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The Deadly Cost of Bringing Coal-Powered Electricity From Australia to India
The Australian government continues to claim that coal will play a vital role in bringing cheap energy to developing nations. In particular, it has claimed India’s poor will benefit from the development of coal reserves in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. But is that really the case?
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- Energy, Environment
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- South Asia
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- renewable energy
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New York Pension Fund Could Have Made Billions by Divesting From Fossil Fuels
New York State’s pension fund would have an additional $5.3bn to give to its retired employees if it had divested from fossil fuel companies and put that money into clean energy, according to a new report.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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India Post to Approach RBI for Interoperability of Its ATMs by Year End
In another step towards financial inclusion, the government is planning to make 10,000 ATMs under postal services interoperable with commercial banks, allowing consumers to withdraw money directly from their bank accounts rather than restricting them to postal accounts.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: How the “Free Market” in Vaccines Is Neither Free nor Fair
Take a look at the World Health Assembly’s action plan on tackling the barriers to global vaccination, and time and time again, the almighty dollar comes up.
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- Health Care
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- vaccines
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Survey: Over 89 Percent of Rwandans Have Access to Finance
Rwanda has surpassed its financial inclusion targets with more than 89 per cent of adult population accessing financial services, a new FinScope survey 2016 shows.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African State-Owned Drug Firm Seeks Anti-Retroviral Supplies
South Africa wants anti-retroviral drug suppliers to allocate some of their products to a new state-owned pharmaceutical firm, Ketlaphela, a government official said on Friday, part of plans to tackle the country's AIDS problem.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anna Meloto and the Growth of A Social Enterprise
Seven years ago, Dylan Wilk and Anne Meloto-Wilk, daughter of Gawad Kalinga’s Tony Meloto, went to the US to set up a network of volunteers for Gawad Kalinga. During this time, Anna noticed the popularity of organic products penetrating the local supermarkets and thought of replicating this in the Philippines.
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- Asia Pacific
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Abu Dhabi to Welcome Global Policy Makers and Microfinance Experts at Microcredit Summit
Global policy makers and microfinance experts will convene in Abu Dhabi from March 14th to 17th to explore and discuss innovative financial inclusion strategies that can create clear pathways to economic and social inclusion.
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- Uncategorized
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- North Africa & Near East
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