In a startling revelation under RTI, it has emerged that the country has exported the Covid-19 vaccines to at least 47 countries globally at rates cheaper than India, even as the domestic patients run helter-skelter for the life-saver jab. .
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Indian American-led tech companies Google and Microsoft, e-Commerce giant Amazon, as well as Indian tech leaders and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla are banding together to help India as it struggles through a new surge in COVID-19 cases.
The chief executives at Microsoft and Google, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai, respectively, April 25 pledged to support India through its latest surge in the global pandemic.
Tweeted Nadella, I am heartbroken by the current situation in India. I m grateful the U.S. government is mobilizing to help. Microsoft will continue to use its voice, resources, and technology to aid relief efforts, and support the purchase of critical oxygen concentration devices.
The donation includes two grants from Google.org, Google s philanthropic arm, totaling Rs250 million. The first is to GiveIndia to provide cash assistance to families hit hardest by the crisis to help with their everyday expenses. The second will go to UNICEF to help get urgent medical supplies, including oxygen and testing equipment, to where it s needed most in India, said Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and VP, India.
It also includes donations from Google s ongoing employee giving campaign - so far more than 900 Googlers have contributed Rs37 million for organisations supporting high-risk and marginalized communities.
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai tweeted: Devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India. Google & Googlers are providing Rs135 Crore in funding to @GiveIndia,@UNICEF for medical supplies, orgs supporting high-risk communities, and grants to help spread critical information .