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Bill Gates-led fund raises another $1 billion to invest in clean tech

Created in 2016, BEV began funding startups just as the second wave of clean-tech investments was gaining momentum

Bill Gates-led fund raises another $1 billion to invest in clean tech
Updated On : 19 Jan 2021 | 6:18 PM IST

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Nod to Covaxin raises many eyebrows

Other vaccines being developed in India, dangerous conspiracy theories, private hospitals keen on jumping in-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Nod to Covaxin raises many eyebrows
Updated On : 05 Jan 2021 | 3:32 PM IST

Bill Gates hails India for scientific innovation, Covid vaccine production

US business magnate, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates on Tuesday applauded India's effort in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic

Bill Gates hails India for scientific innovation, Covid vaccine production
Updated On : 05 Jan 2021 | 11:58 AM IST

Pak PM, Bill Gates to continue joint efforts in tackling Covid-19 and polio

Growing security challenges in recent years have made it increasingly difficult to run anti-polio campaigns in different parts of Pakistan

Pak PM, Bill Gates to continue joint efforts in tackling Covid-19 and polio
Updated On : 10 Dec 2020 | 3:28 PM IST

'India is a great example': Gates on UPI, country's digital finance model

Bill Gates is also optimistic about how quickly vaccines were being developed globally to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

'India is a great example': Gates on UPI, country's digital finance model
Updated On : 08 Dec 2020 | 11:04 PM IST

Elon Musk topples Bill Gates to become second-richest person in the world

The 49-year-old entrepreneur's net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surge in Tesla's share price

Elon Musk topples Bill Gates to become second-richest person in the world
Updated On : 24 Nov 2020 | 11:55 PM IST

Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become second wealthiest person

The 49-year-old entrepreneur has added more than $100 billion to his net worth since January 2020

Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become second wealthiest person
Updated On : 24 Nov 2020 | 3:21 PM IST

How Bill Gates is working with WHO, drugmakers to defeat the coronavirus

The billionaire is working with the W.H.O., drugmakers and nonprofits to defeat the coronavirus everywhere, including in the world's poorest nations. Can they do it?

How Bill Gates is working with WHO, drugmakers to defeat the coronavirus
Updated On : 24 Nov 2020 | 12:18 PM IST

Bill Gates, coronavirus and the initiative to vaccinate the world

If the initiative, aided by Mr. Gates's fortune and focus, manages to help protect the world's poor from a virus it will affirm the strategies he has promoted in his philanthropic work

Bill Gates, coronavirus and the initiative to vaccinate the world
Updated On : 23 Nov 2020 | 9:28 PM IST

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris team 'very good set of people': Bill Gates

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates described the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris team as a "very good set of people" without "outliers" who contradict public health experts during a raging pandemic.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris team 'very good set of people': Bill Gates
Updated On : 20 Nov 2020 | 8:18 AM IST

RIL invests $50 million in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures

In a filing to stock exchanges, Reliance said it would make the investment in tranches over the next 8 to 10 years

RIL invests $50 million in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Updated On : 14 Nov 2020 | 12:10 AM IST

India's research, manufacturing critical to fighting Covid-19: Bill Gates

India's research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting Covid-19 especially for making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday

India's research, manufacturing critical to fighting Covid-19: Bill Gates
Updated On : 19 Oct 2020 | 11:28 PM IST

Here's the list of most admired men and women across the world

Barack Obama is the most admired man in the world, according to a survey by market research and data analytics firm YouGov

Here's the list of most admired men and women across the world
Updated On : 25 Sep 2020 | 5:54 PM IST

WFH culture has worked well amid Covid; will continue after pandemic: Gates

Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said he has not travelled for work this whole year

WFH culture has worked well amid Covid; will continue after pandemic: Gates
Updated On : 23 Sep 2020 | 9:24 PM IST

Is the 'ageism' bias avoidable in business?

Creative (and increasingly tech) businesses are said to have an 'ageist' bias

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2020 | 11:25 PM IST

India's role in production of Covid-19 vaccine critical: Bill Gates

Bill Gates has said India's willingness to play a "big role" in manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine and allow it to supply to other developing countries will be a critical part in containing the pandemic

India's role in production of Covid-19 vaccine critical: Bill Gates
Updated On : 16 Sep 2020 | 1:15 AM IST

Here's why Bill Gates doesn't trust US FDA and CDC even amidst a pandemic

Like the rest of US, Gates, who is 64, is now in the unfamiliar position of having to put his faith in the companies working on Covid-19 treatments and vaccines, not the agency that regulates them

Here's why Bill Gates doesn't trust US FDA and CDC even amidst a pandemic
Updated On : 15 Sep 2020 | 5:51 PM IST

Elon Musk says Bill Gates 'has no clue' about powering electric trucks

Musk was responding to a question about Gates' 'declarations' on electric trucks

Elon Musk says Bill Gates 'has no clue' about powering electric trucks
Updated On : 14 Sep 2020 | 12:57 AM IST

Ahead of Battery day, Musk says Gates has 'no clue' about electric trucks

Tesla has said its Semi truck model, which was first unveiled in 2017, is expecting first deliveries beginning 2021

Ahead of Battery day, Musk says Gates has 'no clue' about electric trucks
Updated On : 13 Sep 2020 | 11:14 AM IST

Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes the first person ever worth $200 billion

Musk extends an extraordinary stretch of wealth gains to become a centibillionaire

Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes the first person ever worth $200 billion
Updated On : 28 Aug 2020 | 1:52 AM IST