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He praised India's transformative health initiatives, particularly its successful polio eradication campaign.

Buffett gifts to Gates Foundation to end when he dies, WSJ says

“The Gates Foundation has no money coming after my death,” the 93-year-old chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. told the newspaper in an interview.

Bill Gates' gift to Ratan Tata during Mumbai meeting

Both Ratan Tata and Bill Gates are among the largest philanthropists in the world. The two leaders met in Mumbai on Tuesday.

What Bill Gates said after meeting YouTuber Prajakta Koli

Prajakta Koli is a member of the advisory group for Goalkeepers, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative to accelerate progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals)

Aspen Pharma gets $30 million for vaccine manufacturing from Gates Foundation, CEPI

The funding will support Aspen’s capabilities to manufacture routine and outbreak vaccines for Africa

Melinda French Gates uses Paytm at kirana store in Delhi

Melinda French Gates was Garhi village in Delhi, where she interacted with India Post Payments Bank customers and its elderly women pensioners.

Khan Academy India appoints former Gates Foundation executive as country director

In a statement, the company said Vasudevan will oversee India operations and be responsible for driving further growth for Khan Academy in India.

COP27: Gates Foundation CEO calls for more cash for climate adaptation

Speaking on the sidelines of the COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Mark Suzman said while investment in so-called adaptation finance had increased, it was still "far short of what is needed".

Gates Foundation pledges $1.2 billion to eradicate polio globally

The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's strategy through 2026. The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday.

Gates Foundation announces $1.27 billion commitment to address social inequalities, challenge of climate change

The announcement on the financial commitment came over a week after the Foundation in its annual Goalkeepers report noted that nearly every indicator of the UN sustainable development goals are off track for achieving them by 2030.

Warren Buffett promised bulk of his fortune to Gates Foundation. Now, things could change: Report

In 2006, Warren Buffett promised to bequeath 85% of stock in his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, to the Gates Foundation.

'D**k move': Elon Musk renews feud with Bill Gates. This time over Twitter deal

Bill Gates had expressed apprehension regarding Musk's takeover of Twitter, saying he could potentially make the micro-blogging site a "worse" platform.

Bill Gates talks about nuclear power, indoor farming and jumping over chairs

Gates, who hosted the 10th edition of his "Ask Me Anything" answered a variety of questions on on Reddit.

Bill Gates lists 3 steps that can ensure Covid is 'the last pandemic'

Bill Gates wrote in his blog, "For decades, people told the world to get ready for a pandemic, but hardly anyone made it a priority. Then Covid struck..."

Gates Foundation says co-chair Melinda could leave after two years

The foundation will also be expanding the number of trustees to oversee the work, it said in a blog post.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commits $2.1 billion to advance gender equality

Advancing gender equality is a core area for the Seattle-based foundation, the largest private charitable group in the United States with an endowment of nearly $50 billion.

Warren Buffett gives away another $4.1 billion, announces resignation as trustee of the Gates Foundation

"I am now resigning from that position, just as I have on all corporate boards other than Berkshire," Warren Buffett said in a statement.

A look at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: What will happen to their charity after divorce?

In 2020, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to make a contribution of $250 million to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 update | India's Serum to delay further vaccine shipments to Brazil, Morocco, Saudi: Source

The news comes as India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is being criticised domestically for donating or selling more doses than inoculations conducted at home, despite reporting the most number of coronavirus infections after the United States and Brazil.

COVID-19 vaccine: Serum Institute, Gates Foundation and GAVI collaboration to produce additional 10 crore doses for poorer countries

With this, the collaboration of the three organisations will now produce a total of 20 crore vaccine doses for poorer nations.

World should invest in Africa to fight poverty, says Gates foundation citing example of India, China

The foundation, founded by billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, in its second annual Goalkeepers Data Report released Tuesday argues that gains in lifting millions out of persistent poverty in China and India could be eclipsed by burgeoning birth rates in the poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bill Gates to give $500 million for malaria, other diseases

The Gates Foundation announced in September a USD 50-million commitment to help scale up efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak.

Letter from the editor: Goodbye Tata, hello world!

Every year, after we publish the much-awaited Forbes list of the 100 Richest Indians, I invariably get letters from readers enquiring why Ratan Naval Tata's name is missing from our list.

Gates Foundation to pledge funds for contraception

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to unveil funding a sum in the hundreds of millions of dollars for a campaign to improve access to contraception in the developing world.

Steering USAID - Mission possible, says Rajiv Shah

Forbes India catches up with Rajiv Shah who also has the distinction of holding the highest federal government position occupied by a person of Indian origin in the US. He is the 60th administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID.