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India seeks to strengthen and reform WHO: Here’s why
India

India seeks to strengthen and reform WHO: Here’s why

Organisational structure of WHO, its governance, resources, and plethora of health funding players are key challenges

Google India teams up with Health Ministry and Gates Foundation for COVID-19 vaccination drive
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Google India teams up with Health Ministry and Gates Foundation for COVID-19 vaccination drive

The company is currently working to roll out accurate information about COVID-19 vaccination centres in the country using Google Search, Google Assistant and Maps.

COVID-19 vaccine to cost Rs 225 per dose in India says Serum Institute, will be made available to 92 nations
India

COVID-19 vaccine to cost Rs 225 per dose in India says Serum Institute, will be made available to 92 nations

Serum Institute partners with Gavi and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manufacture, deliver of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to India, other low and middle-income countries.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Bill Gates lauds Narendra Modi government for taking 'proactive measures' in tackling pandemic
India

Coronavirus Outbreak: Bill Gates lauds Narendra Modi government for taking 'proactive measures' in tackling pandemic

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and his government's 'proactive measures' such as lockdown and expansion of focused testing in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Gates Foundation to give $150 million more to combat COVID-19 globally
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Gates Foundation to give $150 million more to combat COVID-19 globally

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an additional $150 million of grant for the global fight against the deadly coronavirus, raising its total funding to more than $250 million

Bill, Melinda Gates to honour Narendra Modi for sanitation initiative 'Swachh Bharat Mission' aimed at improving access to toilet
World

Bill, Melinda Gates to honour Narendra Modi for sanitation initiative 'Swachh Bharat Mission' aimed at improving access to toilet

Bill and Melinda Gates aren't backing down from honouring India Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite concerns about human rights abuses in the disputed Kashmir region

World Health Day 2019: Maternal & child health are priority areas for AI in India
India

World Health Day 2019: Maternal & child health are priority areas for AI in India

AI can go a long way in helping India attain a crucial sustainable development goal in health care.

Gates Annual Letter discusses women empowerment, DNA kits, next-gen toilets and more
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Gates Annual Letter discusses women empowerment, DNA kits, next-gen toilets and more

For the 2019 annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates discuss nine surprising things they didn't see coming in 2018.

India has 97% children enrolled in school, but teaching them basic skills is the next challenge: Report
India

India has 97% children enrolled in school, but teaching them basic skills is the next challenge: Report

In 2000, when the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in India, almost one in five children, was not enrolled in primary school.

Warren Buffett makes largest donation, gives away $3.17 billion to Gates charity, four others
Business

Warren Buffett makes largest donation, gives away $3.17 billion to Gates charity, four others

The billionaire investor's 12th annual donation to the five charities comprised 18.63 million Class "B" shares of Berkshire, valued at $170.25 each as of Monday's market close.

Billionaire Warren Buffett just donated a record $2.8bn to Gates, family charities
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Billionaire Warren Buffett just donated a record $2.8bn to Gates, family charities

Warren Buffett on Monday donated about $2.84 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away nearly all of his wealth.

Modi govt clarifies on Gates Foundation, says NGO is not under scanner
India

Modi govt clarifies on Gates Foundation, says NGO is not under scanner

Government on Wednesday dismissed reports suggesting that the Home Ministry was looking into the funding of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

No polio, hunger-free Africa: Gates Foundation says lives of poor will improve in the next 15 yrs
India

No polio, hunger-free Africa: Gates Foundation says lives of poor will improve in the next 15 yrs

The $42 billion Gates Foundation says the lives of poor people around the world will improve more over the next 15 years "than at any time in history."

Indian co wins $100,000 Gates grant for condom innovation
Business

Indian co wins $100,000 Gates grant for condom innovation

Lakshminarayanan Ragupathy of HLL Lifecare in Thiruvananthapuram and his team are up against six researchers from the US, two from the UK and one each from South Africa and Australia