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Satin Creditcare Network Limited (“SCNL”), one of the largest microfinance company in the country, financed 1 lakh water and sanitation loans in Bihar. Water.org, (an international NGO working on safe water and sanitation) is the knowledge partner of SCNL for water and sanitation financing. Present in 22 states, Satin Creditcare is empowering 3.5 million women by providing microcredit facilities to economically active women in both rural and semi-urban areas, who otherwise have limited access to mainstream financial service providers. Talking about the achievement, Mr. Dev Verma- Chief Operating Officer, Satin Creditcare Network Limited said, “We would like to congratulate the teams of both the organizations for making this initiative a success. One of the major barriers to safe water and sanitation is affordable financing. Through this partnership, we have been trying to address this problem. Our partnership with water.org started in FY16 and since then, the organization has suppor...

Sanfort School at Duliajan in Assam is shining example of Sanfort's mission of imbibing social, moral and cultural values in early learners in their first step towards education. After establishing its firm foothold in bigger cities, SANFORT, the UK Concept Preschool Chain has embarked upon an ambitious expansion drive across the country. Spreading its wings further by entering deep into tier-II and III cities, Sanfort launched its new branch in Duliajan, Assam amid the presence of who’s who of the city. Sanfort has kicked off its strategic expansion in smaller cities in all the states where it has already registered significant presence, besides exploring the new regions across the country. Sanfort is the pioneer partner of Trinity College-London for “Trinity Stars Yong Performers in English Awards” which encourage the teaching and learning of English language through drama, music and performance for children. Dr. S.K. Rathor, Chairman & Managing Director, Sanf...

Seeing the aftermath of severe cyclone “FANI”, the management of Satin Creditcare Network Limited (SCNL) organized relief camps in the districts of Puri and Cuttack which is operated from Bhubaneswar region and adjoining areas of Puri-Ganjam which is operated from Berhampur region. SCNL distributed relief materials which included food materials, milk powder and medicines. SCNL team covered around 2000 households immediately after the cyclone in the villages bordering of Chilika Lake in Rambha and reached out to 86 severely affected center covering 1300 villagers around Puri.   Dev Verma, COO, Satin Creditcare Network Limited said , “ The management team at SCNL deeply empathizes with the people of Odisha who have suffered great losses, financially and emotionally, due to cyclone “Fani”. Our relief camps across Odisha are further to our commitment of helping the society at large and offering relief to last mile. ”   “Our centers in the affected regions have resumed ope...

The symptoms of an illiberal democracy may be visible as authoritative or corrupt political leaders, a weak judiciary and corrupt political parties.   By Advocate Ishanee Sharma But on the contrary, liberal democracies are those where group and individual liberties prevail and private individuals and civil society work within an autonomous sphere, with no hindrances. “ The People v Democracy ” , Yascha Mounk of Harvard University has reiterated the thought, time and again that liberalism and democracy are separable. There is a visible trend that Voters favour electing a government that would restrict the rights of a measly minority. For example, Hungary, When communism collapsed in 1989, under successive governments, became fully democratic, and followed a liberal political course initially at a pace that was similar to other Western European nations. But it is uncanny how things can change. In recent times, leader of the Fidesz party and Hungary ’s Prime Mi...