news years: 2016

12 April 2016, Bhubaneshwar: Essar Foundation was awarded for ‘Best CSR Practices in Tribal Health and Community Welfare’ at the Odisha CSR Summit 2016. The award was given for the comprehensive CSR programmes, which the Foundation has implemented in tribal-dominated Telkoi block of Keonjhar district. The award was received by Mr Vikas Yadvendu, Head-CSR, Odisha operations. […]

Mumbai : Essar Steel Pune Facility achieved its highest ever production and sales in March 2016. At 59.6 KT, production was up by 117%, and sales at 60.08 KT, went up by 112%, as compared to 27.44 KT (production) and 28.34 KT (sales) in the same month last year.There has also been significant achievement in areas […]

Mumbai: Essar Steel India Limited achieved its highest ever monthly production of flat steel in March 2016.. At 5.0 lakh tonnes, it was up by 62% when compared to 3.08 lakh tonnes produced in the same month last year. This translates into a capacity utilisation of 70%. During the quarter ending 31st March 2016 (Q4 of […]

Forty school students from villages in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, were awarded scholarships under the Essar Foundation’s ‘Gyanjyoti’ programme 5 March, 2016, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh:With the aim of providing a continuous impetus to meritorious students from communities located in remote areas, Essar Foundation with Essar Steel (EStIL), Kirandul, organised a scholarship Award program in Phulpad village […]

Hazira, March 15, 2016: The all-round efforts of the company in various facets of its operation like production, sales & marketing and cost improvements have resulted in an excellent operational turnaround and resurgence of Essar Steel. The production has doubled since November and is currently operating at 70% capacity utilisation. This has resulted in significant improvement […]

To contribute to the empowerment of women in a community is akin to contributing to the development and progress of society. Essar Foundation has several women’s empowerment initiatives in place across locations to ensure that there is a mutually beneficial relationship between businesses and the communities that they interact with. Scholarships for young women, Essar […]

Women achievers from villages in Gujarat and Odisha, were felicitated for their contribution to their community, while fun activities, edutainment programmes and cultural performances marked Essar’s celebrations of International Women’s Day in other communities Hazira, GujaratEssar celebrated Women’s Day by inviting women from eight villages to an award function, which was organised to felicitate women […]

In the small village of Junagam, in the State of Gujarat, India, Nisha, Nayana, Jasmine, Bhavna, Ramila and Pratiksha are a group of six women who are part of a bakery programme run by the Essar Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Essar Group, India’s fourth largest company. These women have not just […]

A workshop on subjects like history, geography and civics was organised for the teachers of 15 primary schools in Hazira on 4th and 5th February, 2016. The joint effort by Essar Foundation, along with Essar Bulk Terminal Limited (EBTL), Hazira, was aimed at training the teachers to help their students to prepare projects for a […]

Essar Foundation organised an inter-school science exhibition to mark National Science Day at Indira Smruty Vidyapeet, Dabuna, Keonjhar. About 1,600 students and 120 teachers participated in the event. The 20 participating schools were from villages surrounding Essar Steel India Limited’s (EStIL) Dabuna facility. The event started with an inaugural ritual, followed by a display of […]