Changes are afoot at Jay Bharat Maruti Group in Gujarat. A manufacturer of automotive components, this giant has over 55 manufacturing plants globally. However, up until 2018, its factory in Vithalpur only recruited men - after all most of the work involves hard labour.

Ambuja Foundation was awarded for its excellence by various different entities for the programs and initiatives that are currently in operation in the rural communities of India.

It was a great honour to have NABARD's Chairman, Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, visit Ambuja Foundation in Ropar, Punjab, earlier this year. With multiple projects in partnership with Ambuja Foundation, the purpose of his visit was to view on ground programs initiated as part of the collaboration.

Almost 4000 farmers, both men and women, were introduced to new agricultural technology at a 2-day 'Krishi Mela' and 'Pre Rabi Samelan' at Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Ambujanagar recently — an initiative held in collaboration with the Farmer Training Center, Junagadh.

Women are disproportionately disadvantaged among India's poor — yet incredibly effective at creating change in their communities. The Self-Help Group movement has been very effective in sparking powerful transformations in women, helping them overcome their inhibitions and societal norms imposed on them to become powerful voices and keen representatives for their communities' rights and aspirations.

Dr. Lindsay Jaacks, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, will be participating in a Symposium on 'Models for Control of Non-Communicable Disease in Global Health.' In this candid conversation, she sheds light on Non-Communicable Disease in India in the context of global trends.

The evidence to mount strong interventions against Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India, is compelling - a recent Harvard University and World Economic Forum Report on NCDs claimed that India stands to lose $4.5 trillion before 2030 due to NCDs alone.

Not one, not two, but four locations of Ambuja Foundation have won the CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2018 for Excellence in CSR. Ambujanagar (Gujarat), Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Farakka (West Bengal) and Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) were awarded for their outstanding work among a candidate pool of 29 applicants.

AMK athletes won 30 medals at the 21st Punjab State Special Olympic Games, and AMK won the Overall Championship Trophy for Best Institute of the State in Sports, for the 13th year in a row.

Financial services is a rapidly growing industry that currently faces a significant shortfall of operational and frontline staff. To tackle this industry gap - meeting the needs of both employers and youth in search of employment, Ambuja Foundation has joined hands with AU Small Finance to launch the AU Skills Academy in Jaipur.

At the ripe old age of 80, Sonubai Haridas Pote still manages the household and supports her husband in farming. But her ability had been hindered since the advent of Diabetes and Hypertension 6 years ago, and for the last 2 years had found it difficult to visit the hospital for her routine treatment.

The Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Chan India Research Center and Ambuja Foundation will engage through a Symposium on Non-Communicable Disease in Mumbai on the 17th of January 2019.