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What the U.S. can learn from India on climate change and energy access
Indeed, with the United States’ retreat from the Paris climate agreement leaving a void in global leadership, it may be Prime Minister Modi – with his bold renewable energy agenda, “power for all” commitment, and push for widespread adoption of LED light bulbs – who steps up to the plate.
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- Energy, Environment
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- South Asia
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- climate change
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Research as a catalyst to grow technology clusters in Africa
Africa’s poor standing mirrors an unfortunate reality that has seen research and development given less importance, both in building scalable products or an active technology community.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, research
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Genomic Vaccines Fight Disease in Ways Not Possible Before
Genomic vaccines promise to offer many advantages, including fast manufacture when a virus, such as Zika or Ebola, suddenly becomes more virulent or widespread.
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- Health Care
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Non-profits start with energy but lack systems, so struggle for funding: Roopa Kudva of Omidyar Network
Omidyar's most recent investment in India is in Goodera, a for-profit company that helps corporates channel money for CSR activities. India managing director Roopa Kudva , who joined the venture in 2015, explains why financial inclusion is top of its list of priorities.
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- Investing
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Can a Tech Start-Up Successfully Educate Children in the Developing World?
Bridge International Academies — a chain of inexpensive private schools — has ambitious plans to revolutionize education for poor children. But can its for-profit model work in some of the most impoverished places on Earth?
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Illuminating the developing world’s “invisible” consumers
Texting-based surveys capture purchasing and behavior data from people living in remote areas.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unitus fund’s latest StartHealth winners spotlight rise of medical tech innovation in India
Unitus Seed Fund, one of India's best-known impact venture funds that backs early-stage startups innovating for the masses, has named two winners of its StartHealth startup contest, which show medical tech innovation is taking off in India.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Renewable energy firm feted for providing solar-powered ‘sari-sari’ stores in nation’s rural areas
The company, a winner of the Impact Hub Fellowship (Incubation) program in April, helps and trains communities with limited resources of potable and viable water via solar-power pumps, precipitation devices and rainwater harvest.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, solar
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