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Bayer Expands Better Life Farming Initiative in India; Empowers Smallholder Farmers Across Six States
After the successful implementation of its ‘Better Life Farming’ initiative in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, Bayer has now expanded the initiative to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Better Life Farming aims to provide smallholder farmers with access to modern agri-inputs and farming advisory and enable additional income generation through rural agri-entrepreneurship.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Aspire Impact & Aspire Circle Launch ‘Impact Future Project’ for India To Persuade India INC. To Embrace Impact Capitalism
Aspire Impact, a social enterprise and Aspire Circle, a non-profit trust, twin initiatives focused on leadership and ecosystem development in the social and environmental impact space, have announced the launch of a thought leadership platform, Impact Future Project (IFP) at the Sankalp Forum on 2 November 2020.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, nonprofits, SDGs
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Microsoft and Accenture Expand Commitment To Support Social Entrepreneurs
Companies extend program to support emerging technology startups with solutions focused on sustainability and skilling
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- Asia Pacific
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- startups
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Microsoft, NSDC Collaborate To Empower 1 Lakh (100,000) Women in India With Digital Skills
Microsoft on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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MFIs in India: Need Social Impact Monitoring
The pandemic has necessitated the need to re-look at the tenets of MFI lending
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- Education, Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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EDFI ElectriFI Invests in Candi’s PV Solar Solutions for Indian SMEs
EDFI ElectriFI invested EUR 2,68m junior debt in candi, a platform that finances, builds and operates solar solutions for SMEs in emerging markets, whereby the aim is to help customers improve their bottom line while at the same time creating a positive environmental impact.
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- Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, solar
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The Quest for Financial Inclusion in Sri Lanka
Financial Inclusion is essential for continuous and sustainable economic development, according to the IFC (International Finance Corporation). This is no exception for Sri Lanka despite showing strong numbers in bank penetration.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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ShopUp Raises $22.5 Million To Digitize Millions of Mom-and-Pop Shops in Bangladesh
A startup that is aiming to digitize millions of neighborhood stores in Bangladesh just raised the country’s largest Series A financing round.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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