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China Falls Back on Gasoline to Drive its Global EV Conquest
Mainland EV makers are shifting from pure-electric to plug-in hybrid engines.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Upaya Social Ventures Invests In I Was A Sari To Drive Jobs And Sustainability In The Global Fashion Sector
This marks Upaya’s 44th investment in early-stage, mission-aligned businesses that generate jobs for people living in extreme poverty.
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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NITI Aayog Launches India Electric Mobility Index to Accelerate State EV Progress
By integrating these dimensions, the IEMI presents a holistic picture of each state’s electric mobility landscape, identifying strengths to replicate and weaknesses requiring focused interventions.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Ummeed Housing Finance Raises $28 Million from BII to Boost Affordable Housing
The Gurugram‑based housing finance company will deploy the capital as mortgage‑backed loans targeted at low‑income and underserved borrowers across India, with a significant focus on enabling women to become homeowners.
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- Finance
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Is Google Building a $6 Billion Data Centre Campus in India?
Reports show 1GW Visakhapatnam facility will be Google’s largest in Asia, with US$2bn committed to renewable energy and regional connectivity expansion.
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- Technology
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Airtel Enters Cloud War to Keep Data Within Indian Borders
Bharti Airtel’s sovereign cloud offering would be a differentiator in the market as it can reduce cloud spending for enterprises by 30-40%, claimed its vice-chairman and managing director, Gopal Vittal.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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Yali Capital Raises $104 Million in Debut Deep-Tech Fund in India
Overall, Yali Capital is bullish on six sectors within deep tech: chip design, aerospace and surveillance, robotics, genomics, artificial intelligence, and smart manufacturing.
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- Technology
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- data, startups, venture capital
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W Health Ventures Unveils $70 Million Fund II to Ignite Healthcare Startups
The newly established Fund II aims to support between eight to ten startups over the next four years.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific