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October 6, 2012
Two year progress report of US’s support to GACC
This post encompasses a detailed overview of the supportive role that the United States has acted in the capacity of while being committed to the cause of clean cookstoves endorsed by the GACC (Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves), and its future plans regarding continuing this commitment. Read more here and […]
October 6, 2012
India: Bangalore government explores biogas options to handle garbage
The city of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka has been, for some time struggling with piles of garbage generated by the teeming city. The garbage was earlier dumped in nearby semi-urban and rural areas, but following a protest from residents of such areas, the government has been looking […]
October 6, 2012
GACC celebrates its two year anniversary
It has been two years since the GACC (Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves) began their efforts to combat the existent realities incurred by the usage of inefficient cookstoves, claiming the lives of many across the developing world. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Clean cookstoves for Haiti
This project is pertaining to the study of economic, social and cultural responses to the propagating and encouraging of the use of clean cookstoves in communities in Haiti. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
BioLite cookstoves: Generating electricity while reducing IAP
BioLite is a more efficient wood cookstove that uses less of firewood and also generates less of smoke leading to IAP (indoor air pollution). The unique feature of this stove is that it generates electricity using some of the fire’s heat, which powers a fan. This fan is the reason […]
October 6, 2012
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves: Enabling Markets Worldwide, 2011-2012
On its 2nd year anniversary, international organization GACC (Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves) released their second year report which details its progress in areas of market development, research, outreach, standards, testing, and more. Read it here.
October 6, 2012
India: Sam Pitroda heralds the decision to use ICT in healthcare
Sam Pitroda, innovator, and one of the most important policy makers for the government of India has publicly declared the government’s intention of leveraging information and communications technology more intensively in bettering the country’s infrastructure when it comes to healthcare. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
mHealth Alliance, UN award 8 grants for maternal and child healthcare
The mHealth allowance, a global project founded by the UN foundation, the Vodafone Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation will be awarding grants to 8 institutions to provide maternal and child healthcare grants. These grants will be utilised to leverage internet and innovation in mobile technology to better expand the reach […]
October 6, 2012
India: Hot on US’s heels with mHealth adoption
There are large scale innovations happening in the mHealth sector in the US, along with a high adoption rate, as is well known through medical journals, new practices and summits dedicated wholly to this practice, marking US as a clear leader in mHealth globally. This post describes how India follows […]
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