Philanthropy Report

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  Private Philanthropy Needs To Step Up, Bridge ₹7.7L Crore Spending Gap: Report

  Private philanthropy has the potential to support the public sector and supplement social spending in India.

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  Family-Led Donations, Corporates Boost Charity But India's 'Giving Gap' Remains

  A charge often repeated in the media is that India's richest are not generous enough to donate their wealth.

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  3 Startup Entrepreneurs, Including Zerodha's Kamath Brothers, Have Doubled Their Donation This Year

  Nikhil and Nithin Kamath increased their donation by 300 per cent to Rs 100 crore.

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  HCL's Shiv Nadar 'India's Most Generous', Donated Rs 3 Crore Per Day: Report

  HCL founder Shiv Nadar topped as the most generous person in the country with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 revealed on Thursday.

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  Alibaba Executive Says Founder Jack Ma 'Lying Low', Focussing on Hobbies and Philanthropy: Report

  Alibaba founder Jack Ma is "lying low" and focusing on hobbies and philanthropy, the Chinese e-commerce giant's executive vice chairman and co-founder Joe Tsai said.

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  PM Praises Tata Group's "Compassionate Gesture" To Ease Oxygen Crisis

  The Tata Group's announcement on Twitter to import 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who called it a "compassionate gesture" as the country battles an acute oxygen shortage due to exploding

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  Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg Donates $31 Million To Charity

  After Facebook CEO and his wife making a pledge in December to give away 99 percent of their stock over their lifetime, the social networking giant's COO Sheryl Sandberg has decided to donate $31 million in Facebook stock to charity, the media reported on Friday.

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  Azim Premji Most Generous Indian For Third Year Running: Philanthropy Report

  Azim Premji, who donated Rs 27,514 crore for education is the "Most Generous Indian" for the third year running followed by Nandan Nilekani and Narayana Murthy in the second and third place, respectively.

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  Rich Indian-Americans Could Dwarf Official US Aid to India: Report

  Indian-Americans, who have a combined annual income of a whopping USD 67.4 billion, can play a key role in philanthropy activities in India that could dwarf official US foreign aid to India by 10 times, according to new research.

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  Apple's Tim Cook Will Give Away All His Money: Report

  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth.

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  Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg biggest US 2013 giver

  The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Monday that Zuckerberg's donation was the largest charitable gift on the public record in 2013 and put the young couple at the top of the magazine's annual list of 50 most generous Americans in 2013.

• Azim Premji tops philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8000 crore

  When it comes to philanthropy, Indians don't share the table with the likes of Bill Gates but still there are a few who do really donate and the latest list is topped by Azim Premji of Wipro.

• Azim Premji tops India philanthropy list with donation of Rs 8,000 crore

  Close on the heels of releasing its second edition of Hurun India Rich List, China-based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013, with IT tycoon Azim Hashim Premji, the chairman of Wipro Ltd, emerging as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs 8,000 crore in the past year.

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• India’s rich donate more, give $5 bn each year, shows survey

  A new Bain & Co survey of India’s rich says more of them are now inclined to philanthropy.