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IFC to Invest Up to $38M in Three Affordable Housing Finance Firms
International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $38 million in three housing finance companies in India, as the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm seeks to expand its presence in a segment that offers loans for low-cost houses.
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11 Social Incubators in India That Are Helping Startups & Social Enterprises Transform Lives
While starting a for-profit business is no easy task, starting a social enterprise is tougher still. Lack of funds, knowledge resources, manpower… the hurdles are endless. These social incubators mentor, guide and advise entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the choppy waters of social entrepreneurship.
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Bharti Airtel-Kotak Mahindra Bank JV Gets Payment Bank License From RBI
India's largest carrier Bharti AirtelBSE 4.20 % received its payment bank license that is had applied for in partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank, a move that will help the companies take Indian government's financial inclusion plans to the next level.
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Why Partnerships Are Crucial for Pushing Vaccine R&D Forward
Students in the Philippines began receiving doses of the world’s first dengue vaccine this week, as the country begins a public immunization program to inoculate 1 million children in 6,000 schools across the island nation.
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Pfizer May Leverage European Approval to Pneumonia Vaccine in Indian Market
New York-headquartered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is likely to leverage its latest European approval for multi-dose vials of pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13 in the Indian market.
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Nadda Launches Indigenous Female Condom
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has formally launched first indigenously developed natural latex-based female condom.
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India’s Prime Minister Launches ‘Stand Up India’ to Promote Financial Inclusion
Giving a push to government's financial inclusion programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Stand-up India scheme under which 1.25 lakh bank branches will provide loans up to Rs 1 crore to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
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Wary of Outside Influence, India Limits Foreign Involvement in Health System
Expressing concern about foreign influence on its policies,India is turning away from a decades-old practice of filling gaps within its health system with consultants hired by foreign aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations.
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- Health Care
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