Shiv Nadar Foundation

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  MIT App Of The Month: 9-Year-Old Student Awarded For Medical Mobile Application

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology awarded Pranet Pahwa for creating an application named XDOC+ to help patients find doctors for their healthcare needs and provides information about various diseases and health conditions.

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  Shiv Nadar Foundation Sets Up University In Chennai

  The Shiv Nadar University has become the first private university to be legislated in Tamil Nadu after 90 years (since Annamalai University Act in 1928), upon passing of a bill by the state assembly to establish it.

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  Students From Noida School Develop Air Purifier Model, Conduct Lung Capacity Test

  Amidst the reports of Smog in Delhi NCR and the situation being declared as a 'health emergency', grade six and nine students of Shiv Nadar School Noida have created a cost-effective prototype of air filter model and air humidifiers.

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  Shiv Nadar Foundation Sells Rs 1,150 Crore Shares in HCL Tech

  Shiv Nadar Foundation, the philanthropic initiative of Shiv Nadar, has sold 56 lakh shares worth over Rs 1,150 crore in HCL Technologies - its entire stake in the company - in open market to comply with regulations.

• HCL to set up 100-acre IT city in Lucknow

  Technology group HCL has said it will set up a 100-acre IT city in Lucknow, a move that will help create job opportunities for about 25,000 people in Uttar Pradesh.

• 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.

• Philanthropy is priority, says HCL heiress Roshni Nadar Malhotra

  As chief executive officer and executive director of HCL Corporation, Roshni Nadar Malhotra is responsible for strategic decisions of the $6.3-billion company founded by her father Shiv Nadar. Being the only child of Mr Nadar, who according to Forbes list is India's ninth richest person with a personal fortune of $8.6 billion as of October 2013, sh...

• India's best known philanthropic businessmen

  "After a certain point in time, money cannot make a difference in your life. I feel that it's not even called charity, it's about accountability and responsibility," Sobha Group founder P.N.C. Menon said, when he announced he would donate half of his wealth (estimated at $600 million) to charity. A first generation entrepreneur based in Dubai, Mr M...

• 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.

• HCL Tech shares fall after Vineet Nayar sells stake

  Morgan Stanley said that HCL Tech could see a change in management responsibilities in July or August.

• Vineet Nayar sells HCL Technologies shares worth Rs 133.58 cr

  Major shareholders in HCL Technologies include Slocum Investments and HCL Holdings.