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Five Questions For Professor Jagdish Bhagwati On The Indian Economy And Prime Minister Modi’s Next Steps
Jagdish Bhagwati, university professor at Columbia University and senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, has been described as the most creative international trade theorist of his generation. He has been a leader in the fight for freer trade for decades.
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OPINION: Low-cost Innovation May Transform India’s Healthcare Industry
In the list of annual honours, released by the Indian government this year, you will find the name of Dr Balram Bhargava from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He has been awarded the Padma Shri.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Indian microfinance bank Bandhan plans to open 600 branches
Microfinance outfit Bandhan Financial Services Ltd., which got a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India on April 9, is planning to open around 600 branches, its Chairman and Managing Director Chandra Sekhar Ghosh said.
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Harvard Startup Champion Focuses on India’s Women
Saathi, a social enterprise startup that provides low-cost sanitary napkins and jobs to women in rural India, took top honors at Harvard's New Venture Competition. Co-founder Amrita Siagal discusses the origins of the project and its path forward.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Reserve Bank of India May Allow MFIs to Function as Business Correspondents of Banks
However, the move has faced serious opposition from various departments in the central bank.
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India’s SKS Microfinance Posts First Full Year of Profit Since Andhra Pradesh Crisis
SKS Microfinance Ltd has posted its first full year of profit after its business took a beating due to the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh.
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- Environment
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- lending, microfinance
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Rohingya Health Crisis In West Myanmar After Aid Groups Forced Out
The United Nations says at least 40 Rohingya were killed there by Buddhist Rakhine villagers. The government denies any killings occurred.
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- governance, philanthropy
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Bangladesh Fights Off HIV
Strong political commitment, timely donor support and effective government-NGO collaboration are behind Bangladesh’s successes on this front.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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