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Analysis: Financial Inclusion Implications of India’s new National ID Law
On Friday, the Lok Sabha stamped its overwhelming approval on the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill. Since it is a money bill, the Rajya Sabha cannot exercise a veto. It is for all practical purposes just short of becoming law.
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John Hoffmire: The Importance of Environmental Practices in Poverty Alleviation
Alleviating poverty is a worthy endeavor pursued by many organizations. However, studies show that in some cases there are unintended negative impacts upon the environment. The goal to alleviate poverty without environmental damage can be challenging.
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Clean Street Food Project Launched
With a view to raise the safety standards of foods sold on streets across the capital city of New Delhi, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda launched Project ‘Clean Street Food’ in the presence of Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), on Sunday.
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MTN Mobile Money Customers Could Soon Earn Interest
Speaking at the company’s annual media forum to interact with editors and stakeholders, Mr. Asante said discussions were already underway with partner banks to set the modalities on how much interest to be paid and the criteria for qualification to earn an interest.
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This Is a Great time to Be a Woman Entrepreneur, Says Activist
Having spent 35 years of her career in the field of communication, publishing and digital media, Melanie Hawken decided to take a different path altogether—harnessing her communications experience to pull the audience of African women entrepreneurs. She founded a women entrepreneurs’ think-tank, ‘Lionesses of Africa’. Within a year, the organisation has managed to reach over 100,000 inspirational women entrepreneurs from across the continent. The target is to assist one million African women entrepreneurs to unlock their business potentials by 2018. During the recent Global Women’s summit in Kigali, Hawken talked to The New Times’ Athan Tashobya about her ambitions to share, inspire and connect women entrepreneurs across Africa and also weighed in on what Rwanda’s women empowerment policies mean to the continent.
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Zimbabwe Launches National Financial Inclusion Strategy
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe through various stakeholders is aiming to increase the level of access to formal financial services within the country to 90 percent from 69 percent while improving the proportion of financially included small business to 80 percent by 2020.
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Capitalism at the Crossroads: An Interview with Stuart Hart
Stuart Hart is one of the world's top authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environment for business strategy. He is currently the Grossman Chair of Sustainable Business at the University of Vermont. Previously, Hart founded sustainable MBA programs at Cornell, UNC, and the University of Michigan. He wrote the seminal article "Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World," which won the McKinsey Award for Best Article in Harvard Business Review in 1997, and helped launch the movement for corporate sustainability.
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Blood Money: The Race to Crack India’s Lucrative Menstruation Market
Every evening after work, 27-year-old Paravi* prepares for her upcoming wedding. She reads bridal magazines and hones her cooking, while her aunties regale her with funny tales of married life.
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