Philanthropic Causes

Actress Huma Qureshi would be ringing in her 32nd birthday tomorrow.

The request signalled a shift for Bezos, who has invested in longer-term bets like space exploration and kept quieter about other givings.

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest on Monday made the country's biggest philanthropic gift by a living individual, donating Australian $400 million ($298 million) to causes covering health, education and fighting modern slavery.

Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Tuesday said he will donate more to philanthropic causes than 39 per cent of his wealth he has already donated as he exhorted business leaders to play a more important role in development of society.

As the ranks of China's wealthy and the success of its corporations grow, donating to good causes has yet to take off in a significant way.

China has contributed over $120 million to fight the spread of the Ebola virus, but its billionaire tycoons - it has more than anywhere outside the United States - have, publicly at least, donated little to the cause, underscoring an immature culture of philanthropy in the world's second-biggest economy.

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have topped Forbes' list of America's top 50 philanthropists who have given away the most money in 2012. The billionaire couple donated about $2 billion towards charitable causes last year.

Actress Huma Qureshi would be ringing in her 32nd birthday tomorrow.

The request signalled a shift for Bezos, who has invested in longer-term bets like space exploration and kept quieter about other givings.

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest on Monday made the country's biggest philanthropic gift by a living individual, donating Australian $400 million ($298 million) to causes covering health, education and fighting modern slavery.

Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Tuesday said he will donate more to philanthropic causes than 39 per cent of his wealth he has already donated as he exhorted business leaders to play a more important role in development of society.

As the ranks of China's wealthy and the success of its corporations grow, donating to good causes has yet to take off in a significant way.

China has contributed over $120 million to fight the spread of the Ebola virus, but its billionaire tycoons - it has more than anywhere outside the United States - have, publicly at least, donated little to the cause, underscoring an immature culture of philanthropy in the world's second-biggest economy.

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have topped Forbes' list of America's top 50 philanthropists who have given away the most money in 2012. The billionaire couple donated about $2 billion towards charitable causes last year.