Students of govt, govt-aided schools in Karnataka to get eggs six days a weekKarnataka government schools will provide eggs six days a week through an MoU with Azim Premji Foundation. CM Siddaramaiah praised this men...
20 Jul, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Azim Premji’s charity arms get Rs 18,000 crore in 5 yearsTwo of his philanthropic arms, Azim Premji Trust and Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, are classified as part of the promoter group, a...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.04 AM IST
CSR should not be legally mandated, philanthropy must come from within, says Azim PremjiPremji, who donated Rs 7,904 crore in donations last year (Rs 22 crore a day), also highlighted that the Covid-19 crisis was a "wake up cal...
20 Feb, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS-TIFR, inStem join hands to ramp up Covid-19 testingThe partnership of Azim Premji Foundation, the National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenera...
18 May, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS, inStem ink partnership on enhanced testing for COVID-19The partnership would enable free-of-cost testing for COVID-19 to a large number of people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities,...
18 May, 2020, 03.00 PM IST
Azim Premji foundation, Wipro commit Rs 1,125 crore to tackle COVID-19 outbreakAzim Premji Foundation, Wipro and Wipro Enterprises together have committed an aid of Rs 1125 crore for tackling the unprecedented health a...
02 Apr, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
Making good the giving pledge: Premji sells Rs 7,300 crore shares in Wipro buybackMoney to be used to boost philanthropic initiatives of Azim Premji Foundation.
12 Sep, 2019, 09.07 AM IST
With $21 billion, Premji Azim among world’s top philanthropistsWipro boss’ fresh bequest worth $7.5 b takes total pledge to 67% of earnings from tech co’s shares.
14 Mar, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
Azim Premji Foundation bats for mother tongue as primary education mediumAzim Premji Foundation has joined a growing chorus of voices that want the mother tongue to be the medium of instruction in elementary educ...
09 Nov, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
Social NGOs will get funding from new Azim Premji philanthropic venturePremji was first Indian to sign up for the Giving Pledge initiative started by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren...
24 Nov, 2014, 12.02 PM IST
Transforming education in India is very complex: Azim PremjiAzim Premji has called upon the government and other stakeholders to invest more resources to improve the state of education in the country.
02 Oct, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
Azim Premji to commit more of his wealth to philanthropyThe business tycoon has donated 8.7 per cent of the total stock of Wipro from his personal stock-holding for philanthropy in 2010.
19 Feb, 2013, 06.49 PM IST
- Wipro shares tumble on founder's plan to sell stake
Shares of Wipro Ltd slipped over 1% early on Tuesday after the company said that a trust controlled by Azim Premji plans to sell up to 1,53...
13 Mar, 2012, 11.30 AM IST
- Azim Premji Foundation, TISS in pact to set up Azim Premji School of Education
The companies inked a MoU under which Azim Premji Foundation will provide financial support to APSE at TISS, Hyderabad.
07 Apr, 2011, 04.22 PM IST
- Azim Premji donates 8.6% stake to own charity foundation
The shares, at current prices, are worth 8,846 cr, and represent single-largest donation by an individual. Premji's stake would come down t...
02 Dec, 2010, 06.07 AM IST
- Premji to donate Rs 8,846 crore Wipro shares to trust
Wipro Chairman will transfer company shares worth Rs 8,846 cr to his endowment trust later this month, to fund philanthropic activities tak...
01 Dec, 2010, 10.48 PM IST
- Azim Premji Foundation keen to set up pvt university
Azim Premji Foundation, the social arm of the IT major Wipro, has expressed interest in setting up a private university in Karnataka.
08 Aug, 2008, 10.28 PM IST