In keeping with the global slowdown of the economy due to the ongoing Pandemic, a number of organisations have had to let go of workers or re-design the pay structures, as the lockdown forces employees to stay home. Recently, Zoroastrians.net – owned by one of our Community’s foremost networking and business visionaries, Yazdi Tantra –…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]‘Like every 21-year-old looking for a bit of adventure, when the former Pakuranga College student, Natasha Thanawalla – who had won an award for Community Service – registered for Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) she never imaging they would be struck by natural disasters starting with an earthquake, followed by a devastating cyclone, topped…
On 15th April, 2020, Davier Agiary celebrated its glorious 165th Salgreh. Due to the lockdown, a Jashan and celebration for the public could not be held, so Er. Homi Sena, the Panthaki of Bordi Agiyari performed the Jashan ceremony at the Agiary without the presence of humdins at 5:00pm, asking interested community members to light…
Tata Trusts has commenced airlifting crucial supplies for the nationwide deployment to support India’s Covid-19 interventions, with the help of Tata International Ltd, the Group’s global trading and distribution arm. The imported supplies, which include Personal Protection Equipment kits (coveralls, masks, gloves and goggles) N95/KN95 masks and Surgical masks of various grades, are being transported…
A petition started by a user on change.org to confer Bharat Ratna on industrialist Ratan Tata, has garnered over two lakh supporters, and counting! As per the petition, Ratan Tata has been a shining example of humility and philanthropy and has supported and established a number of research, educational and cultural institutes in India. The petition, which…
Even as the Pandemic spreads its vicious spread all over the globe, the USA seems to have taken the biggest hit, with the very unfortunate loss of over 34,500 lives. We increasingly look to the divine to forgive, save and relieve humanity from the clutches of the deadly COVID-19. The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC)…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The programme, offered on the TCS iON Digital Learning Hub platform, is followed by an online digital assessment and certification, according to a TCS statement.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On 6th April, 2020, Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) strategic unit – TCS iON, announced a free, 15-day, self-paced digital certification programme called ‘Career Edge’, specially designed for college…
On 3rd April, 2020, our community’s extremely talented musician, Er. Frazan Adil Kotwal, currently based in Germany, was invited to the Robert Bosch Hospital to sing for patients enduring the Coronavirus. Handled with care, in keeping with the need for Social Distancing, he sang from outside the hospital premise, while the patients watched from their…
CM Uddhav Thackeray Cheers Him On! Nagpur’s good Samaritan, Khushroo Poacha, a Superintendent with the Central Railway (CR)’s Commercial Department (Nagpur), has hit upon a successful strategy to feed thousands of poor and needy, especially during these challenging times – but without taking help from NGOs, donations, or even opening a bank account! Making the…
As a number of Hospitality chains across India have started taking the initiative to come to the aid of healthcare providers and the community at large, during the Pandemic, not surprisingly, leading the charge is Tata Group’s IHCL. For over a week now, IHCL has opened the doors of its numerous properties, helping the medical…
Two days after the Tata Group pledged Rs 1,500 crore to fight the Coronavirus pandemic, Tripura’s Deputy CM, Jishnu Devvarma wrote to Tata Trusts Chairman, Ratan Tata, seeking material assistance to tackle the virus in the state. Devvarma’s wish list includes 100 ventilators, 50,000 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and alcohol-based hand sanitizers each, 1,00,000 N95…