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HCL Tech’s new chairman Roshni Nadar is worth $4.9 billion making her the richest woman in India 

<ul><li>HCL Technologies' founder Shiv Nadar's only daughter, <keyword id="44904" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Roshni-Nadar">Roshni Nadar</keyword> Malhotra, is the richest <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/who-is-roshni-nadar-the-first-woman-to-head-a-listed-indian-it-firm/article32120536.ece%20">woman in India</a> </li><li>On July 17, 2020, Roshni Nadar took over from her father as the first woman chairperson of the <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/who-is-roshni-nadar-the-first-woman-to-head-a-listed-indian-it-firm/article32120536.ece">$8.9 billion HCL Corporation</a> </li><li>According to the Hurun Rich, Roshni Nadar has a net worth of Rs 36,800 crores, which she inherits from her billionaire father </li></ul> Becoming the first woman to head HCL Technologies, the listed IT company on July 17, Roshni Nadar has inherited the entrepreneurial venture founded by her father Shiv Nadar. The highly coveted chairperson position of HCL Corporation puts her at the helm of the $8.9 billion enterprise, which is the holding company for the group businesses under the banner. The entities in the HCL group include HCL Technologies, HCL Infosystem, and HCL Healthcare. Here are a few interesting <keyword id="9627581" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facts-about-Roshni-Nadar">facts about Roshni Nadar</keyword>, who has made her way into the latest Hurun Rich List with her net worth of Rs. 36,800 crore. Journey with HCL Roshni Nadar joined the firm, HCL in 2009. At the age of 27, and within a year of her entry into the firm, she was promoted to the post of executive director and CEO. In 2013, she came on the board of HCL Technologies. And on July 17, 2020, Roshni took over the mantle as the chairperson of the prestigious HCL Corporation - succeeding her father Shiv Nadar. Early career Before getting inducted into HCL, Roshni worked as a news producer first for Sky News UK. She has also worked at CNBC and CNN America. Roshni’s education Roshni did her schooling in Vasant Valley School, Delhi, and then pursued her graduation course at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, majoring in communication with a special focus on radio, TV, and film. She also holds an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management. Marriage and kids In 2010, Roshni married Shikhar Malhotra, the Vice Chairman of HCL Healthcare. The couple has two sons - Armaan and Jahaan. Working for environmental cause and education In 2018, Roshni created The Habitats Trust that works to protect the natural habitats of India and the indigenous species of the land. Through the Shiv Nadar Foundation, where she is a trustee, Roshni is driving some transformational changes in the educational sector in India. Listed among the most powerful women In 2019, Roshni Nadar ranked 54th in the Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List. She had figured in this list in the preceding two years as well (2017 &amp; 2018). Awards and recognitions Roshni was presented with the Lewis Institute Community Changemaker Award by Babson College in 2017. Horasis, an internationally renowned think tank, recognized her as the Indian Business Leader of the Year 2019. Roshni is an alumnus of the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL, 2014-19), which is a versatile community and an initiative of the World Economic Forum that works to produce the next generation leaders of the world. Roshni is also a talented classical singer. See Also - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/top-10-richest-people-in-the-world/articleshow/74415117.cms">Top 10 richest people in the world</a>

Interesting facts about Roshni Nadar you must not miss out on

It goes without saying that the children of the richest people in the country aka the Mittals, Ambanis and Birlas are born with a silver spoon in their month and more often than not we tend to disregard their achievements because of this very reason- that they had it easy. 
 
But, having said that, it should also be kept in mind that not everything comes easy. And, while being born in one of the country’s richest families may help things, but it’s still never enough to be successful. 
 
There’s always the pressure of living upto your family’s expectations and your father’s legacy and more importantly, come on your own. 
To achieve all of this, one needs hard work, determination and a bundle of creativity, regardless of which family you’re born into. 
 
As for the scions of the country’s notable families, almost all of them ahve worked hard in their own way to get to where they are right now. Some, have either joined the family business after having carved out a name for themselves or have taken the path unknown and started something new. 
 
