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In 1979, Rahul Mehta’s parents sold their gold and silver to fund his first semester in America; decades later, he helped establish eight schools across six IITsRahul Mehta, after selling four companies, now invests in India's intellectual capital. His foundation supports academic programs at IITs, ...- ET Family Business Awards: Serum Institute, Mankind, Varun Beverages among winners in the limelightSeveral Indian family businesses received awards for their significant contributions. Serum Institute of India was honored for philanthropi...
- Best Proverb of the Day: “If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...” — The timeless lesson reflected in Ratan Tata's lifeBest Proverb of the Day: Ancient wisdom from Socrates highlights that true worth isn't in wealth, but its impact. Ratan Tata exemplifies th...
- IIT Guwahati hosts global tech leaders at PIWOT 2025, focus on rural empowermentIIT Guwahati hosted the PanIIT World of Technology Meet 2025, focusing on innovative solutions for rural development. Key attendees include...
- How I Met My Wife: 'Boring' Nandan Nilekani reveals quizzing love story of meeting 'mercurial' wife RohiniNandan Nilekani met his wife, Rohini, at a quiz competition in 1977. While he described himself as 'boring' compared to her 'spontaneous' n...
- Motilal Oswal Foundation donates Rs 130 cr to IIT BombayMotilal Oswal Foundation and IIT Bombay have partnered to develop modern academic infrastructure and a new financial markets programme, bac...
- Motilal Oswal Foundation pledges Rs 130 crore to IIT Bombay for financial markets programMotilal Oswal Foundation has pledged Rs 130 crore to IIT Bombay for establishing a world-class academic infrastructure and developing a fin...
- IITs step up efforts to raise donations from alumniIIT Delhi, which currently has a total endowment reserve of Rs 350 crore from its alumni, looks to add another Rs 250 crore in the next two...
- Give or give back and tell, or don'tAnonymous charity has both supporters and critics, with some viewing it as philanthropy on a large scale and others seeing it as a way to a...
- Nilekanomics for a knowledge economyEndowments like this month's ₹315 crore donation by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to his alma mater Indian Institute of Technology (II...
- Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani donates Rs 315 crore to alma mater IIT BombayNandan Nilekani earlier contributed Rs 85 crore to the institute, bringing the cumulative value of his support to Rs 400 crore.
- Nandan Nilekani pledges Rs 315 cr to IIT-Bombay to help his alma mater beef up on infra, researchNilekani joined electrical engineering at the IIT-B in 1973, and the latest grant comes as a celebration of his 50 years of deep bonding wi...
- HCL founder Shiv Nadar most generous person; Premji slips to second position: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022HCL founder Shiv Nadar on Thursday was named as the most generous person in the country with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, the Edel...
- IIT Madras fundraising soars to all-time high of Rs 131 cr in 2021-22The funds raised have been vital in supporting infrastructure development, scholarships, chair professorships, research, and initiatives.
- Ashok Soota’s SKAN Research Trust gives Rs 20-crore grant to IIT RoorkeeIIT Roorkee will use the grant for funding of an Institute Chair Professorship, two new faculty Fellowships and one Institute Research Fell...
- Govt may 'EQUIP' students with direct fee transfersModi govt is planning to replace fee subsidy across top institutes with direct transfers to students.
- Jindal Global University youngest Indian university to be ranked in 'QS BRICS Rankings 2019'Naveen Jindal, founding chancellor of JGU, said in a statement the global recognition was in their inspirational journey of nine years is "...
- Amit Singhal’s future at Paytm unclearSinghal had joined Uber five weeks ago and was reporting to its chief executive Travis Kalanick. He looked after the mapping division, and ...
- In 5 years, entire school will be on a tablet: Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCLFive years from now, the entire school will be on a tablet - like an iPad, at a very low cost. India will make an effort to do it, says Shi...
- IIT Kharagpur confers doctorate on Ratan TataRatan N Tata, group chairman, Tata Group, has been conferred an honorary degree of doctor of science by the Indian Institute of Technology,...
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