India plays key role in solving global challenges, driving positive impact: Desmond Kuek, CEO, Temasek TrustDesmond Kuek, CEO of Temasek Trust, remarked on Asia’s importance in addressing climate change due to its significant emissions. India’s ro...
12 Aug, 2024, 01.00 AM IST
Adani family pledges ₹60,000 crore towards charityLast year, he shared the eighth spot with Vedanta Group chairman Anil Aggarwal on the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List with donations...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.23 AM IST
Tech’s biggest philanthropists, from Premji to ZuckerbergThe founder and chairman of Wipro has consistently been by far the biggest giver among Indian billionaires. In 2001, he established the Azi...
07 May, 2022, 08.58 AM IST
The next generation has an altruistic streak, leans towards philanthropy now more than everOverall, family giving is expected to witness an increase in 2021.
08 Apr, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Family philanthropists will play a pivotal role in building modern India: Amitabh KantThe 'Jedi talks' (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) introduced this year as part of the Dasra Philanthropy Week highlighted the need ...
24 Mar, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Philanthropy in India focuses on one's roots, progresses to the community, and usually remains low-keyFamily businesses can be looked at as microcosmic socioeconomic systems in India, with strong ties to their communities.
26 Feb, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
Growing trend towards philanthropy in India: Bill GatesGates, Head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has donated nearly USD 1 billion in various projects in India in particular in fields...
04 May, 2018, 11.36 AM IST
MindTree chief, wife to share their good workNatarajan is among the cofounders of MindTree, the Bengaluru-based mid-tier IT services firm, which was set up after 10 senior executives l...
16 Mar, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
Philanthropy is a risk capital that can go where the government can’t: Rajiv J Shah,Rockefeller FoundationShah, who took over as foundation president early last year, previously worked in the Obama administration and with the Bill and Melinda Ga...
15 Feb, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
Azim Premji the ‘most generous Indian’ in Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015Azim Premji has emerged as the ‘most generous Indian’ in the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015, a ranking of the most generous individuals...
09 Jan, 2016, 01.46 AM IST
Wipro's Azim Premji hires Amnesty India head to build organisation for offering grants to external agenciesSo far, Premji has donated nearly 21% of his Wipro stake to a trust that funds education-focused philanthropic projects under the Azim Prem...
13 May, 2014, 08.22 AM IST
Wipro's Azim Premji tops philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8,000 croreWhen it comes to philanthropy, there are a few Indians who really donate and the latest list is topped by Azim Premji of Wipro.
13 Nov, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
Be rich & be Premji: How to get Indian billionaires more generousTen out of the world’s top 150-odd billionaires are Indians. But only one, Azim Premji, has pledged more than 50% of his wealth for social ...
07 Mar, 2013, 10.16 AM IST
Philanthropy: Indians give just 1.5-3% of their annual incomesA Bain report indicates that under the right conditions, giving in India can reach significant and impactful proportions.
02 Jul, 2011, 01.47 PM IST
NS Raghavan on way to change Indian philanthropyWhat NSR hopes to do is chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can perhaps take on, and ...
02 Jul, 2011, 11.11 AM IST
The black hole of philanthropyBefore Indian philanthropy can become a potent force for change, we need to know many things about it. Unfortunately, there's too little in...
16 Apr, 2011, 04.20 AM IST
- Obama to have finance minister with elementary roots in India!
To run the treasury of the world's largest economy, President-elect Barack Obama is putting his faith in a person who got his elementary ed...
24 Nov, 2008, 09.35 PM IST