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India Has Third-Highest Number of Obese People, Reveals Study
India has the third-highest number of obese and overweight people (11 % of adolescents, and 20 % of all adults) after US and China, a recent study mapping global malnutrition trends has revealed.
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Vaccination Reminder Band Tipped to Boost Global Child Inoculation Rates
Ankle band that changes colour to remind parents when vaccines are due comes through trials in Pakistan.
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Eight Months on, Two Charts Raise Questions About India’s Financial Inclusion Scheme
Two of every three bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana have zero balance. Not a single insurance claim was settled during the last year.
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Indian E-Commerce Giant Snapdeal Buys Bill Payment Service FreeCharge
Snapdeal, the SoftBank- and eBay-backed online commerce company in India, has completed what it called “one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the internet industry in India” after it announced the acquisition of online transaction serviceFreeCharge.
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Biocon Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Public Health by WHO – India
Biocon’s integrated healthcare initiatives is constantly engaged in improving the quality of life of several thousand communities in India.
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India’s Push for Banks for All Leaves Some Still Outside
Firozaben, a nurse at an upscale clinic here, opened an account at the state-owned Bank of Baroda Ltd. in December, attracted by the promise of an overdraft provision and accident- and life-insurance policies—all for no fee, courtesy of a government program to bring India’s masses into the banking system.
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Prime Minister Modi Launches MUDRA Bank, Expected to Benefit 5.77 crore Microfinance Institutions in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched MUDRA Bank under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. This will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs and act as a regulator for 'Micro-Finance Institutions' (MFIs).
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Financial Planning Lessons From Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
That Narendra Modi is a skilful orator is not news, but to hear him in person and to see him use ground-level common sense to drive home financial lessons to an auditorium full of bankers is quite an experience. The venue was the 80th birthday party of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai. And in case you were wondering, as I did, as to why celebrate 80 years rather than the global norm of 75 or 100, Modi said that 80 years is special to Indians because it marks the sahastra darshan or the 1,000 viewings of the full moon by a person who turns 80.
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