Single largest private donation of rupees 425 crore to IISc

Single largest private donation of rupees 425 crore to IISc

Question : Premier institution for advanced research “IISc” has recently(February 2022) received the single largest private donation of Rs 425 crore. Accordingly, which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?
Statements —

  1. Mindtree founders donate this amount
  2. IISc will be setting up a Postgraduate Medical School along with a multi-speciality hospital
  3. It will name the hospital as Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital
    Answer Options —

    a. Only 1.
    b. Only 2.
    c. Only 3.
    d. All of the above
    Ans. d.
  • Premier institution for advanced research “IISc” has recently(February 2022) received the single largest private donation of Rs 425 crore.
  • Key points —
  1. Mindtree founders donate this amount.
  2. IISc(Indian Institute of Science) will be setting up a Postgraduate Medical School along with a multi-speciality hospital.
  3. It will name the hospital as Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital.
  4. Sushmita and Subroto Bagchi and Radha and NS Parthasarathy are the founders of Mindtree.
  5. IISc is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management and located in Bengaluru.
  6. It was established in 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and thus is also locally known as the “Tata Institute”.
  7. Mindtree Ltd is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, headquartered in Bangalore, and is a part of the Larsen & Toubro Group.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/mindtree-founders-make-rs-425-crore-donation-to-iisc-to-help-build-medical-school-800-bed-multi-speciality-hospital/articleshow/89565007.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst