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Lax antibiotic controls raise fears of killer disease
NEW DELHI: A pharmacist swiftly pulls white boxes of powerful antibiotics from neatly stacked shelves behind him, and hands them over the counter without asking for a doctor's prescription.
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CAMTech India’s “Jugaad-a-thon” spurs promising innovations for maternal and child health
CAMTech India along with Glocal Healthcare and GE Healthcare organised ‘Jugaad-a-thon’, an event to test creativity in medical design which brought to the table 34 new solutions ranging from new tools for antenatal care to disruptive technologies for newborn asphyxia.
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Can India Achieve Financial Inclusion within the Next Few Years?
The new Government of India has made financial inclusion one of the corner stones in its modernization aspirations for the country.
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Chinese microcredit firms lend around USD $10 billion in first half of 2014
BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Microcredit companies in China issued 61.8 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) of new loans in the first half of 2014, industry figures showed on Wednesday.
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World Bank to provide $18 bn aid to India in three years
The World Bank Wednesday said it will provide financial support of $15-18 billion to India over the next three years to help accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty.
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Social business shows way of development in Myanmar
Yunus discusses his concept with top ministers of Southeast Asian nation
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A new kind of no-frills bank could kickstart India’s long-awaited mobile money revolution
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is one of the few institutions Indians respect (paywall). India’s central bank is known for being clean, sensible, and well-run. It is also extremely cautious
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The BRICS new development bank: A historic game-changer?
Following two years of intense negotiations, the BRICS leaders agreed on 15 July 2014 in Fortaleza (Brazil) to launch the New Development Bank (NDB).
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