Either way, we at Business Insider track what these 10 kids from the country’s richest and powerful families are upto- 
 
 
 
1. Akash and Isha Ambani Father: <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> 
What they’re doing now: Director of Reliance Jio and joint ventures 
 
Akash and his twin sister Isha, in 2014 were appointed as Directors on board of Reliance Industries’ retail and telecom ventures. Interestingly, at 24, they joined the company at the same age as their father joined RIL. 
 
 
 
2. Rishad Premji Father: <keyword id="6419840" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Azim-Premji">Azim Premji</keyword> 
What they’re doing now: Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Board at Wipro 
 
Rishad started off as a manager in the business of banking after having undergone an interview at Wipro just like anybody else. And, look where the hardworking boy is now! 
 
 
 
3. Aditya Mittal Father: <keyword id="29201" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lakshmi-Mittal">Lakshmi Mittal</keyword> What they’re doing now: CFO of <keyword id="47654" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</keyword> 
 
Aditya joined his father’s company way back in 1997 and quickly rose through the rank displaying the qualities of a future leader and a business acumen similar to his father. 
 
 
 
4. Aalok Shanghavi 
Father: Dilip Shanghavi 
What they’re doing now: Senior General Manager in International Marketing for Sun Pharmaceuticals 
 
This 27-year old has also set up his own solar panel making company called PV Powertech, apart from working at Sun Pharma. 
 
 
5. Kavin Bharti Mittal Father: <keyword id="6358599" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sunil-Mittal">Sunil Mittal</keyword> 
What they’re doing now: CEO of Hike Messenger 
 Instead of joining <keyword id="6354287" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bharti-Airtel">Bharti Airtel</keyword>, Kavin decided to go his own way and he started Hike messenger, a free messaging application that has more than 35 million users at the moment. 
 
 
 
6. Karan Adani Father: <keyword id="111343" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gautam-Adani">Gautam Adani</keyword> What they’re doing now: Executive Director, Ports, <keyword id="6367820" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Adani-Group">Adani Group</keyword> 
 
Gautam joined the Adani Group in 2009 and now looks after the strategic development of all Adani ports in the country. 
 
 
 
7. Ananyashree Birla 
Father: Kumar Mangalam Birla 
What they’re doing now: Svatantra Microfin Pvt. 
 
21-year-old Ananyashree decided to become a social entrepreneur two years ago and started Svatantra Microfin Pvt. Backed by her billionaire father, this small startup of hers lends capital to the rural poor to start their own business. 
 
 
8. <keyword id="44904" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Roshni-Nadar">Roshni Nadar</keyword> 
Father: Shiv Nadar 
What they’re doing now: CEO of HCL group 
 
Roshni was elevated to the role of Executive Director of the HCL group within a year of joining. The only child of her billionare father, Roshni also looks after the educational initiatives of the Shiv Nadar foundation. 
 
 
 
9. <keyword id="111987" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nisa-Godrej">Nisa Godrej</keyword> Father: <keyword id="6364063" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Adi-Godrej">Adi Godrej</keyword> What they’re doing now: Executive Director of <keyword id="6369697" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Godrej">Godrej</keyword> Consumer Products 
 
At her role in the Godrej Group, Nisa has to manage more than 20,000 employees, besides helping out at Dasra, an organisation that promotes girl education. 
 
 
 
10. Akshata Murthy 
Father: Narayan Murthy 
What they’re doing now: Senior Associate at Siderian 
 
Apart from being a Senior Associate at Siderian, Akshata also holds a 1.4 percent stake in her father’s company, Infosys. 
 
