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YPO’s Family Business Feature for July is The Sona Group – the parent organization of Valliappa Foundation!

Launch of Valliappa Foundation’s Sona FM

Salem region’s community radio, Sona FM, was launched in which many dignitaries were present. Read more

Valliappa Foundation’s Sona FM set to make a difference in the Salem community

Salem region’s community radio, Sona FM, will prove to be a blessing for the local Tamil community as they will get quality entertainment and relevant, useful information. Read more

In India Blooms, Mr. Chocko Valliappa, the Managing Trustee of Valliappa Foundation, writes on difficulties of people turned covid-19 positive while traveling.

In the article, titled, “There is need to be empathetic, compassionate and have a uniform policy while enforcing Covid-19 protocols,” Mr. Chocko Valliappa, the Managing Trustee of Valliappa Foundation, shares his concerns on the difficulties of people turned covid-19 positive while traveling and they might spread the virus when they do not want to stay in the hospitals. The article is published in India Blooms. Read more

Vee+ Svasa app is available for Apple users in Apple App Store to guide COVID patients.

Covid guidance app to self-treat, Vee+ Svasa, is now made available in Apple iOS App Store from 18th August 2021. Previously, the app is available for android users only. Now this free self-treating covid guidance app is available to all the smartphone users. The app has tips and treatment guidance sourced from John Hopkins University, United States of America. Read more

Mid-Day, an e-newspaper featured a story on the essentiality of the Vee+ Svasa app for home-quarantined people.

Vee+ Svasa app gives home quarantine tips from a legit source like John Hopkins. Mid-Day, an e-newspaper has featured the significance of the app for home quarantined people. The app provides information on bouncing back from covid, bed availability, and tips for self-quarantine. The story is titled Covid Gyaan with a Legit Stamp. Read more

Vee+ Svasa app to guide COVID patients Providing a wealth of information on treating themselves at home

New York / Bengaluru May 18, 2021: Bengaluru and New York co-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies has launched a Vee+ Svasa mobile app aimed at guiding those isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19. Read more

COVID-19's Rise and Impact in India

The COVID-19 pandemic in India is part of the global coronavirus disease 2019, which is characterized by extreme respiratory distress. On January 30, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 in India, which originated in China, was registered. Read more

The Impact of COVID-19 in Karnataka

In India, the coronavirus epidemic has wrecked the medical system, with deaths occurring in ambulances and public parks outside hospitals, as well as overloaded crematoriums. Hundreds of hospitals in a number of Indian cities and towns have run out of oxygen. Read more

Valliappa Foundation Launched Anadhanam 2.0 – Digital Platform to Resolve Global Hunger

Valliappa Foundation launched Anadhanam 2.0 digital platform that aims to resolve the global hunger issue through efficient food redistribution. Chocko Valliappa, Managing Trustee of Valliappa Foundation, launched Anadhanam 2.0 on 29th September 2020, which is regarded as the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. Read more

Valliappa Foundation Signed an MoU with the Government City College, Hyderabad

Valliappa Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government City College, Hyderabad, to provide placement assisted Medical Coding training for life science graduates. Read more

VeeTrace Launch - Innovative Contact Tracing App - A CSR Initiative of Valliappa Foundation

Making yet another valuable CSR initiative, an innovative contact tracing app VeeTrace was launched in Salem Municipal Council on 13th April 2020. R. Sadheesh, Corporation Commissioner of Salem, did the honour of launching VeeTrace at an alternative market setup in Salem. Read more

Doing Our Bit to Develop an Innovations Repository to Fight Pandemic

The contact tracing app - VeeTrace - developed by the Sona College of Technology, a part of The Sona Group, has served as a contribution to create an innovations repository aimed to fight a pandemic. Read more

Valliappa Foundation in association with Tech Mahindra Foundation organized Valedictory Function

Valliappa Foundation in association with Tech Mahindra Foundation organized Valedictory Function for the 1st Batch of SMART trainees on 6th December 2019. Dr. Madava Reddy, Principal, G. Pulla Reddy, Pharmacy College, Mr. A. Ramesh, HR Manager, Data Marshall Company and Mr. Vamshi Krishna, HR Manager, OmniMed Healthcare Solutions were the chief guests at the function. Read more

TMF State Level Smart Alumni Meet at JC Garden, Chennai, on 29th May, 2019

Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF) Start Level Smart Alumni Meet held at JC Garden, Chennai, on 29th May 2019, was preceded by chief guests, honorable Minister K. Pandiarajan, Minister of Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture & Archaeology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Chetan Kapoor, COO, Tech Mahindra Foundation and Mr. Karthi Chandramouli, Location Head, Tech Mahindra, Chennai... Read more