from the students has been encouraging and a great opportunity for volunteers to contribute for their career development.     Session on COVID-19 for Drivers and Cleaners Rallis India      Rallis India, Lote Team arranged an awareness session on “Covid-19 Pandemic and Precautions” for the Truck Drivers and Cleaners. They explained about Covid-19 Virus, first case in India, how it is spreading, number of persons infected, death cases etc. All the guidelines of government were also explained to the drivers. Also briefed on the precaution to be taken like wearing face mask, cleaning hands with soap solution or soap, drinking hot water, keeping personal hygiene, social distancing, taking nutritional food, etc. We have covered a total of 15 numbers drivers and cleaners in 3 days’ time.     Responsibilities of Security Personnel Rallis India      Volunteers from Rallis India Lote Unit have arranged an awareness session on “Responsibilities of Security Personnel at Main Gate during Covid-19 Pandemic” for all the security personnel. They explained them about the Govt. guidelines and company practices to be followed at gate for the employees, associates, truck drivers, visitors etc. which includes wearing face mask, social distancing, hand wash with liquid soap, thermal scanning, hand sanitization. A total of 17 security personnel were covered by this session.     Best out of waste Taj STATS      A session was conducted by Chef J. Amarnath Raja on making best out of waste. Activity of transforming coconut shell into a toy was shared with the kids.     Cleanliness Drive in School Campus Voltas      In coordination with school staff, Universal Comfort products limited team took the initiative for cleaning of bushes, grass and other unwanted vegetables grown inside the school campus due to COVID-19. Volunteers cleaned the garden and painted all rusty gates of school.     Introduction to Hospitality Industry Indian Hotels      Taj Falakunama Palace conducted a session on ‘Introduction to Hospitality Industry’ with the Housekeeping and Food & Beverage batch of Trivandrum and Hyderabad regions. Around 60 students connected online. The session started with a quick introduction to the Hospitality industry and the history of Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad. This was followed by a virtual tour of the Palace, wherein all the students were taken around the Palace virtually by Mr. Jai Udhani, our Learning and Development Manager and Mr. Abdul Qayyum, our Front Office Executive. Later a session was done for the students wherein were given an insight about how each department works and what all opportunities they have post their training along with the impact of pandemic on the Industry. Learners have gained new perspectives and insights of an ideal workplace environment, new guidelines and processes to be followed in the new normal. The COVID-19 related safety precautions and measures were discussed, including wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintaining social distancing. They were also introduced to the industry ethics and norms, which will help them in their careers as a yardstick. The session was a two way interaction which gave the students the opportunity to ask questions and queries.     Supporting Education Tata Realty      Volunteers from TRIL across different locations in India participated in Digital Education Card Making event. Apart from the usual learning, activity-based or game-based learning methods help students to grasp topics and concepts with ease and the retention is also better. Over 30 Volunteers created digital educational cards on facts about 100 different countries. 24 Employees along with their family members joined hands for this noble cause.     Soft Skill Content Creation Tata Realty      Volunteers from TRIL across different locations in India participated in creating content to develop soft skills among youth. An online orientation session was organized to brief volunteers about nuances of designing content. There were many topics where shared by the volunteers such as grooming, body language, time management, anger management, and more. 10 volunteers worked on teams of two to design 10 modules.     Mask Making Session Tata Realty      A mask has become synonymous with COVID-19. It is our first defence against the disease and has been tagged as an essential item. The rising demand for masks has also to shortage in some cases. Volunteers from TRIL across different location in India participated in Mask Making Activity. Online session was organised where volunteers learned how to stitch their own masks with cotton cloth available at home. More than 70 employees participated with their family members and showed their creativity in designs.     Education Games for Children Tata Realty      Volunteers from TRIL across different locations in India participated in creating educational games for children. Online session was organised, where volunteers brainstormed around art-based games. These games will help in educating underpriviledged children to learn socio-emotional life skills. Over 15 employees designed two games that will help build strong foundation in developing basic life skills like motivation, creativity, integrity, teamwork, etc. in children.     Creation of Question Bank Tata Realty      Providing the correct information is of utmost importance in this time of crisis, especially if it is related to health. Volunteers from TRIL across different locations in India participated in creating question banks on Health & Hygiene. Online session was organised wherein volunteers created question banks to assess the understanding about health and hygiene of young children in a fun-filled and innovative manner. Over 20 employees participated in this activity.     