Microblogging Giant Twitter Donates Rs 110 Crores To Help India Address The COVID Crisis

Mumbai, May 11 (TNA) Microblogging giant Twitter has donated $15 million (roughly Rs 110 crores) to help address the COVID-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted that the amount has been donated to three non-governmental organisations - Care, Aid India and Sewa International USA. While CARE has been given $10 million, Aid India and Sewa International USA have received USD 2.5 million each.

“Sewa International is a Hindu faith-based, humanitarian, non-profit service organisation. This grant will support the procurement of lifesaving equipment such as oxygen concentrators, ventilators, BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure), and CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machines as part of Sewa International"s ‘Help India Defeat COVID-19" campaign," the San Francisco-based company said in a statement.