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Bill Gates meets Andhra CM Naidu, other ministers; reviews tech-driven governance
India | Feb 16, 2026, 10:56 AM ISTDuring his visit, Gates inspected the Real-Time Governance (RTGS) Centre at the Secretariat. Chief Minister Naidu briefed him on how the RTGS system leverages technology to monitor and enhance government operations.
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Melinda Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, gets $12.5 billion for own charity work
World | May 14, 2024, 10:34 PM ISTMelinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world's largest philanthropic organisations over the past 20 years.
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Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation
World | Jun 23, 2021, 07:23 PM ISTBuffet gave no reason for stepping down from the Gates Foundation, but questions have been raised about the structure of its leadership after reports of Bill Gates' behavior in the workplace.
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New York to collaborate with Gates Foundation to 'reimagine education' using technology amid COVID-1
Education | May 06, 2020, 12:32 PM ISTNew York state will team up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to "reimagine education" by using innovative technology in the wake of the disruption of in-person schooling by the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said.
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Microsoft founder's Gates Foundation donates 100 million dollars to fight coronavirus
Technology | Feb 06, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTAs of Thursday, the coronavirus death toll in China has increased to 563, while the number of confirmed cases also rose to 28,018.
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Gates Foundation to felicitate PM Modi with global award
World | Sep 19, 2019, 10:41 AM IST"Modi is receiving an award at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the progress India is making in improving sanitation, as part of its drive toward achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals," the Foundation said in a statement to IANS on Wednesday.
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Bill Gates says lives of poor people will improve
World | Jan 22, 2015, 02:52 PM ISTNew York: The 42 billion US dollar Gates Foundation is predicting that the lives of poor people around the world will improve more over the next 15 years than at any time in history.Bill and
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Bill Gates to give USD 500 million for malaria, other diseases
World | Nov 03, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTWashington: US philanthropist Bill Gates has announced he will donate over USD 500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world, saying the Ebola outbreak is a call to action.The former
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USAID, Gates Foundation to join in Clean India
India | Oct 05, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit that saw him take up the issue of hygiene and toilets for all Indians during his much-applauded talk at New York's Central Park has also led to
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Gates Foundation announces $700,000 for Kashmir flood relief
India | Sep 19, 2014, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: American business tycoon and philanthropist Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Friday announced an emergency relief fund of $700,000 for the flood victims of Jammu & Kashmir.The help
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Six Indian institutes to get aid from Gates foundation
India | Mar 24, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Six Indian institutions were Saturday selected for financial aid from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to work out solutions to the poor sanitation levels in the country.The institutions were given two years