TCS conferred literacy innovation awardThe Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), India‚s largest IT software development and consultancy services company with a client base spread across 35 countries (annual revenue: Rs.16,000 crore; no. of employees: 80,000), was awarded a gold trophy at the Entrepreneurship & Management Processes International (EMPI)-Indian Express Innovation Awards function held in New Delhi on December 22. TCS was among nine corporates and organisations felicitated for discharging their larger corporate social responsibility (CSR) beyond business boundaries. TCS was specially felicitated for developing and operationalising its CBFL (computer based functional literacy) programme which has demonstrated capability to transform illiterate adults into functional literates within a period of 40 hours, using IT and computer interfaces customised to specific needs and individual capabilities. “This innovative approach has the potential of making a widespread impact on the literacy scene, both nationally and internationally,” said the award citation. The award conferred upon the company by former president of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was received by Pankaj Baliga, vice president and head of global CSR of TCS.Kidzee wins best franchisor award againThe Mumbai-based Kidzee ‚ the pre-school division of Zee Interactive Learning Systems Ltd ‚ was awarded the Best Franchisor Award in the pre-school category for the fourth consecutive year by Franchising India Holdings Ltd, at a grand awards ceremony held at Hotel Ashoka, Delhi on December 12. Arun Kumar Khetan, chief executive of Kidzee received the award on behalf of ZILS.Kidzee was also nominated for International Franchisor of the Year 2006 by the Franchising & Licensing Association (FLA), Singapore. Kidzee is India‚s largest pre-school chain with over 700 pre-schools operating under the Kidzee brand through the franchise model of development.New child nutrition handbookRKHS, India‚s leading company providing food and hospitality solutions, facilities management and vending solutions, has published a nutrition handbook for children titled Healthy Food for Super Kids. Nita Ambani, chairperson of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai formally released the publication at a function staged in the eponymous school on December 5.”We are glad to launch this book as RKHS caters to a large number of schools across the country. We want to play a contributory role in helping kids to eat healthy while growing up. We want to ensure that young students enjoy healthy meals even at home, and demonstrate that nutritious food can be both exciting and easy to prepare,” said RKHS chief executive Sunil Nayak speaking on the occasion.Drawing from RKHS‚ Healthy Food Manual, which features a four week non-repetitive cyclical menu of recipes, the new book stresses the nutritional requirements of children. “Each recipe has been tested, standardised and balanced, validated and certified by the food science and nutrition department of Smt. P.N. Doshi Women‚s College, an SNDT Women‚s University affiliate. Celebrated gourmet chef Karen Anand has edited the recipes in this handbook,” adds Nayak.”By cooperating to publish this book, Karen and the RKHS team have made a valuable contribution to literature on healthy food for children. I am sure it will add a new…
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