Social Impacts

Blinkit temporarily halts deliveries in areas without 10-minute delivery service

The temporarily halting of operations is expected to impact around 75000 of the 200,000 daily customers Blinkit serves

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A $150 Million Electricity Recovery Project Aims to Help Light up Somalia

MOGADISHU, December 9, 2021—The Somalia Electricity Recovery Project is set to increase access to cleaner, lower cost electricity for 1.1 Read More

Too early to predict impact of Omicron variant on real estate sector, say experts

The virus’ impact on the property market would depend on whether new restrictions are imposed and the intensity of a Read More

Recovering tourism sector fears impact of Omicron

The tourism and hospitality industries were the worst-affected sectors during the first and second waves of Covid-19. Recently, following a Read More

Shooting for the moon: How challenge prizes can diversify innovation for more social impact

Innovation can be directed towards the issues that matter most; this is now a defining principle of government-funded R&D. 

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Modi’s Retreat Represents a Resounding Defeat of the Ugly Impulses Driving New India

By persisting with their protest, the farmers of India beat back the political instigators of violence, the policeman and the Read More

Efforts to protect the poor during COVID: how five African countries fared

The number of people living in poverty around the world is estimated to  Read More

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From the Field: Pioneer brings farming jobs to marginalized Bangladesh communities

Farzeen Alam, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, was laughed off when he approached banks for a loan to start his farming business: Read More