It feels great to receive something priceless !

Story By- Ekta Mahila Samiti | Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri | NCL A quote by Winston Churchill reads: “We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.” When we started our journey for giving out sweaters to children, little did we realise that we will be a ‘net receiver and not a giver’. Children received something that had a price. We received something that was priceless. We received their smiles… Their smiles, the most rewarding gift of all times. Pictures…

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First Aid- You will never know how important this is; till you save a life

Story By- Project Kakri | NCL Event-First Aid Competition In a medical emergency, all of us can provide quick help until professional assistance arrives but how? The answer is First Aid. As of theory, the mighty Wikipedia says-  ‘First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery. It includes initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional medical help being available, such as performing CPR while awaiting an ambulance, as well…

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Some companies look for infrastructure. Some create it.

Story by- Civil Division | Project Kakri | NCL Singrauli was once an unnavigable area. Northern Coalfields Limited ventured here in 1985; created infrastructure, developed the place and made lives possible. True, we are into core sector. We do not have luxury to look for infrastructure.. We have to build it all. Built it from scratch.. No matter how hostile an area is, we have to transform.. Transform unlivable into livable.. Transform dead silence into life throbs.. No matter how deprived an area is, we have to create.. Create infrastructure..…

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Blanket- a cover of compassion

Story by-Ekta Mahila Samiti | Mahila Mandal Wing | Project Kakri | NCL With dropping mercury, we geared ourselves to ensure that people of our host communities are well equipped to fight chilly waves and low temperatures. Video here is a glimpse of blanket distribution in Ranhor Village, Myorpur. Ranhor is one of our host community and a challenging destination because of its harsh topography. Money was never an issue, it only costed an effort to reach this remote village. And just to clarify that word ‘remote’ here, we would like to…

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Happy Republic Day !

‘There are too many flowers is a better way of saying there are too many children’ Children indeed are flowers. And Republic Day celebrations in Kakri Eklavya Ground  illustrated these words beautifully  when the flowers of various colours performed under the aegis of Tricolour. Children sang, danced and performed exceptionally well. Everyone on Eklavya Kakri Ground was enthralled to see their performance. The ground was all abuzzed with sounds of clapping that matched rhythm of patriotism. Some behind the stage moments  

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Family Picnic-Nurturing families, faring well.

Story by- Ekta Mahila Samiti | Mahila Mandal Wing |Project Kakri | NCL “Office Picnic- A way of creating connected ecosystem of families.” CSR and welfare can be very hard for employees to relate to if we don’t make it tangible to their everyday lives. We always vouch for creating a happy ecology in and around workplace. Behind every happy man, there is a happy family. A happy family not only adds to productivity of employees but also uplifts and maintain their quality of life. And what better way to enjoy…

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Have you come with the solution ?

“Have you come with the solution OR Are you part of the problem.” –An example of nudge theory on placard kept at worktable of GM, Kakri. Have seen this placard number of times on my GM Sir’s table. Still, can’t get enough of it. It fascinates me every time. And what best way to deal with a fascination than write about it! So the post. Read on. How Google applied choice architecture and nudging to improve health of its employees? Google had twelve-inch plates in their cafeteria. To minimise wastage of food,…

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Illuminating the world around us

Story by- Project Kakri, NCL We are guided by the principles of good corporate citizenship. And are determined to illuminate the world not only through coal we provide, but also through socially focused actions. To illustrate it yet again, we undertook distribution of solar lanterns in one of our host communities. Beneficiaries-50 homes of Ranhor. Ranhor is a village around 20 kms from Kakri and is one of the host community. What they received– Solar Lanterns What we received- Joy of illuminating their homes in environmentally responsible manner.  

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