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In Nepal and Beyond, This Corporate Funder Takes on the World’s Biggest Disasters
The UPS Foundation is keenly aware of the unique assets of its parent company, and has carved out an exceptional—and indispensable role—in the realm of disaster philanthropy.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Price capping takes sheen off condom sales following government decision
It's the condom makers turn to seek protection as sales of the male contraceptive have plunged drastically following a government decision to dub it an essential drug and cap its price more than a year ago.
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- Health Care
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India Cancels Licenses of Nearly 9,000 Charities Over Foreign Funds
India has cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from abroad, as New Delhi tightens surveillance on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations in the country.
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- South Asia
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Acumen Increases Its Efforts to Improve India’s Private Education With New Investments
Acumen announces its new investment in Ignis Careers andStandard of Excellence in Education and Development (SEED) to improve the current state of low-cost, private education in India. India has the largest kindergarten to 10th grade system in the world with more than 1.6 million schools. More than 96 percent of children, ranging from ages 6 to 14, are enrolled in school. However, the quality of education is poor, and half of the children in Grade 5 can only read at a Grade 2 level.
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- Education
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- South Asia
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Without broadband, financial inclusion in India will remain a ‘pipe dream,’ says telecom regulator chairman
Advocating deeper broadband penetration to ensure success of Jan Dhan scheme, telecom regulator TRAI’s chief Rahul Khullar today said financial inclusion will otherwise remain a “pipe dream” and merely opening bank accounts will not serve the purpose.
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Portal for Blue-Collar Jobs Babajob Raises $10M from Australia’s SEEK
Bangalore-based Babajob Services Pvt Ltd, which runs the job portal for blue-collar workers, has raised $10 million from Australian company SEEK Ltd, it said on Tuesday. SEEK has picked a minority stake in the firm.
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- Technology
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Villagers Armed With Smartphones Can Help Stem the Rising Rate of Suicides in India
India has among the highest rates of depression in the world. If Deepika Padukone, a leading Bollywood actress, hadn’t talked publicly about her battle with depression, you probably wouldn’t know.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- infrastructure
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Financial Inclusion: How Banking Is Coming to India’s Countryside
One of the ways that Indian Prime Minister Modi is trying to get more Indians into the financial system is by delivering state support straight into bank accounts of those who need it rather than via costly price subsidies.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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