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  • KV Ramani set up US$40 million trust and established Sai University
  • India’s most generous philanthropists of 2021
  • In 2020, Indians donated 43% more to charities and community services
  • Philanthropy Report: AM Naik
  • Wadhwani Foundation announced next phase of $1 million in grants to charities and NGOs
  • Hitachi Group donating 50 million yen to COVID-19 relief efforts in India
  • MUFG Bank to contribute INR 75 million towards COVID-19 relief in India
  • AIA Group contributed US$2.5 million to support relief efforts in India
  • IIT Madras alumni donate USD 2 million for Covid-19 relief efforts
  • Salesforce announced US$ 1.1 million donation to NGOs in India
  • Breakthrough Global Foundation and Saurabh Gupta donate USD 1 million to education programmes
  • Wadhwani Foundation donates $1 million in grants to ten charities and NGOs
  • Credit Suisse commits $1 million in additional aid to Concern India Foundation, GiveIndia
  • Lego Group and Lego Foundation donate USD 1 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts
  • Ethereum’s Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin donates over $1 billion to India Covid Relief Fund and other charities
  • LG Electronics pledges US$5.5 million to fight against COVID
  • Twitter donates US$15 million to three NGOs for COVID-19 relief in India
  • UPS Foundation pledged $1 million to fight Covid-19 in India
  • Qualcomm pledges $4 million to help India fight Covid
  • MetLife Foundation donates US$1.5 million to help India and Bangladesh fight COVID-19
  • Google announces $18 million relief fund to fight COVID In India
  • Mastercard to donate $10 million to address India’s COVID-19 crisis
  • Indian women philanthropists who made generous donations during COVID-19
  • Billionaires and philanthropists who went out of their way to help citizens deal with the pandemic
  • USD 1 million donation from three Indian-American couples to US university
  • India’s top philanthropists and CSR donors in 2020
  • Huhtamaki donates €600,000 to help clean plastics from the Mithi River
  • These India bosses are donating half their wealth
  • Hetero Pharma commits Rs 5 crore to adopt forest
  • BMW India Foundation formed to drive corporate citizenship projects
  • Mahindra & Mahindra donates Rs. 2.22 crores towards Covid-19 relief work
  • Philanthropist Ronald Colaco conferred AsiaOne’s ‘Bhartiya Mahantam Vikas Puraskar’
  • PM Modi’s donations to public causes exceed Rs 103 crore
  • Interview with philanthropist Sudha Murty, chairperson of Infosys Foundation
  • Anannke Foundation helping the underprivileged amidst COVID-19 crisis
  • Actor Suriya donates over Rs 6 crore to help film industry
  • Jain International Trade Organization provides Rs 80 lakhs in scholarships
  • Odisha Mining Corporation donates Rs 250 crores to relief fund
  • Children of founding law dean donate Rs 34 lakh to Aligarh Muslim University
  • Actor Akshay Kumar donates Rs 2 crore to flood relief efforts
  • Asif Kamal Foundation donates Rs 20 lakh to disaster relief fund
  • We need to make giving aspirational for India’s billionaires: Amit Chandra
  • Jamia Millia Islamia establishes endowment to honour renowned historian
  • Wells Fargo India and Wells Fargo Foundation donates Rs 5.79 million to disaster relief efforts
  • LG Electronics to donate Rs 1 crore to Armed Forces Flag Day fund
  • Mankind Pharma donates Rs 1 crore to Assam flood relief
  • Non-billionaire Indians pledge to give 50% of their wealth to charity
  • Tata education trust’s charity in US not income
  • Hyundai Mobis extends Rs 6 crore for COVID-19 relief
  • Roshni Nadar becomes chairperson of HCL
  • Oxford University receives £3.5m donation from Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to develop coronavirus vaccine
  • Celebrities act against pandemic in Tamil Nadu
  • Giving back: this businesswoman aims to help 1 billion people through her philanthropy
  • £80 million donation from foundation of Reuben brothers to University of Oxford
  • Nisaba Godrej to run Godrej Group from July 2020
  • Asif Kamal Foundation helps rural India fight the coronavirus pandemic
  • PM CARES fund received at least $1.27 billion in donations
