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India’s Solar Power Surge : Low interest loans and government subsidies could electrify off-grid, microgrid sector
If you’re a you are a solar technology manufacturer, service provider, or an equipment provider of components like batteries - access to low-cost financing has never been better. Offering industry an insight into the future road map, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released draft guidelines for its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission – an ambitious plan for quick commercialization and adoption of solar technologies.
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- Energy, Technology
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- infrastructure, solar
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Bi-Weekly Checkup (4/11/13): A Tale of Two Students – or, what I wish I would’ve done in college
When Jennifer Staple-Clark was a sophomore in college, she spent her free time establishing an innovative non-profit called Unite for Sight. The organization has become a world-renowned NGO, facilitating over 63,000 sight-restoring surgeries. It also organizes the annual Global Health & Innovation Conference, which takes place this weekend - and which NextBillion Health Care will cover as a media partner.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Reaching The Final 20: Investing in infrastructure to improve health care delivery
One of the harsh realities of global health today is that the quality and supply of life-saving innovations exceeds the capacity of many health systems to deliver them. For many low-income countries, gaps in the underlying infrastructure prevent new innovations from reaching those who need them most. VillageReach is a non-profit that helps private enterprise develop health care-related infrastructure, so that innovations can reach the "Final 20" - the 20 percent who live in the most remote, rural areas.
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- Health Care
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World Water Day: Cooperation is key
The theme of this year’s world water day is "cooperation." At first glance, cooperation might appear a somewhat passive sentiment; but, in the context of the global water challenge, meaningful change, and progress will only happen through cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships.
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- Agriculture
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WEF: Africa’s Growth March to Continue in Stride
There is good news from Africa. The continent is witnessing the second fastest economic growth, and according to knowledgeable sources it may grow even faster in 2013. What is more, currently Africa accounts for 14 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) with a total amount of USD114 billion in 2009, representing 3% of global SWFs, and that share is expected to increase in future with the establishment of new SWFs.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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Rwanda: Telemedicine Project On Track Year After Plan Was Hatched
A year after a plan to connect Rwandan hospitals through telemedicine was announced, the government says the project is set to start soon in some district hospitals.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Observing the Arab Spring, African Bankers Devise Economic Strategies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) was established in 1964 to guide the continent onto a path of sustainable pan-African economic growth and reduce poverty. Heading its efforts is Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice president at the multilateral bank, which is temporarily headquartered in Tunisia.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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How Mahindra’s ‘Spark the Rise’ is Igniting Impact
Mahindra Spark the Rise is an initiative by the Mahindra Group to provide innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents with an open innovation platform to showcase their work and connect with like-minded people to amplify their efforts. The team’s core purpose is to drive positive change in the lives of their stakeholders and communities across the world. Spark the Rise empowers people to drive positive change by bringing them together through innovative ideas and awarding the grant money needed to put them into action.
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- Uncategorized
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- infrastructure