- Akshaya Patra resumes mid- day meal for school children in Karnataka
The programme benefits lakhs of students from the government ang government aided schools who relish a hot nutritious meal, Foundation said...
21 Oct, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Uniqlo's parent company commits Rs 22 cr towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India"Fast Retailing is committed to helping the people of India, especially at this critical time. This is an emergency that requires global so...
25 May, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Akshaya Patra aims to serve mid-day meals to 5 million children by 2025As the implementing partner of the Government of India's flagship school feeding programme, the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Akshaya Patra serves o...
12 Nov, 2020, 03.38 PM IST
Akshaya Patra raises $950,000 in US to feed mid-day meals to school children in IndiaThe event, Virtual Gala - Technology for Change, was attended by over 1,000 businesses, non-profits, government officials and philanthropic...
02 Aug, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
SOLV partners with Akshay Patra, to help in sourcing & deliveryThe partnership will not only ensure smooth delivery of supplies to the foundation's kitchens but also help sustain several kirana stores a...
05 May, 2020, 06.22 PM IST
PepsiCo partners CII to serve 2 million meals in Punjab, Haryana, RajasthanFood and beverage major PepsiCo India on Thursday joined hands with industry body CII to provide two million meals to the marginalised comm...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.06 PM IST
Manufacturer of Oreo & Cadbury to donate 71 tonnes of biscuits, chocolates in 12 citiesMondelez India also donated 1 lakh masks and about 225 litres of sanitisers in Mumbai.
16 Apr, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi praises NGO's efforts towards eradicating hungerA massive stage has been erected at the venue and beautifully decked up.
11 Feb, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
Maharaja of Mysuru launches Akshaya Patra’s model school initiativeThe city-headquartered nonprofit has equipped GLPS Ravindranagar with a new compound wall, bio-toilets among other facilities.
13 Dec, 2018, 10.46 PM IST
Akshaya Patra Foundation announces fellowship for youngsters and social entrepreneursThe objective of the programme, according to CEO Sridhar Venkat, is to train aspirants to implement the Foundation’s initiatives in the are...
03 Jul, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Karnataka inks agreements with Akshaya Patra, Akshara FoundationThe Bengaluru-based nonprofit ran the first phase of the programme in 7,515 schools covering three lakh children in the backward Hyderabad-...
20 Oct, 2016, 08.40 PM IST
Two billion meals for schoolkids, this IITian shows the wayAPF, founded by IITian Madhu Pandit Dasa who was conferred the Padma Shri last month, is the world’s largest school lunch programme.
10 Feb, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Infosys, Tata Group donate Rs 200 crore to expand reach of Bengaluru NGO’s school lunch programmeAkshaya Patra runs the largest school lunch programme by an NGO in the world. The money will be used to expand the reach of Akshaya Patra &...
14 Jan, 2015, 08.23 AM IST
Bill Clinton visits school kitchen, serves chapattis to studentsClinton seemed specially impressed by the functioning of a Chapatti-making machine with a capacity to make 40,000 of such flat breads in an...
16 Jul, 2014, 07.01 PM IST
Karnataka to adopt J Jayalalithaa's canteens model in BangaloreKarnataka government is in talks with Akshaya Patra Foundation to open food kiosks in Bangalore, will sell food at affordable prices.
26 Apr, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
57,000 students of 431 schools to benefit from SAIL ProjectProject Akshaya Patra, a novel CSR initiative covering 431 schools, was dedicated to people of the region by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Su...
25 Feb, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
- Indian-origin girl in UK raises 6,400 pounds for The Akshaya Patra Foundation through 5K walk
An Indian-origin girl student in the UK has raised over 6,400 pounds by organising a '5K walk' for the world's largest NGO-run school meal ...
12 Aug, 2012, 12.57 PM IST