  • DBS Asia Hub 2 raises Rs 6.5 million to support vulnerable sections
  • Tej Kohli Foundation uses technology to rebuild lives
  • TikTok facilitates ₹30 crore donations to PM CARES Fund
  • IIFL Foundation continues its efforts in fight against COVID-19
  • ICICI Group pledges Rs 100 crore to fight against COVID-19 outbreak
  • Google chief Sundar Pichai donates Rs 5 crore to Give India
  • Mata Amritanandamayi Math to donate Rs 13 crore for COVID-19 relief
  • OnePlus announces donation of one crore to PM Cares Fund
  • Huawei contributes Rs 7 crore to PM-CARES fund, six states for India’s battle against coronavirus
  • Netflix donates ₹7.7 crore to India out of its ₹764.2 crore Coronavirus fund
  • Businessmen in India donate to fight Corona Virus
  • Aditya Birla Group donates Rs 500 crore to PM CARES fund
  • Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India, donated $66 million to coronavirus aid
  • Netflix Contributes $1 Million to Producers Guild of India Relief Fund
  • Azim Premji foundation, Wipro commit Rs 1,125 crore to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
  • HDFC Group pledges Rs 150 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • Vedanta Ltd contributes Rs 201 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • Indiabulls Group pledges ₹ 21 crore to the PM CARES Fund
  • Bharti Enterprises pledges over Rs 100 crore to support India’s fight against coronavirus
  • Torrent Group to donate Rs 100 crore to PM CARES fund
  • Piramal Group commits Rs 25 crore donation to PM Cares Fund
  • Xiaomi pledges 15 crore to relief fund
  • Actor Akshay Kumar pledged to donate Rs 25 crore to PM-CARES Fund
  • State Bank of India raised Rs 100 crore for PM Cares Fund
  • Asian Paints Limited commits ₹35 crore for Covid-19 relief
  • Reliance Industries donates Rs 500 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • Oppo donates ₹1 crore to PM Relief Fund to fight COVID-19
  • Infosys Foundation commits INR 100 crore towards COVID-19 relief efforts
  • IIFL Group commits Rs 5 crore towards PM Cares Fund
  • National Mineral Development Corporation pledges Rs 150 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • LNJ Bhilwara Group donates Rs 5.51 crore to COVID-19 relief funds
  • Larsen & Toubro donates Rs 150 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • TVS Motor Company pledges Rs 25 crore towards PM Cares Fund
  • Paytm aims to contribute ₹500 crore to PM CARES Fund
  • Tatas pledge Rs 1,500 crore to help fight coronavirus
  • Uday Kotak, Kotak Mahindra Bank donate Rs 60 crore in fight against Covid-19
  • PhonePe aims to contribute Rs 100 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • JSW announces Rs 100 crore contribution to PM Cares Fund
  • Gautam Adani gives Rs 100 crore to PM Cares Fund
  • ITC Limited announces Rs 150 crore COVID-19 contingency fund
  • Bajaj Group to contribute Rs 100 crore towards fight against Covid-19
  • Hindustan Unilever Limited commits ₹100 crore to fight COVID-19
  • Honorary doctorate for one of India’s most famous philanthropists
  • Former chairperson donates ₹54 lakh to Panjab University’s law department
  • Prashant Gupta donates Rs 1 cr to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
  • IIT Delhi alumnus donates ₹1 crore to set up chair in quantum computing
  • Retired college teacher’s joy of giving: Rs 97 lakh & counting
  • HCL’s Shiv Nadar tops givers list, Mukesh Ambani comes third
  • India’s top 10 billionaires who donate money for social good
  • The 15 biggest private donations to universities
  • Why India’s rich don’t give their money away
  • Indian tech billionaire gives $7.5 billion to charity
  • Co-founder of Indian IT giant Infosys donates $4m to NTU
  • Bharti family to pledge Rs70b to philanthropy
  • Khalifa Foundation donates $2 million equipment to Indian university
  • Alibaba Executive Gives $30M to Yale Law School
  • Andrew’s election campaign boosted by Chinese donors
  • Anonymous donor makes donations for 17 years in east China
  • Nalanda University Gets $1 Million From Indian-Origin Couple
  • Carnegie Mellon gets $35M donation from Tata Consultancy Services
  • Lord Swraj Paul pledges support for educational institutions
  • Sunny Varkey joins Giving Pledge
  • Did Amar Singh donate $5 million to Clinton Foundation in 2008?
