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Applications Open for Indian “Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013”
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a Switzerland-based nonprofit, and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, an Indian nonprofit, have announced that they are now accepting applications for the 2013 Indian “Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award.”
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Blue Collar, Inc
Krishna Kumar used to spend his days listlessly gathering scrap in garbage dumps across Motihari in Bihar.
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“Being a woman gives me patience and humility”
Aparajita Agrawal's Sankalp Forum is the first platform globally that has social enterprises at its core.
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World Bank proposes multi-billion plan to reduce poverty in India
The World Bank has come out with a multi-billion ($12-20 billion) four-year plan aimed at bringing down poverty levels in seven low-income Indian States.
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Coughing Dragon, Sneezing Elephant: China, India, and Global Health Governance
The recent H7N9 flu scare in China has shown once again that we live in “an epidemiologically interdependent world.”
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India readying to take on absolute emission reduction cuts
India is preparing to take on absolute emission reduction cuts under the new global climate compact to be signed in 2015.
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The “Technology for Impact Accelerator” announces the first batch of 16 startups
“Technology for Impact Accelerator” program for business creating social impact is an initiative by CIIE- IIM Ahmedabad and Village Capital. As a part of the first batch, 16 startups have been selected.
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The Novartis Decision: Is the Big Win for Indian Pharma Bad News for Investment?
In a decisive victory for India’s pharmaceutical industry, India’s Supreme Court rejected Novartis’ patent application for the cancer drug Glivec on Monday.
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