Infosys & Citi commit Rs 200 crore to Covid 19 efforts, others join too
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Infosys & Citi commit Rs 200 crore to Covid 19 efforts, others join too
Shilpa Phadnis / TNN / May 6, 2021, 12:36 IST
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BENGALURU: Help continues to pour in for India s Covid fight. Infosys has doubled its commitment to Rs 200 crore for Covid-related efforts. “Some of this will be directed to help set up and expand the capacity of Covid care hospital beds, augment the supply of oxygen concentrators and ventilators, as well as provide ration and support funds to migrant labourers and families impacted by the lockdowns,” wrote Infosys CEO Salil Parekh in an email to employees. Last year, Infosys had committed Rs 100 crore, including contribution towards the PM Cares fund.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S.-India Business Council and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership, has launched an alliance with 40 American companies to deliver critically-needed emergency Covid
India s new ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
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Earlier the U.S. Chamber had urged the Biden administration to release unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses for use in India. India s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu held an interaction with members of the business community on the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country.
The virtual meeting was hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
During the talks, Mr. Sandhu appraised the business community of the items that India is trying to identify and source, including oxygen concentrators, cylinders, ventilators and oxygen generation plants and COVID-19-related drugs like remdesivir and tocilizumab.
CEOs of 40 US companies create global task force to help India fight COVID-19
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A collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce, and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and Business Roundtable, the task force during its meeting here on Monday committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen told PTI.
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In a show of solidarity, the CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19.
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April 27, 2021 12:22 IST
The task force committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen said
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Ambulances with COVID-19 patients wait outside a COVID-19 care centre in Chhatarpur, on April 26, 2021.
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The task force committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen said
In a show of solidarity, the CEOs of about 40 top American companies have come together to create a first-of-its-kind country-specific global task force to mobilise resources and coordinate efforts to help India fight the battle against COVID-19.