Battle against virus

    As coronavirus cases rose during March-April, companies opened up their purses to donate generously to fight the pandemic. Industry giants such as Reliance Industries, Tata Sons, Wipro, Paytm, Infosys, HDFC Group, SBI and Kotak Mahindra Bank joined in the fight against COVID-19.

  Wipro Group and Azim Premji Foundation committed Rs. 1,125 Crore. Out of this commitment, Wipro pledged Rs. 100 Crore, Wipro Enterprises Rs. 25 Crore and Azim Premji Foundation pledged Rs. 1,000 Crore. Public companies also contributed towards the cause.

   Oil joint ventures under the Ministry of Petroleum pledged Rs. 1,092.29 Crore. One of India’s biggest companies, Tata Sons and Tata Trusts combined contributed Rs. 1,500 Crore. Reliance Industries contributed Rs. 500 Crore towards PM CARES and another Rs 5 crore each towards Maharashtra CM and Gujarat CM’s funds. Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s Paytm pledged Rs.....