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3 highlights about Shyam Sunder Bedekar’s Rs 2.5 sanitary pad and incinerator social enterprise
Rural innovations have something beautiful about them. Solutions made by innovators who are in sync with the surroundings and serving the need of the hour. Shyam Sunder Bedekar’s Sakhi pads and the low-cost incinerator make one such example that have been written about widely. YourStory also covered the story in November and it has been very well received by readers.
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Looking For A Bathroom? Google Will Take You There – If You’re In India!
Sometimes, the only directions you need are to the nearest bathroom. And now, Google is providing you with just that. That is, if you’re in India. To address what CNBC describes as a “nationwide problem of open defecation and urination,” Google and the Indian government have embarked upon a new partnership to create a toilet locator app that takes users to the nearest public washroom.
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Is Maharashtra the Next Andhra Pradesh for the Microfinance Industry?
Microfinance companies in Maharashtra are seeing early signs of trouble, reminiscent of a crisis that gripped the sector in 2010 when repayments came to a virtual standstill in Andhra Pradesh revealing poor lending practices by the industry.
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IFC to lend $100m to Indonesian bank BTPN
Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional (BTPN) will receive $100 million in loans from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), according to a filing. The loans will be used to fund the growth of BTPN’s micro, small and medium enterprises businesses (MSMEs). It will also be channeled to women borrowers.
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Indian Pharma Eyes Pride of Place, Regulation Achilles Heel
India is on track to cement its position next year as a source of safe, effective and quality medicines at affordable prices, but a "growing trust deficit" with the government and regulatory headwinds can pose a serious roadblock to this journey.
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here’s why.
If digital transactions could curb corruption and black money , Kenya would have be en the most transparent country in the world. About 75% of the adult population in Kenya uses mobile phones for payments and money transfer. The value of mobile money transactions and transfers per day is equal to 4.5% of annualised GDP of Kenya, as per a report published in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) journal.
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India adding 1 million new m-wallet users every day
India is adding about a million new mobile wallet users every day, according to industry sources. The rapid increase in new users comes on the back of the cash crunch, which has hit the country, following the government’s move to demonetise 500 and 1,000-rupee banknotes. The situation is likely to take more time to normalise.
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- Impact Assessment
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India’s Largest Mobile Wallet App Disappears From the App Store
With new users comes new responsibilities. India’s largest mobile wallet app is quickly realising this in both good and hard ways.
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