news years: 2016

16th of July, 2016Nuagarh village, Paradeep Essar Foundation’s initiative ‘Teen Circle’ has been designed for adolescents to come together, and be able to freely discuss their views towards various topics, especially health. More than 60 adolescent young girls, including thirty of the Teen Circle, underwent a health checkup, followed by a counselling session recently. They […]

Essar Foundation CEO, Mr Deepak Arora recently spoke at the India Sustainability Conclave. The conclave was organised by FICCI, and Essar Foundation participated in the third Plenary Session titled CSR & Sustainability: Creating Shared Value. Mr Arora presented Essar’s CSR contribution towards Creating Shared Value (CSV), and on how industry as a whole, in the […]

Chitrakonda, Malkangiri, Odisha ( 19-20 July’16 ) Villages around Chitrakonda in Odisha are geographically remote, and therefore almost inaccessible for government service delivery. Villages like RSC-11, RSC-19 and Palangkrai under Rallegada Gram Panchayat are also gravely impacted by extremism, preventing doctors and healthcare from reaching these villages. The cost and commute to reach the nearest […]

Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh (MP)MP celebrates the ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ or school enrolment fest every year in both urban and rural parts of the State. This initiative is a drive to celebrate the child’s first steps into school, to mark the beginning of their academic journey. It is also an occasion to boost the morale of those […]

Hazira, 27 July 2016: Essar Steel India has made significant performance improvements in the quarter ended 30 June 2016 on the back of robust production growth. The gross revenues of Rs 4,482 crore in the quarter saw a 12% jump when compared to the revenue of Rs 4,006 crore clocked in the corresponding quarter in FY2015-16. […]

Essar Foundation collaborated with the District Panchayat in Devbhoomi Dwarka to organise five cataract check-up and operation camps at various locations. 20 July 2016, Devbhoomi Dwarka:Essar Foundation collaborated with the District Panchayat in Devbhoomi Dwarka to organise five cataract check-up and operation camps at various locations. The camps were set up at Khambhalia, Dwarka, Bhanvad, […]

Essar Foundation recently supported the setting up of iLabss – an interactive, digital learning lab to aid the development of soft skills of the students of ITI Khambhaliya. The lab was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Govt. of Gujarat, Smt. Vasuben Trivedi. In her address to the students, she […]

Industry veteran will oversee efforts to complete state-of-the-art plant in Minnesota Hibbing, Minnesota: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML) announced today that it has named Matthew Stock as its new CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Stock, who has over 25 years of experience in the metals and mining business, has led efforts to build and complete several iron […]

Most CSR organizations have public health as a major area of intervention. Public health in India is a massive area requiring sustained resources, improved service delivery and integrated action. There are several issues concerning public health and the role of corporates in the space. Therefore, there was a felt need to hold a series of […]

Mumbai, 04 July 2016: Essar Steel India Limited (EStIL) has recorded a significant 48% quarter-on-quarter growth in flat steel production in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The total production stood at 1.22 million tonnes, compared to 0.824 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year. Pellet production also grew by 58% to 2.02 […]