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OPINION: Sterlisation deaths: A rotten healthcare system continues to play havoc in Chhattisgarh
The sterilization camp that left 13 women dead and many battling for life has exposed the rotten healthcare system in Chhattisgarh, yet again.
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India takes action on spurious and sub-standard drugs
An American pharmacist and an Indian pharmacologist charged with smuggling four million fake pharmaceuticals into the country earlier this month may have been the last straw for the Indian government battling counterfeit drugs.
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Bangladesh installs 3 million residential solar systems
Bangladesh’s Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (Idcol) last week marked the installation of 3 million residential solar systems in the country.According to Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star, the 3 million systems installed under the Idcol program in off-grid areas have a combined capacity of 135 MW.
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OPINION: Financial inclusion in India needs another model
Priority sector targets are met by means fair and foul. Competition in providing credit to the unbanked will work better
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3 tech phenomena you only encounter in the emerging markets
There’s a stage when, after travelling too much, or meeting too many people from the emerging markets, your perception of the world shifts.
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Healthcare providers in India to spend $1.1 billion on IT in 2014: Gartner
Healthcare providers in India are expected to spend $1.1 billion on IT products and services in 2014, a 5 per cent rise over 2013.
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Sanofi launches paediatric vaccine Shan5 in India
With the launch of Shan 5 in India, 27 million babies born annually will have access to vaccination.
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US to partner India in ‘Swachch Bharat’ campaign
Taking the US-India joint statement forward, USAID chief Rajiv Shah announced three partnership projects with India on areas close to PM Narendra Modi's heart — "strengthen water and sanitation, expand access to clean energy and increase access to banking services for poor Indians".
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