Session on Energy Voltas      Volunteers from Voltas organised a Session on Energy for Engineering students Session Covered the information on Need of Energy to our daily life, Types of energy, Current consumption pattern of non-renewal natural resources, its stock and substitutes. Energy Generation & Consumption statistics for FY-2019. Need of Efficient System, Details about High energy efficiency motors and its efficiency classes, etc.     Training on Positive Mental Attitude and Iceberg Theory Voltas      Volunteers from Voltas organised a training on " Positive Mental Attitude" & Iceberg theory for students of B.Tech Mechancial 3rd year students. Session Covered the information on how to be stress free and on theory topics such as Air Compressors, Type of Air compressors, Right selection of Air compressors. Losses associated in air compression, Types of Dryers, Its selection, losses associated with air drying. Benefits of VFD type Air compressor over non-VFD.     All About Banking Session Tata Consulting Engineers      TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED, conducted “All About Banking “online session with under-privileged children with NGO partner “ISST’s community Centre”. Session was conducted in two slots covering 18 beneficiaries. The activity included basic banking information covering the importance of documents required for opening an account, acquittance with different bank symbols etc. Quiz was also held at the end of session as a refresher for the children.       Painting competition Voltas      Voltas team conducted a Painting competition on theme of Work from home/Lockdown/ Corona warrior/Pandemic.       Cleanliness drive Rallis India      Rallis volunteers including contract workers from Rallis India, Lote Unit took the initiative of 'Cleaning - Keeping the surroundings clean" at MIDC Lote Industrial Belt on 5th October, 2020. The team cleaned up the roadsides of Lote Industrial belt and collected four bags of waste.       Birdlife Photography Competition Rallis India      Under TVW-14 we volunteers of Rallis India Limited Dahej Unit arranged a Birdlife Photography competition for Gujrat government school students. through this initiative we arrange various programs for students & our aim to this program is to give the correct platform to students. Many students have different skills so this initiative gives them a good opportunity to present themselves. After this activity I understand students will take initiative like this type of interesting activity.       Safety Awareness Session for Civil workers Rallis India      As part of TVW14 Rallis India Limited Dahej C44 volunteers organized a safety awareness session for civil labures. Dahej EHS Head Mr. Arvind Mahuli conducted this session. C44 HR Head Mr.Savan Raval & other two EHS members along with me present during the activity. In this session Mr.Arvind Mahuli & his colleague covered safety related some points. Also they covered COVID19 awareness points. After this program we distributed masks to all 120 workers & their 20 supervisors.       Distribution of face mask to Traffic Police Rallis India      TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED, conducted “All About Banking “online session with under-privileged children with NGO partner “ISST’s community Centre”. Session was conducted in two slots covering 18 beneficiaries. The activity included basic banking information covering the importance of documents required for opening an account, acquittance with different bank symbols etc. Quiz was also held at the end of session as a refresher for the children.       Distribution of Grocery Kit & Snacks to Orphan Rallis India      Rallis India from Limited Dahej Distributed Grocery Kit & Snacks to Orphan Children. This year due to this pandemic situation we provide them a grocery kit & some snacks packets. Due to safety reasons they are not allowed to take photographs.       Displaying of Covid-19 awareness posters Rallis India      The volunteers of Rallis India Limited Dahej unit Displayed Covid-19 awareness posters to increase awareness among the community.Around 100 volunteers of Rallis Dahej displayed COVID awareness posters in public places like bus stands, tea points, Pan shop & other public places.       Sanitizer distribution program Rallis India      As part of TVW14 we volunteers of Rallis India limited organized masks, Sanitizer stand with sanitizer distribution program nearby Ankleshwar & Dahej surrounding schools. We have been working with Gujrat education department. We organizing so many activities for Gujrat government school. But in this pandemic situation our first concern was to take care of all the students and teachers. Therefore 4000 face masks were distributed to school students, teachers & education department officials. Also we donate 15 sanitizer stands with 75 ltr sanitizer ( Per stand 5ltr) to 10 schools & five education departments offices.       Road Safety Awareness Rallis India      A group of Five Volunteers from Rallis India Lote Unit conducted an awareness session on “Road Safety and Traffic Rules by Video clips and verbal discussion for the Truck Drivers and Cleaners. Our team has explained the importance of following Traffic Rules & guidelines, Signals, driving during raining, driving at Ghat sections, importance of wearing seat belt, blind overtaking etc. A total of 11 drivers were present in the training session. At the end of the programme all the drivers expressed their willingness to follow Traffic Rules strictly so as to reduce road accidents.     *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies. www.tataengage.com