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RR pledges support for Covid relief
ANI
29 Apr 2021, 20:37 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals on Thursday announced a contribution of INR 7.5 crores (over $1mn) towards Covid Relief to help with immediate support to people in India impacted by the surge of Covid-19 virus.
Players along with the team owners and team management have come forward to raise funds and have been working along with the Rajasthan Royals philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) in partnership with the British Asian Trust (BAT).
BAT works closely with the Indian Government on many initiatives especially in the area of skills and education. The Trust s founder, Prince Charles, launched an emergency Oxygen for India appeal, which is currently focused on the acquisition and distribution of oxygen concentrators, devices that can provide enriched gas straight from the air, to treat patients when hospital supplies are under strain.
Exemplary: Estonian cricket gives Rs.1 lakh to India to fight Covid
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Exemplary: Estonian cricket body gives Rs.1 lakh to India to fight Covid. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 29 : The large-hearted Estonian Cricket Association (ECA), a nondescript body in Europe with limited resources, has shown mirror to the world s richest cricket body, the Indian cricket board, by donating Rs.1 lakh to India to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
India is reeling under huge shortage of medical aid.
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), worth at least Rs.14,489.80 crore, is yet to make a donation this year even as it continues to earn millions through the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other sources.
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