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IIT Roorkee, IvyCap Ventures and NuQuant announce Rs 1,000 crore Super Endowment initiative to strengthen India’ s research, innovation and DeepTech ecosystemIIT Roorkee, in partnership with IvyCap Ventures and NuQuant, has launched a Rs 1,000 crore Super Endowment Fund to fuel India's deep-tech ...
Why partnerships will define India’s agricultural transitionIndia's agriculture faces climate challenges. A robust public finance foundation can drive a new phase of growth. Regenerative agriculture ...
To give, first get to know: Why India’s everyday generosity matters more than everIndia witnesses widespread everyday giving, with households contributing billions annually. While generosity is abundant, most gifts are ad...
MacKenzie Scott donated billions, more than Jeff Bezos’ lifetime giving, but still missed top donor rankings. Here's whyBillionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's massive 2025 donations, exceeding $7 billion, surprisingly excluded her from a top donor list....
A founder, a fortune, and Microsoft’s final separation from the Bill Gates empireThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has completed its sale of Microsoft shares. This marks the end of a significant financial tie to ...
Why Tata Sons is facing pressure to go public | An explainerTata Sons is under pressure to list on the stock market. This comes from its shareholders and potential Reserve Bank of India rules. A boar...
Be a Roman when in Rome, contribute to local community: RSS to Indians living abroadIndians living abroad should contribute more to their host communities, urged RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. He advised the dia...
Mark Zuckerberg backed-Cellular Intelligence acquires Novo Nordisk's Parkinson's cell therapyLast October, Novo Nordisk had shut down its cell therapy unit as part of a broader restructuring, discontinuing development of the therap...
India to Africa: How homegrown philanthropic models are going globalIndian philanthropy is increasingly extending its grassroots development models to Africa, adapting localized interventions to address shar...
Poonawalla's clear shot at access for all via route socialCyrus S Poonawalla, chairman of Serum Institute of India, has created a legacy where business and social impact go hand in hand. His vaccin...
Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to Meals on Wheels America: How her Amazon fortune is changing livesJeff Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott has donated big once again, and this time it is $70 million directed to Meals on Wheels America to hel...
Climate stress affecting India's economy, aggravating health risks: ReportThe year 2021 was marked by severe heat exposure in India, leading to alarming economic ramifications. An estimated 160 billion labor hours...
SSUHS signs MoU with Novo Nordisk FoundationSrimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences and Novo Nordisk Foundation signed an MoU to enhance Assam's health sector. The deal aim...
Manipur Violence: 23 bodies buried, another burial likely next weekA mass burial was conducted in Phaijang village, Manipur, for the bodies of 23 individuals who died during ethnic clashes. Four of the bodi...
NCBS and NIMHANS launch Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and MindThe Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RMP) will fund CBM operations for five years, from April 2023. CBM will focus on long-term examination ...
In 17 yrs, Warren Buffett pledged over $50 bn to Gates Foundation, other philanthropic organisationsAfter 17 years, Warren Buffett has given over $50.7bn to philanthropic foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four ...
EdelGive Foundation CEO has some financial advice for women: Educate yourself, don’t be afraid to make mistakesShah says that women must learn to make money decisions for themselves.
Chan Zuckerberg fund backs education tech startup Eruditus; valuation doublesThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) confirmed it had invested in the Mumbai-based startup, without disclosing details. “Eruditus has a pro...
Over 40% of India's philanthropists to raise donations by 2020Over forty per cent of the country's philanthropists will increase their contribution by 2020, driven by strong growth in the economy, says...
- Dark side of giving: The rise of philanthro-capitalism
Philanthropic organisations like Gates Foundation are beginning to greatly influence public policy-making.