Dr Reddy's Foundation

On World Environment Day (June 5), our Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) team in Andhra Pradesh distributed over 10,000 saplings from our nursery to farmers.

The nursery was established last year to support farmers in adopting intercropping in coconut farms. This year, farmers received 10 species of fruit-bearing and timber plants.

Based on their preference, mango or cashew was provided as the primary crop, along with guava, sapota, jamun, gooseberry, jackfruit, lemon and teak for farm boundaries.

Around 200 saplings are distributed per acre. These help farmers diversify income, keep the land under green cover and build long-term value from the same farm area.

To date, the initiative has covered 1,993 acres.

A small sapling today can become food, shade, income and resilience for a farming household tomorrow.

Yesterday, we officially launched our new Centre for Future Ready Skilling and Innovation (CFRSI) in Hyderabad, established in partnership with Accenture India. CFRSI is designed to address the rapidly evolving needs of India’s skilling ecosystem.

The centre will offer specialised technical courses in emerging domains such as Pharma Manufacturing Technician, Electric Vehicle Service Technician, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Automation with Gen AI, along with Future Ready Core Employability Skills (Digital). Over time, newer technical courses will also be piloted at CFRSI centres. This built-in flexibility to innovate makes the model unique.

With Hyderabad, five CFRSI centres have now been established across Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, all supported by Accenture. DRF was Accenture’s first skilling partner in India under its Skills to Succeed programme.

At the launch event, Krishnamurthy Ramamurthy, Senior Leader; Rajesh Anupoju, Vice President; and Daniel Thomas, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, represented Accenture. From DRF, Shamik Trehan, CEO; Pranav Kumar Choudhary, COO; Rami Puli Reddy, Head IT; and Raghvendra, Senior Manager, joined the CFRSI team to mark the occasion.

Gold Dust: where effort becomes grain (Photo by Saurabh Chatterjee)

Harvest is not just an end. It is the release of a season’s worry. It is the quiet joy of seeing effort take shape, and knowing the household will be okay for a while.

In rice, this joy often comes after months of labour and uncertainty. That is why we work on approaches that make cultivation more reliable. Through Dry Direct Seeded Rice (Dry DSR), farmers sow directly into dry, level soil using a seed drill, reducing labour dependence, saving water, and lowering emissions, while supporting timely sowing and healthier soils over time.

Because sustainability is not only about the field. It is about what the harvest means at home.



Ssaurabh A Chatterjee

“She would sit with me every night and help me study. She found her own ways to explain things I could not hear.”

There were no special schools in Anil's village. He studied in the local school with his siblings, relying on lip reading, gestures, and the patience of a mother who refused to let him fall behind.

At our GROW PwD centre, he built workplace skills, prepared for interviews and found his first job. Today, he works in an environment where communication is easier, dignity is everyday and he can support the mother who once supported him.

Through GROW PwD, we continue to work towards skilling and employment pathways where persons with disabilities are not left out but included with dignity.