  • NRI Swraj Paul makes 1 million pounds donation to leading UK university
  • SBI donates Rs 14.80 lakh to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
  • Bharti-led Satya Electoral Trust as top contributor to the BJP in FY14
  • 2 Entities of Greenpeace India Under Lens for Tax Violations
  • Alibaba Pledges $130 Million to Support Hong Kong Youth Startups
  • Alibaba Group Backs Young Hong Kong Entrepreneurs
  • Mukund Padmanabhan donated $2.5 million to UCLA
  • India’s Top Philanthropists, Azim Premji Remains Most Charitable Indian
  • Premji again tops India philanthropy list
  • Rahul Bajaj gives ‘ 2 cr for Gandhi statue in UK
  • India’s top 3 philanthropist
  • Infosys Foundation gives Rs1 crore to Bannerghatta zoo
  • Govt turns down R5- cr offer to revive hospital
  • Infosys co-founder donates $1.8 million towards brain research
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  • Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman and Managing Director, DM Healthcare
  • Virat Kohli turns philanthropist, to become a gym guru for auction winner
  • Philanthropist gets award for rural upliftment through edu
  • Alibaba’s Co-Founders Charitable Trusts Valued at Roughly $3 Billion
  • Businessman paves way for return of relics kept in Norway
  • Cambridge University’s China funding row: ‘Foreign donations must be regulated’
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  • Asia Society Hong Kong Center Receives $12.9 Million from Robert Miller
  • ‘Doing what’s right’ \ Chinese oil giant pumps record donation into Calgary Public Library
  • Share transfer to my foundation is donation: Azim Premji
  • Alumni donation: Ohio’s gain is Chandigarh’s loss
  • PE fund managers-turned-philanthropists donate Rs 80 lakh to Rs 10 crore every year
  • Paying tribute to philanthropy
  • Chennai-born businessman felicitated for charity work
  • London Business School announces campaign to raise GBP 100 mn
  • Azim Premji tops philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8K crore
  • Dr. Romesh Wadhwani wins distinguished ‘Non-Resident Philanthropist’ award
  • Indian educationist honoured at Australian university
  • Philanthropy has to be spontaneous, can’t be forced: Premji
  • Transforming education in India is very complex: Azim Premji
  • Indian tycoon leads philanthropy push with $2.8b gift for education
  • 11 people honoured at Forbes India Philanthropy Awards
  • Being Human flagship store in India
  • India will eventually need no aid: Bill Gates
  • Azim Premji tops India philanthropist list
  • OP Jain – The Pragmatic Philanthropist
  • Azim Premji is top Indian philanthropist with Rs8,000 cr donation in 2013
  • Blackstone chairman to set up China scholarship
  • A social experiment
  • Act of giving: Luis Miranda acts as a philanthropic catalyst to NGOs and helps them organise funds
  • Mumbai based philanthropist to donate Rs 1.5 crore to Charotar University of Science and Technology
  • Rohini Nilekani pours her wealth into getting books to India’s poorest children
  • IA Modi: Pharma baron, yogi, philanthropist
  • Lord Raj Loomba CBE honored at the Forbes India Philanthropy Awards 2012
  • Poverty of ambition
  • Wealthy Indians unlock philanthropy gates
  • Jhunjhunwala to Give Away 25% of Wealth
  • Corporate Philanthropy: Gaining popularity in India?
  • BRIEF: UC Berkeley gets a $15 million gift for museum and college
  • Cathay Pacific’s ‘Change for Good’ raises another HK$10 million in 2008 to help the work of UNICEF
  • BOC overseas business surges in face of global credit crisis
  • Amar Singh in legal trouble over Clinton Foundation donation?
  • A culture of giving can help our universities excel
  • True entrepreneurial philanthropist
  • Payback time: Old boy gifts IIT-B $5 m
  • Meshri in Idaho University Alumni Hall of Fame
  • Indian philanthropist is top donor for US university
  • Charity Fever: Corporate donations rise 30% in FY07
  • Indian Philanthropist Behind UK’S First Hindu School
  • Asia’s richest man has big plans to transform giving in China. This big: $10 billion
  • $400M Donation to Support HKUST’s Drive Towards World Class Excellence
  • $2 million for new rez – Hong Kong philanthropist creates space for international students