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HP deploys virtual health platform to help deliver quality psychiatric care in rural India
As part of HP's continued commitment to making healthcare accessible to people living in remote parts of India, HP today announced the availability of a virtual health technology platform that will enable healthcare professionals to virtually conduct specialist psychiatric consultations with patients.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Q&A With Arun Gore Of Gray Ghost Ventures: ‘Social Impact Needs Scale’
Esha Chhabra (@esh2440) chats with Arun Gore, the president and CEO of Gray Ghost Ventures, about the global impact investing movement.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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- scale
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Artha Venture Challenge invites social ventures to access matched funding
Impact investment portal, the Artha Platform, has launched the Artha Venture Challenge (AVC), which will provide ambitious entrepreneurs in India the chance to access up to Rs 25 lakh of equity funding, if matched by the same amount in co-investment.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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‘Future proofing’ the agriculture sector
Asian economies stand vulnerable to climate change. Some of the most significant impacts are expected to hit the agriculture sector.
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- Agriculture
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- South Asia
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Dasra philanthropy foundation grants $800,000 award to six organizations
Strategic philanthropy foundation, Dasra, has announced the $800,000 Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) grant award to six organizations building the ecosystem for impact investing in India.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Vodafone Aims to Replicate M-Pesa’s Success in India
M-Pesa, the mobile-based money transfer and payment service that has been highly successful in Kenya since its launch in 2007, is now available in India by Vodafone, working through its fully-owned subsidiary Mobile Commerce Solutions Ltd (MCSL), and ICICI bank, the country’s largest private sector bank.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Affordable houses, but for whom?
The new launches in the affordable category could just be another marketing gimmick to push sales and mop up money
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Instilling soft skills in chauffeurs
In the travel industry, the bottom of the pyramid is the driver.” Ram Badrinathan, Founder & CEO, GlobalTHEN.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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