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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Thwart India’s Push to Digitize Health Care
A massive cyberattack had compromised the health data of millions of patients, from those who live in extreme poverty to high-profile politicians, bureaucrats and judges.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Google to Spend $75 Million on Women-Led India Startups
Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian languages and will spend $75 million to support women-led startups in India.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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YouTube’s Courses to Offer Structured Learning on the Platform
Google for India reveals its plan to offer structured learning on the video-sharing platform, YouTube.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, employment
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Press Release: IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp Partner to Improve Food Security in Bangladesh
The partnership will allow Agrocorp to scale up work and secure food supplies for emerging markets such as Bangladesh.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- food security, partnerships, scale
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Analysis: Slum Women of India’s Cleanest City Exposed to Household Air Pollution
Indore has around 30% of its population living in slums with most households using mud stoves and unaware of health hazards.
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- Education, Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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Analysis: Venture Capitalists Don’t Seem to Care Much About India’s Woman Entrepreneurs
In 2021, startups founded by women received only 0.3% of India’s total venture capital funding, according to data by DealStreetAsia.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Himalayan Water Stress Boosts Sustainable Agriculture
As climate change and glacial retreat spawn overlapping crises in the Himalayas, including water scarcity, food insecurity and rising poverty, locals turn to community-based methods of adaptation.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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Loss-Stricken Byju’s Seeks Easier Terms on $1.2 Billion Loan
According to persons familiar with the situation, Indian online-education company Byju's is looking to renegotiate its $1.2 billion loan as it battles with high losses and cost-cutting targets.
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- Education, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, telecommunications
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