 
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Securing the world's global freshwater ecosystems, under increasing threat from climate change, population growth and consumer demand, has become more critical than ever. To tackle this escalating crisis, <keyword id="3571842" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="uplink" source="Orion">UpLink</keyword>, the open innovation platform of the <keyword id="69007" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="world-economic-forum" source="Orion">World Economic Forum</keyword>, in partnership with global conglomerate <keyword id="28126" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hcl" source="Orion">HCL</keyword> Group, has announced 10 water-focused entrepreneurs, comprising two India's, who will share CHF 1.75 million ($1.9 million) from HCL Group to scale their innovations. Access to water plays a critical role in food production, education, job creation, health and well-being and the preservation of the natural world and is vital to achieving the UN's 2030 sustainability agenda. However, global demand for water will exceed sustainable supply by 40 per cent by 2030, with huge implications for the global economy and society. The 10 start-ups are the winners of the Global Freshwater Innovation Challenge, the first of five challenges under HCL and UpLink's Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative. Launched in September 2022, the challenge called for innovative solutions that would strengthen data-driven decision making, improve freshwater resilience in the face of climate change and restore water quality around the world. Through a $15 million investment over five years, HCL Group is supporting UpLink and the Forum's Global Water Initiative to launch a series of innovation challenges and create an innovation ecosystem for the global freshwater sector on UpLink. The 10 water-focused entrepreneurs, or "aquapreneurs", were chosen from 227 solutions submitted to the challenge, and will now each receive CHF 175,000 ($190,000) in vital funding from HCL Group. Two of these innovators were selected to present their solutions at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos. Epic Cleantec, based in the US, is a water technology company leading the water reuse revolution in the urban built environment. Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO of Epic Cleantec, said: "With the combined challenges of ageing infrastructure, growing urban populations and a rapidly changing climate, the conventional approach to how we manage water is no longer sustainable. Epic is on a mission to ensure that our cities are water-secure for generations to come." Epic aims to use its next-generation technologies to drive circularity in water use and to work with policy-makers to reshape the water infrastructure in cities. Kilimo, based in Argentina, uses big data and machine learning to verify, improve, and offset water usage in agriculture. Tatiana Malvasio, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, said: "As founders from Latin America, we have first-hand experience with the tension between agriculture and water stress in our region. In response to this challenge, we set out to create a product that could help farmers reduce their water usage and be more efficient in their irrigation practices." Kilimo uses artificial intelligence to help farmers optimize irrigation and then be compensated for their participation in water stewardship initiatives. The Indian entrepreneurs to be awarded prize money from HCL and support from UpLink are: Indra Water — electrically driven, decentralized wastewater treatment solution with no added chemicals in its primary treatment. <keyword id="16110423" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="naturedots-private-ltd" source="Orion">NatureDots Private Ltd</keyword>: AquaNurch (India) — derisking fisheries and water managers from ecological stressors, enabling remote-control and real-time monitoring of aqua-farms. "We are delighted to announce the first beneficiaries of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative who have been selected after rigorous deliberation among a large panel of experts," said Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech. UpLink is the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, designed to unlock an "entrepreneur revolution" for people and planet by supporting start-ups with innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues, as outlined by the <keyword id="3374594" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="un-sustainable-development-goals" source="Orion">UN Sustainable Development Goals</keyword>. <h2>Recommended stories:</h2> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="97033760" title="El Niño could cause 1.5°C warming for the first time in 2024" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Two Indians among ten chosen "aquapreneurs" to receive HCL mega-grant for water conservation efforts

New Delhi, Feb 27 () HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies, on Thursday awarded a grant of Rs 16.5 crore to nine NGOs which will work in areas of education, environment and health. A grant of Rs 5 crore each was awarded to three NGOs -- Under The Mango Tree Society, Bal Raksha Bharat and Operation Asha for a period of five years. Six NGOs were given grant of Rs 25 lakh each for a period of one year. HCL Grant is an institutionalised CSR grant that aims to recognise non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and support their breakthrough projects reaching out to the rural communities in the country. "It is extremely important to bring equal opportunities to people coming from every strata of the society. I am highly impressed with the kind of impact these NGOs are bringing in the rural communities," cricketer and Padma Bhushan Kapil Dev said while addressing an event to announce the grant. HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra said, "Our collaborative model allows us to support communities with critical concerns needing immediate attention and HCL Grant is a prime example of the same." HCL Foundation Director Nidhi Pundhir said the company received over 5,000 registrations across the three categories. After robust evaluation process, three NGOs per category were shortlisted for the final selection looking at their outstanding work. The projects of these NGOs will be monitored by HCL Foundation and funds will be released accordingly, she said. LUX SR RVK

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