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Indian Career Discovery EdTech Firm Banks $3.5 Million in Pre-Series A Money
India-based career discovery platform Uable said it has secured US$3.5 million in pre-series A money in a round led by JAFCO (Japan Associated Finance Co) Asia and Chiratae Ventures.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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World Bank Offers $100 Million Credit Guarantee for Rooftop Solar Power in India
A study reviewed existing academic papers on the UN’s global goals and found that 63 of the 169 targets may impact forests either adversely or positively.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: A Social Enterprise Must Help a Billion People, Say Aavishkaar Group Founders
The Faces of Vibrant Bharat, Vineet and Swati Rai have been offering knowledge and capital for ventures that are solving problems for low-income households in India.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Annapurna Finance Mobilizes $30 Million in Equity From Nuveen Global Impact
"Nuveen’s expertise and funding will help us meet our expansion plans and we look forward to working with them to develop our climate initiatives,” Annapurna managing director Gobinda Chandra Pattnaik said.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: The Urgent Need to Understand Urban Labour
As the number of COVID-19 cases spike up again, it’s important that we learn from last year, and build better support systems for urban workers to prevent the recurrence of a labour crisis.
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- Coronavirus
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- Asia Pacific
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India’s Adani Green Energy to Buy 300 Megawatts of Operational Solar Projects
Continuing its aggressive growth, one of India’s leading renewable energy companies — Adani Green Energy — has plans to acquire two large-scale solar power projects.
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- Energy
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Press Release: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Grants a $3 Million Euros Loan to Pahal in Favour of Financial Inclusion in India
The microfinance sector has become a key instrument to fight financial exclusion in the country by providing financial and non-financial services to people excluded from the banking system.
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- Finance
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Report: Second Wave of COVID-19 Infections Impacting Business Normalization in India
The 'second wave' of the pandemic is delaying business normalization in the country, as coronavirus infections rise in Maharashtra and other states, a report by a Japanese brokerage said on Monday.
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- Coronavirus
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