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10 Minute School Aims to Democratize Education for Bangladeshi Students
Originally created as a YouTube channel, 10 Minute School wants to democratize access to supplementary education for K12 students throughout the country.
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- Asia Pacific
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Closing the Investment Gap for Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an annual reminder of our continuing struggle to reduce loss of lives as well as the social and economic damages caused by disasters.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Apple and Acumen Launch Cohort to Help Uplift Lives of Poor While Protecting Environment
The program has been designed to help social entrepreneurs scale and refine their businesses to transform the lives of people living in poverty, while also protecting the environment.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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India, Japan Launch $600 Million Fund for Low Carbon Emission Projects
The India-Japan Fund will target investment in sustainable projects.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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Byju’s New India CEO Arjun Mohan to Cut More Than 4,500 Jobs
The final size of the India workforce at Byju’s may still vary as various teams will be assessing the impact of the latest changes.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, employment, failure
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Apple to Scale Up Production over Five Times in India to $40 Billion
The company has for the first time made available the 'made-in-India' iPhones on the same day it started selling the devices in other parts of the globe.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- manufacturing, scale
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Press Release: IFC, Sunteck Realty Create Joint Platform Investing up to US $90 million to Expand Green Urban Housing in Maharashtra
With a population exceeding 22 million, the MMR is India's largest and most active housing market, grappling with a significant housing deficit.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- decarbonization, housing, water
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Ant Group Introduces Ten Asian E-Wallets to China to Boost Cross-Border Mobile Payment
In total, these payment methods reach a population of over 175 million in Southeast and East Asia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- fintech, mobile finance