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Next Big Thing You Missed: Bigger, Cheaper Fuel Cells Will Eliminate Power Outages
General Electric has a bright idea for keeping the lights on even when the electrical grid short-circuits. The 122-year-old company wants to bring clean, reliable, affordable energy to the masses with hyper-efficient fuel cells , and in a rare move, is launching a startup to do it.
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- Energy, Environment
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Travel The World And Save It At The Same Time: Serial Entrepreneur Hugh Whalan Explains How
Talk about making the world a better place, and you probably won’t find too many naysayers.
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- Impact Assessment
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iClinic Healthcare looks to raise Rs 25 cr to fund expansion
Online healthcare provider iClinic Healthcare is in talks with investors to raise Rs 25 crore to fund its expansion in India.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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India’s new government vows clampdown on healthcare graft
India's health minister called for tougher laws on Tuesday after a media report alleged that laboratories had offered kickbacks to doctors who referred patients to their diagnostic centres.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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India PM Modi to unveil comprehensive financial inclusion schemes on Aug. 15 – here’s a sneak peek
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to give a big boost to the ongoing financial inclusion drive by unveiling a comprehensive programme, to be announced at the Red Fort in his address to the nation on the Independence Day.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Norms on small banks fail to impress micro lenders
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) draft guidelines for licensing of small banks has failed to impress microfinance companies.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Rise of social enterprises in Singapore prompts calls for greater regulation
The proliferation of so-called "social enterprises" here is prompting calls for greater regulation of this emerging sector.
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- Impact Assessment
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3 Essential Elements To Increase The Viability Of Your Social Venture
Every social entrepreneur discovers the same pitfalls on their way to creating impact. But you can avoid them, if you know what to expect.
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