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U.S. Fears for Patents on Next-Generation Drugs in India
An Indian committee is reviewing up to a dozen patented drugs to see if so-called compulsory licenses, which in effect break exclusivity rights, can be issued for some of them.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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IntelleGrow raises Rs 28 cr from Omdiyar Network, Dell
MUMBAI: Social sector-focused non-banking lender IntelleGrow today said it has raised Rs 28 crore from Omdiyar Network and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
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Does India Need Its Own ‘Impact’ Investors?
Indian entrepreneurs complain that India’s venture capital scene, particularly for “impact” investments, is limited.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Indian banks gung-ho about financial inclusion, but not agents
Financial inclusion is not yet a profitable proposition, but banks remain gung-ho about the initiative, predicting future dividends from the market reach that comes with improved access to finance.
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Mobile banking key to financial inclusion in Bangladesh
Mobile banking is the perfect platform for Bangladesh to take financial services to the country's largely unbanked population in an efficient and low-cost manner, an analyst from Visa said.
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USAID and P&G Kick Off Global Development Alliance to Improve Health in Myanmar
Administrator Rajiv Shah yesterday helped deliver the first liter of clean drinking water under the Global Development Alliance (GDA) between the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) to improve health in India.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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‘SuperMum’ campaign results in startling improvements in people’s hand-washing behavior
An analysis of a unique "SuperMum" (SuperAmma) handwashing campaign shows for the first time that using emotional motivators, such as feelings of disgust and nurture, rather than health messages, can result in significant, long-lasting improvements in people's handwashing behaviour, and could in turn help to reduce the risk of infectious diseases.
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- Education, Health Care
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Transforming Rural India Through Agricultural Innovation
With a majority of its population living in villages, rural poverty is a major problem in India. The disparity between the urban and rural incomes is also on the rise. This leads to migration to urban areas resulting in urban blight as well. Therefore addressing the problem of rural poverty assumes urgency. On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF), that addresses this wicked problem.
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