Seven women philanthropists find their place in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. Besides, they also play a role in running the family’s charitable trusts.
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The top 10 philanthropy causes in India range from education to healthcare, livelihood enhancement, disaster relief and management and sustainable development.
Twenty-one individuals have donated INR 5 crore or more in their personal capacity with Azim Premji leading the list of of philanthropists.
Led by Azim Premji, India’s topmost philanthropists comprise Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anil Agarwal, Ajay Piramal, Nandan Nilekani, Hinduja brothers, Gautam Adani and Rahul Bajaj.
From top philanthropists and most generous women to popular causes and charitable cities, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 plots the corporate donation map of India.
Sustainable Development Report 2020 (SDR 2020 ) says the world needs to learn from good practices, focus on hunger hotspots, strengthen financing mechanisms, provide social protection and develop drugs to recover better from Covd-19.
In the run-up to the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, a new generation of women entrepreneurs, who are making a mark by cashing in on the women’s market in the country, talks about how they are set to redefine the world of business.
The three-day United Nations MDGs summit beginning from Monday in New York will take stock of the global progress and what more remains to be done to achieve the goals.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus pushes the envelop further to midwife the birth of two social investment funds and a social stock market to add more building blocks to an emerging global social business ecosystem.
Using mobile technology to deliver financial services can be transformational for poverty alleviation as it links people without bank accounts to formal economic ecosystem.