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Viewpoint: India Can Soon Be the Tech Garage of the World
Startups have flagged their grievances regarding angel tax provision, which they considered was not friendly to them.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Funds Are Recognising Their Biases Against Women
Despite its massive growth, the gender lens investing market has not yet tapped its potential.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: India Needs a Social Impact Revolution, Driven by Young Entrepreneurs and Strategic Frameworks
The next decade has been hailed by the UN as the “decade of action”, which will be driven by a new force of entrepreneurs creating social impact-driven business models and frameworks.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures and Beyond Capital Recommit To Investment in Freshr To Further Benefit Smallholder Farmers in India
Follow-on investment to support the extension of FreshR’s microentrepreneur and farmer networks, as well as continue expansion into new region of underserved communities
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Women Self-Help Groups in Punjab Struggle To Repay Loans
Allege microfinance institutions charging exorbitant interest
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India’s Solar Tariffs To Decline by up To 10 Percent Over Next Decade
It added that this in turn would result in stronger competitiveness against incumbent fossil fuel alternatives in the country
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Asia Pacific
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- energy access
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Analysis: Shielding the Poor From the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
India needs specific safety net schemes in the short term and agricultural interventions in the long term.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: MFIs Revival: Does India Really Need a New Microfinance Institution?
Instead of promoting a new social microfinance institution, the government should build on the existing and vibrant microfinance sector to cater to its envisioned need.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- microfinance
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