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A social media platform for the rural masses
Mobile Vaani is an interactive voice response system that enables people to share and create content
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What are the biggest problems for Indian healthcare system?
The Indian healthcare system is a dilapidated state. The costs seem to raise everyday which makes it unaffordable for a large chuck of the population. Recently Indian Health Progress (IHP) organisation with support from PhRMa discussed what the Indian healthcare system desperately needs and the steps to improve it. Aman Gupta, Principal Advisory of IHP shares the key areas that need to be developed urgently.
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- Health Care
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HP deploys virtual health platform to help deliver quality psychiatric care in rural India
As part of HP's continued commitment to making healthcare accessible to people living in remote parts of India, HP today announced the availability of a virtual health technology platform that will enable healthcare professionals to virtually conduct specialist psychiatric consultations with patients.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Q&A With Arun Gore Of Gray Ghost Ventures: ‘Social Impact Needs Scale’
Esha Chhabra (@esh2440) chats with Arun Gore, the president and CEO of Gray Ghost Ventures, about the global impact investing movement.
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- Impact Assessment
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Artha Venture Challenge invites social ventures to access matched funding
Impact investment portal, the Artha Platform, has launched the Artha Venture Challenge (AVC), which will provide ambitious entrepreneurs in India the chance to access up to Rs 25 lakh of equity funding, if matched by the same amount in co-investment.
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- Health Care
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‘Future proofing’ the agriculture sector
Asian economies stand vulnerable to climate change. Some of the most significant impacts are expected to hit the agriculture sector.
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- Agriculture
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Dasra philanthropy foundation grants $800,000 award to six organizations
Strategic philanthropy foundation, Dasra, has announced the $800,000 Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) grant award to six organizations building the ecosystem for impact investing in India.
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Vodafone Aims to Replicate M-Pesa’s Success in India
M-Pesa, the mobile-based money transfer and payment service that has been highly successful in Kenya since its launch in 2007, is now available in India by Vodafone, working through its fully-owned subsidiary Mobile Commerce Solutions Ltd (MCSL), and ICICI bank, the country’s largest private sector bank.
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- Technology
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