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23 Jun 2023

Who Is Warren Buffett, The Investor Masetro Who Donated 380 Thousand Crore

Warren Buffett donates $4.64 billion stocks of Berkshire Hathaway to charities. The donation is the part of Buffett’s annual disposal of its stocks. The 92-year-old investor maestro pledges to donate 99% of his wealth.

11 May 2022

Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing mild symptoms

Bill Gates has tested positive for COVID-19. Gates is currently experiencing mild symptoms. He has been a vocal proponent for pandemic mitigation measures.

11 Nov 2021

Gates Foundation commits $7mn for COVID genome research

GIISER works to ensure scientists have the capacity to rapidly detect if new SARS-CoV-2 variants in their communities show signs of evading immune response.

18 May 2021

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates' marriage hit rock bottom much before divorce!

Powercouple Bill and Melinda Gates shocked the world earlier this month after they announced their separation after 27 years of marriage.

25 Sep 2019

PM Modi honoured by Gates Foundation for 'Swachh Bharat' campaign

On receiving the award, PM Modi credited the honour to the Indians, saying that they not only fulfilled the 'Swachh Bharat' dream but also made it a part of their daily lives. "This honour is not mine but of the crores of Indians who not only fulfilled the Swachh Bharat dream but also made it a part of their daily lives," said the PM.

02 Sep 2019

PM to be awarded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh, made the announcement, adding that it is 'another moment of pride for every Indian'.

06 Nov 2018

With poop in hand, Bill Gates draws attention to sanitation problems

Speaking at a forum on the future of toilets - Reinvented Toilet Expo - in Beijing, Gates placed the jar where everyone could clearly see what they didn't expect or want to see.

Bill Gates Aadhaar

03 May 2018

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

The 62-year-old multi-billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist said Nandan Nilekani, Infosys founder who is considered as the chief architect of Aadhaar, was consulting and helping the World Bank on the project.

11 Aug 2017

Bill Gates offers $350 million for Tanzania's development

The world`s richest man said his Foundation will continue cooperating with the east African nation in improving health, particularly in minimizing deaths related to pregnant women, said the statement.

17 Nov 2016

Bill Gates meets Rajnath Singh

The Home Minister invited Gates to support the Central government's initiative to give a major push to skill upgradation of workers in India's agri sector.

07 Oct 2016

Diarrhoea, pneumonia kill Bihar children, but parents shun award-winning facilities

Childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia are preventable and treatable, but they killed about 300,000 children under five in India in 2015, the world's highest such death toll, according to this John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report.

06 Sep 2016

India may have up to three times more TB patients than assumed

The study found that in 2014, the private sector treated between 1.9 million and 5.34 million cases -- or about double the cases handled by government-run hospitals.

11 Feb 2016

Global scientific community to share data on Zika virus

The Zika virus, native to parts of Africa and Asia, has for the first time been introduced into the Americas where it is spreading locally among people who have not travelled abroad.

04 Dec 2015

Bill Gates calls on health minister, discusses health system

Gates also assured that he was looking forward to work with the Indian government to strengthen primary healthcare, which is key to accelerating health outcomes for every woman and child in India.

Mother and child health

15 Sep 2015

Researchers awarded grants for new innovations

Mother and child health were the main focus of the winners of the 'All Children Thriving' grants under the Grand Challenges India initiative. The winners were on Tuesday awarded certificates for their innovations.

06 Jul 2015

Buffett donates record $2.84 bn to Gates, family charities

Warren Buffett on Monday donated about $2.84 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc 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.

20 Apr 2015

Melinda Gates meets PM Modi

Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and appreciated his "pro-poor initiatives", the PMO said.

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