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Letter From India: How Poop is Becoming Big Business for Small Companies
I was in Mumbai, making a long commute across town after a week full of events and conferences. When we arrived in South Bombay, my taxi driver slowed down to point out a nearby slum, dangerously perched on one of the slopes of Malabar Hills—Mumbai’s most upscale and expensive property. I could see a few narrow lanes crowded with women washing clothes, utensils, open drains with children squatting over them—a loose tap with gushing neon blue water—and the overwhelming stench of feces.
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IFMR Institute in Chennai to Become University Soon
Chennai-based Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), is to become a full-fledged private University soon. IFMR Chennai, now in Sri City, which has been attracting students aspiring for management education, especially in social service and related areas, received letter of intent from the Andhra Pradesh State government for a Private University, said a statement.
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Fintech start-ups can lead the way to India’s financial inclusion
India is changing into an effervescent ecosystem offering fintech lending start-ups a platform to potentially grow into billion-dollar unicorns. Although relatively young at present, the sector is escalating rapidly, fueled by the large innovation-driven start-up landscape, and responsive government policies and regulations.
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In Social Enterprises the Challenge Lies in Indentifying Unique Opportunities
Social enterprises implement commercial strategies in an endeavor to maximize social and economic benefits. Most of them are focused on skill development in India but the fact remains that in the startup space it becomes difficult to put profitability and social benefits in the same platter.
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Demonetisation has hit micro loans repayment in India
Demonetisation of high-value currency notes has hit repayments of micro loans, many of which originated in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and were adversely impacted following political intervention by local leaders and rumours of loan waivers, Rating Agency ICRA has said.
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80 per cent of all smokers live in low and middle-income countries, India one among it: WHO
NEW DELHI: Nearly 80 per cent of the over one billion tobacco smokers globally live in low- and
middle-income countries like India, WHO said today and asserted that policies to control its use, including taxation and price increase, can generate revenues for health care and development work.- Categories
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State Bank of India to launch its own version of digital only bank soon
The country's largest lender SBI will take the lead among state-run lenders to launch branch less banking. The latest launch from the lender - SBI Digi Bank will have a financial superstore, a market place and end to end digitisation for all products and services.
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Maharashtra govt endorses Paytm in circular issued to promote digital payment
Last month, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Maharashtra in-charge Mohan Prakash sought to know how mobile wallet Paytm could place full-page advertisements in national newspapers hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation on 8 November.
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