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Analysis: Education in a crisis: How Does India Cope and Improve
The pandemic has set back a lot of progress made in education, but all is not lost. Now is the time to reimagine education.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- Asia Pacific
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Africa-Focused Payment Firm Opay Raises $400 Million in Funding Round Led by SoftBank
OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup founded by a Chinese entrepreneur, said it has secured $400 million in its latest funding round.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Clothing Production Killing Africa Rivers as Water Scarcity Surges
Production of clothing, including for high street brands in Europe, the UK and the US is killing Africa’s rivers through polluting discharges of untreated industrial wastewater, a new report reveals.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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ZūM CEO Ritu Narayan Explains Why Equity and Accessibility Works for Mobility Services
Ritu founded Zūm in 2016 with brothers Abhishek and Vivek Garg to optimize routes, create transparency and make school commutes greener in India.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility, transportation
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Facebook and Twitter Weigh Giving a Social-Media Megaphone to the Taliban
Facebook, Twitter and Googles actions will have lasting impacts on the diplomatic stage and on the lives of everyday people in Afghanistan.
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- Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Viewpoint: Rise of the ‘Carbon Capitalist’
According to Matthew Roling, Aside from wealth creation, there will be at least two other benefits to scaling the carbon market.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Tendenube Becomes the New Unicorn in Mexico After Receiving an Investment of US $500 Million
The ecommerce platform Trendenube received a new round of investment for 500 million dollars, making it the new unicorn in Mexico
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Analysis: Making Small Farms More Sustainable — And Profitable
Smallholder farms provide a large proportion of food supply in developing economies, but 40% of these farmers live on less than U.S.$2/day. With a rapidly growing global population it is imperative to improve the productivity and security of farmers making up this sector. This article presents the results of Better Life Farming, an ecosystem that connects smallholder farmers in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh to the capabilities, products, and services of corporations and NGOs.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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