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Social Enterprises in India Received $1.6 B in 14 years
Of the USD 1.6 billion invested in the country since 2000, USD 435 million was made by dedicated impact investors like Aavishkar, Omidyar Network among others, the report by social advisory firm Intellecap said.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Philips India Offers 2 Affordable, Pocket-sized Diagnostics for Xardiac & Maternal Emergencies
The two products designed and developed at the Phillips Innovation Centre (PIC) in Bengaluru which is one among its key R&D locations of the 59 research centres globally.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Dabbawallas to Spread Dengue, Malaria Messages in Mumbai
On Monday, the city's 50,000-odd dabbawallas will tag a health message-'prevent and control vector-borne diseases'-to each of the two lakh tiffin boxes that they carry throughout the day.
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Reorienting Financial Inclusion in India
Fixing small business finance is a great place to start improving financial inclusion. This is a reform that is overdue and should not wait.
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India Announces First Bank Licences in a Decade
India on Wednesday announced it was issuing two new bank licenses for the first time in a decade as it accelerates a push to bring more Indians into the formal banking system.
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Oxfam Vietnam Will Begin Investing in Social Enterprises
Oxfam’s office in Vietnam has launched a new impact investing program to support social enterprises in the country.
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- Agriculture
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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Rural Health Care Blamed for Infant Deaths in Kolkata, India
The national headlines in September were grimmer than usual, with newspapers blaring “Infant Death Horror” and “West Bengal Health Care in I.C.U.” on their front pages after 41 newborns died in B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital over a span of six days.
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OPINION: India’s Mor Report on Financial Inclusion Doesn’t Focus Enough on Expanding Access to Credit
The Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households (the Nachiket Mor Committee on financial inclusion) has delivered a detailed report in a very short time.
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- South Asia