Billionaire Lord Swraj Paul comes to the rescue of London Zoo, again

Back in 1993, the Caparo Group chief had saved the zoo from bankruptcy with his 1-million pound donation.

By ET Bureau | Updated: Jul 10, 2018, 09.15 AM IST

Lord Swraj Paul has taken the London Zoo under his wing once again. This time, it is by providing significant funding for the restoration of its aviary. Back in 1993, the Caparo Group chief had saved the zoo from bankruptcy with his generous 1-million pound donation, in memory of his late daughter Ambika.

While the exact amount being donated will be revealed later, the Lord Snowdon-designed aviary is part of the zoo’s latest transformation project.

Warren Buffett’s life hacks: No smartphone, 5 bottles of Coke every day, and an old Cadillac

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The most successful investor in the world, Warren Buffett, is a business magnate and a philanthropist, valued at $68.2 bn.

On Monday, he donated roughly $3.17 bn of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities. This is his largest contribution in a more than decade-long plan to give away his fortune.

Berkshire said Buffett has made $27.54 bn in donations since 2006 to the five charities, including roughly $21.9 bn to the Gates Foundation.