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With Android Go, Google tries again at emerging markets
On Wednesday, at the Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California, Google said it's starting a new program, focused on phone software, instead of phones themselves. It's called Android Go (though that's just an internal name), and the goal is to make Google's blockbuster mobile software better cater to people on entry-level phones.
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85 Global Teams to Develop Transformative Technology Solutions for Women’s Safety
"We strongly believe that safety is a fundamental human right and should not be taken for granted. With the Women's Safety XPRIZE, we hope to unlock an exponential transformation in the way community members can empower safety for everyone through technology. We are delighted with the participation and look forward to seeing problem-solvers all over the world tackle this critical challenge as the competition unfolds," said Anu Jain, entrepreneur and champion for women's safety.
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Impact Investor Omidyar Network Shows Fintech must be more User Friendly
The report findings come as a result of in-depth interviews and human-centered design prototyping sessions with consumers across 30 communities in Nagaland, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, covering a mix of rural, semi-urban, and urban areas.
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- Investing, Technology
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India’s drugmakers need more time to meet international standards: industry group
U.S. and European Union regulators have called on India's $16 billion pharmaceutical industry to step up their efforts if it wants to continue to dominate the generic drugs sector.
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International Finance Corporation to invest USD $21 million in Grameen Koota
The renewed trust by these marquee investors is expected to provide more comfort to local lenders who finance MFIs for on-lending.
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Six months after demonetization, Kolkata’s first cashless transactors shift back to cash
The winds of change that brought in plastic money and e-payments to traditional shops have blown over. Cash is back.
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- Technology
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- digital payments, fintech
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The World Is Looking For Affordable Drugs – and India Needs to Keep Delivering
India exports half of its total production of pharmaceuticals. Exports to the US and other rigorously-regulated western markets account for over 50% of India’s global exports. This has given a stamp of quality to Indian pharmaceuticals, adding to the confidence in Indian medicines in Latin American and the rest of the developing world.
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- Health Care
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Aman Foundation’s chairperson wins Social Entrepreneur of the Year award
Upon winning the award, Fayeeza said, “Aman is dedicated to promoting the centrality of family, and dignity of life for all. The ‘Sukh’ program was created with this mission in mind, and seeks to foster gender equality, by giving women the power of choice.”
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