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India’s Welcome Reform Of Its Ghastly Food Aid Program
India is making essential changes to the way that it operates its food aid program for the poor.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Direct cash transfers will reduce corruption in India, says Reserve Bank governor
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan made a strong pitch for direct cash transfers to the poor, saying this would help reduce corruption by breaking the "cycle of dependence".
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Banking correspondents risking lives to bring financial inclusion to India
In Bihar alone, at least 14 attacks on bank kiosk operators have been reported in the last two years
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Kenya’s mobile money transactions hit KES1 trillion
Statistics from the Central Bank of Kenya indicate that Kenyans transferred over KES 1 trillion between January and June this year.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PRESS RELEASE: Western Union Expands Collaboration with MTN Group; Launches Mobile Money Transfer Service in the Ivory Coast
Consumers Who Subscribe to MTN Mobile Money Can Now Receive a Western Union Money Transfer Transaction on Their Mobile Phones
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dengue vaccine is just a year away, researchers say
A new vaccine that can halve the number of dengue cases provides a welcome shot to fight a deadly disease that infects around 390 million people every year in the tropics.
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- Education, Health Care
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An easier way to manipulate malaria genes
New approach to knocking out parasite’s genes could make it easier to identify drug targets.
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- Education, Health Care
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Apollo Hospitals to expand footprint with hub and spoke model
Apollo Hospitals Ltd is actively looking at expansion with the hub and spoke model and harnessing the telemedicine technology.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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