PHILANTHROPY RANKINGS
Reliance tops India Involved Ranking 2023; underlines its commitment to Viksit Bharat Reliance Industries has secured the top position in the India Involved Ranking 2023, which assesses the commitment of Indian corporations to Viksit Bharat. Compiled by Skoch, the ranking and index result from a meticulous six-month study. The evalua...
23 Apr, 2024, 05.35 PM ISTYouTube's most subscribed: Three Indian channels among top 10, Mr Beast isn't No. 1 Indian YouTube channels are making waves globally, with three channels featuring Hindi content securing spots among the most subscribed on the platform. Contrary to expectations, renowned American YouTuber MrBeast doesn't claim the number one positi...
20 Jan, 2024, 11.48 AM ISTHCLTech founder Shiv Nadar tops Hurun Philanthropy List 2023; donates over Rs 2,000 crore in FY23 Wipro founding chairman Azim Premji (78) and family came second with a donation of Rs 1,774 crore and the third spot was retained by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and family with a donation of Rs 376 crore.
03 Nov, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Giving away Rs 5.6 cr a day, Shiv Nadar top donor in 2023 philanthropy rankings; total contributions surge 56% Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Tech, remains India's top philanthropist, donating Rs 2,042 crore in 2023. Azim Premji of Wipro follows with Rs 1,774 crore. Indian philanthropy surges, with 119 donors contributing Rs 8,445 crore, showing a 60% increase f...
02 Nov, 2023, 05.42 PM ISTET Lifetime Achievement Award: Shiv Nadar - Just doing IT is a way of life, as is starting up a new code of giving As per the Hurun India Philanthropy List for 2022, billionaire Nadar’s annual donations stood at Rs 1,161 crore or roughly Rs 3 crore per day. With a net worth of $28 billion, he was positioned at 46 in the Hurun global rich list and fourth among In...
22 Feb, 2023, 08.25 AM ISTView: India’s wealthiest need to give more, and more often Despite economic uncertainty and the continuing impact of Covid-19, Indian philanthropy is growing steadily as evidenced,. Social sector funding, primarily driven by the government, has grown approximately 12% annually over the past five years.
21 Nov, 2022, 04.17 PM ISTHCL’s Shiv Nadar is India's most generous person: EdelGive Hurun India Wipro's Azim Premji came in second with an annual donation of Rs 484 crore. Premji is the only living Indian to feature in the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century list.
20 Oct, 2022, 07.52 PM ISTHCL founder Shiv Nadar most generous person; Premji slips to second position: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 HCL founder Shiv Nadar on Thursday was named 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. Nadar, 77, has reclaimed the 'India's most gener...
20 Oct, 2022, 04.41 PM ISTS&T Sector: India needs to science things up India spends a mere 0.64% of its GDP on science and technology (S&T), the lowest amongst Brics nations. The US, China and South Korea spend 2.73%, 2.4% and 4% of their GDP on S&T, respectively.
04 Jul, 2022, 09.21 AM ISTBillionaire Jared Isaacman joins the philanthropy club, donates $125 mn to a children's hospital He turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teen into a multibillion-dollar company.
12 Feb, 2022, 10.05 AM ISTAzim Premji remains top philanthropist with Rs 27 cr donation daily, Shiv Nadar & Mukesh Ambani follow Premji increased his donation by nearly a fourth during the pandemic year.
28 Oct, 2021, 06.48 PM ISTAzim Premji donated Rs 27 cr per day in FY21, retains top giver rank Premji, the founder chairman of the company, increased his donation by nearly a fourth during the pandemic year, as per the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, which had HCL's Shiv Nadar at second place with contributions of Rs 1,263 crore ...
28 Oct, 2021, 05.13 PM ISTIndia's top industrialist, philanthropist Ratan Tata ranks way down on rich list Ratan Tata’s wealth, largely sourced from Tata Sons, stood at Rs 3,500 crore, putting him at 433rd position on the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021. In the 2020 list, Ratan Tata’s ranking was 198th with wealth at Rs 6,000 crore.
01 Oct, 2021, 08.50 PM ISTWith $146 bn at stake, Bill Gates may not rank in the top richest person list after divorce The couple said they will cooperate on continuing their philanthropy.
04 May, 2021, 12.04 PM ISTAzim Premji tops EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020, Shiv Nadar & Mukesh Ambani follow The 4th spot was earned by Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group.
10 Nov, 2020, 01.31 PM ISTAdd philanthropy & Ambani slips in global ranking However, a comparison among billionaires based merely on their existing net worth may not be justifiable, especially considering the extensive philanthropic initiatives by some of the global business icons featuring on the prized leader-board.
10 Aug, 2020, 08.41 AM ISTBuffett dropping down world’s richest ranks as tech titans surge Buffett may welcome signs his gifts are shrinking his fortune.
09 Jul, 2020, 07.46 AM ISTET Women’s Forum: Philanthropy isn't a 'little hobby' for Rohini Nilekani & Vidya Shah, it's a commitment Powerful female entrepreneurs have a message for India’s wealthy - 'start giving more to society'.
11 Feb, 2019, 12.41 PM ISTTata Trusts hires talent from top Universities Tata Trusts spent about Rs 6947.68 crore on projects and grants in financial year 2017, up four times from FY2016’s Rs 1,606.2 crore.
18 Jul, 2018, 02.01 PM ISTNilekanis, 3 PIOs billionaires pledge to donate more than half their wealth to charity The Nilekanis are also co-founders of EkStep, a not-for-profit effort to create a learner-centric Societal Platform by increasing access to learning opportunities for over 200 million children.
31 May, 2018, 11.05 AM IST