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Mars Investing $20 Million in Sustainable Rice Sourcing
Under the new platform, Mars said that it is working with its farmers and suppliers to implement various climate-smart agriculture practices that have been proven to reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting yields.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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ResponsAbility Invests in Ace International, a Leading Nutrition and Dairy Ingredients Producer in India
This facility aims to bring modern processing technology to India, with capabilities to produce nutrition ingredients aligned with global quality and sustainability standards.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Microsoft Investing $17.5 Billion in India for AI and Cloud Infrastructure
The announcement underscores the growing global competition among major technology companies to expand in India, which has become one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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ChatGPT Is Huge in India. These Locally Focused Startups Found a Way to Compete
Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- artificial intelligence, data, MSMEs, startups
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Miller Center Capital Funds E-Hands Energy to Expand Rural Solar Access in India
Founded in 2009, E-Hands Energy delivers solar and hybrid systems that replace costly diesel generators and unreliable grid power in underserved regions.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Upgrade Road Connectivity in Maharashtra, India
The Maharashtra Roads Connectivity for Inclusive Growth Program will improve all-weather road connectivity in 34 districts, particularly in the climate-vulnerable and economically lagging Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
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- Investing, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Solar-Powered Cold Storage Empowers Smallholder Farmers in India
In Andhra Pradesh and beyond, farmers are adopting solar-powered cold storage systems to help prevent post-harvest losses, reduce transportation costs through on-site storage, and improve incomes.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: China Wants Electric Cars to Feed Power Back to the Grid
The world’s largest EV fleet could become a giant battery network if economic and technical hurdles are overcome.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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