States » South


Akshaya Patra Foundation, Cargill Business Services set records in educational initiative

Akshaya Patra Foundation, Cargill Business Services set records in educational initiative

Bengaluru, May 24 (UNI) The Akshaya Patra Foundation, in collaboration with Cargill Business Services (CBS) India, achieved new milestones by setting records in both the Asia Book of Records and the India Book of Records in educational initiative.
This was accomplished during the Clean Slate Carnival event held on May 23, at the Government Model Primary School in Gunjur. The initiative involved the painting of over 1,000 blackboards in 99 government and government-aided schools across Bengaluru.
This volunteer-driven event saw participation from more than 1,000 Cargill employees and featured prominent leaders including Aparna Rao, CBS India Center Lead, Matthew Wood, Senior Director of Sustainability Digital, Data, and Analytics, and Shridhar Venkat, CEO of The Akshaya Patra Foundation.

More News

Telangana CM promises airport, industrial park, completion of irrigation projects in Adilabad

16 Jan 2026 | 6:08 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 16 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said he has a special affection for the undivided Adilabad district and assured that the region would receive funds and development on par with Palamuru (Mahabubnagar).

see more..

AP: Ex-CM Jagan Reddy condemns murder of YSRCP activist

16 Jan 2026 | 6:05 PM

Vijayawada, Jan 16 (UNI) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday came down heavily on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu saying that the murder of a YSRCP activist had "exposed the lawlessness" in the State.

see more..

Hyd: Civil-military liaison conference held at Hyderabad to strengthen cooperation

16 Jan 2026 | 6:03 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 16 (UNI): Headquarters Telangana & Andhra Sub Area of the Indian Army, in coordination with the Government of Telangana, organised a Civil-Military Liaison Conference at the Integrated Command & Control Centre, Hyderabad, on Thursday.

see more..

Indian challenge ends in SIngles, Ramkumar,Jeevan to meet Prajwal Dev, Nithin Kumar Sinha in all Indian Doubles Final in ITF tennis

16 Jan 2026 | 5:59 PM

Chennai, Jan 16 (UNI) The Indian challenge ended with top seed Max Houkes of Netherlands stretching his every sinew before securing a hard fought 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Prajwal Dev of India in the quarterfinals of the Adityan ITF M25 International Tennis Tournament here on Friday, even as the Doubles final will be an all Indian clash tomorrow.

see more..

Kerala committed to supporting household-level small industries: Minister K Krishnankutty

16 Jan 2026 | 5:57 PM

Kochi, Jan 16 (UNI) The Kerala government is firmly committed to supporting small-scale industries operating at the household level, Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty said while inaugurating the India International Industrial Expo (IIIE) 2026 here on Friday.

see more..