RIL acquires majority equity stake of 54.46% in skyTran Inc., a futuristic rapid transit system. With this investment, Reliance aspires to bring to India high-speed efficient and economical intra and inter-city connectivity through a ‘Transportation-as-a-Service’ platform.
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Reliance Retail is ranked second-fastest growing retailer in the world in Deloitte’s 2021 Global 250 list of World’s Largest Retailers. Reliance Retail expands its footprint by:
• Launching 7-Eleven® convenience stores in India
• Partnering with India’s leading designers Ritu Kumar, Manish Malhotra and Anamika Khanna
• Launching JioMart Digital, the new merchant business for Consumer Electronics
• Foraying into ultra-premium grocery segment in India with launch of Freshpik.
Jio and Google reveal the ultra-affordable JIOPHONE NEXT smartphone to empower millions of Indians with digital life, offered in their preferred language.
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In response to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, Reliance Foundation rapidly scaled scales up its COVID-19 operations to create 2,000+ bed facilities dedicated to COVID-19 care, making this the largest contribution by a philanthropic organisation to COVID-19 care across several locations of India.
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On May 1, Reliance rolls out its free COVID-19 vaccination programme across locations for all employees, off-roll workforce staff, and eligible family members. Reliance administers over 12 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses free to employees, off-roll workforce staff, and family members across India. Reliance Foundation extends the vaccine programme to marginalised communities.
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Starting from zero before the pandemic, Reliance Industries has now become India’s largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from a single location, producing over 1,100 MT of medical oxygen per day.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Reliance sets up India’s first exclusive COVID-19 hospital in Mumbai along with BMC. Reliance turns around its manufacturing plants to produce one lakh PPEs and masks daily and embarks on a multi-sortie airlift mission to expedite delivery of PPEs from other countries to India. Reliance has airlifted:
• 1 million surgical masks
• 3 lakh PPE suits
• 3.5 lakh PPE goggles
• 3.5 lakh N95 masks
• 50,000 isolation gowns
Reliance launches COVID-19 testing lab in 2020 to conduct RT-PCR tests and augment India’s testing capacity.
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