India is facing the second wave of Corona virus. Leading tech firms Google and Microsoft CEOs Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella have announced help to the country to tide over the health crisis.
As India combats a fearful surge in Covid-19 cases, tech majors are stepping with their offer for help. Amazon is chipping in with aid to help fly in medical equipment from Singapore. Now, two other biggies, Google and Microsoft have also announced their bit to help salvage the situation. Google said it will be providing funding of Rs 135 crore for medical supplies and to help communities in general. Google CEO Sundar Pichai tweeted: “Devastated to see the worsening Covid crisis in India. Google & Googlers are providing Rs 135 Crore in funding to @GiveIndia, @UNICEF for medical supplies, orgs supporting high-risk communities, and grants to help spread critical information”. In a separate blog post, Sanjay Gupta, country head and VP, Google India gave the details of the grant.
