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August 24, 2012
India: Delhi governmetn launches scheme to make city ‘kerosene-free’
The Delhi government will be the first to city to become completely kerosene and its associated ills (fumes, pollution and vulnerability to accidents) free. The Delhi government is launching a scheme wherein 356,000 families using kerosene will be given liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) free of cost. Being eligible for acquiring […]
August 24, 2012
Secretory Clinton announces South Africa’s partnership with GACC
The cause of clean cookstoves is arguably one that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be most remembered for. On an aggressive to have countries across the globe adopt clean cookstove measures, she recently announced the Republic of South Africa becoming the newest national partner of the GACC or […]
August 24, 2012
A biomass cookstove that generates electricity through sound waves
This new idea could ‘resonate’ among the development agencies – the Score-Stove is a biomass-stove cooker, fridge as well as an energy generator – all facilities rolled into one. The research for this is being led by UK’s University of Nottingham but also involves expertise of other scientists from across […]
August 24, 2012
BioLite HomeStove being promoted by TEDx Talks
A biomass cookstove that could contribute in saving the 2 million lives claimed by indoor air pollution from inefficient cookstoves (according to WHO) was recently featured in TEDx Talk. The BioLite HomeStove uses a technology that not only cooks efficiently but also generates electricity from the heat of the flame. […]
August 24, 2012
Biomass cookstoves can save Tanzania’s forests
Biomass stoves have the potential to save Tanzania’s forests, as trends have shown so far, according to Mr Bariki Kaale, an energy and environmental specialist who was among the Think Tank at the Rio+20. In Tanzania, cooking fuel availability has become a major issue (read here). So far, tree-cutting level […]
August 24, 2012
India: IRDA to review micro insurance regulations
IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) of India will be reviewing the IRDA (Micro Insurance) Regulations 2005 after comprehensively having examined the business model implemented in the microinsurance sector. Read more here.
August 24, 2012
How US$7.6 million can help increase MFI transparency
If the US$7.6 million, four year fund extended by the MasterCard Foundation and the SEEP Network is leveraged the right way, financial transparency and consumer protection principles of MFIs in Nigeria as well as in other sub-Saharan countries will increase. Read more here.
August 24, 2012
ADB helping the MFI sector in India
The MFI sector in India still lies severely constricted of funds as most banks stopped lending to MFIs following the crisis in 2010. ADB (Asian Development Bank) has come to the rescue of the microfinance sector through IFMR Capital, an India based NBFC firm. ADB has also allocated US$90 million […]
August 24, 2012
Nigeria: CrystaLife to focus on micro and retail insurance
In Nigeria, insurance penetration is as low as 1 per cent. Now, CrytaLife Assurance Plc will be investing in this nascent sector by focusing on investment in microinsurance and retail insurance segment of the market. Read more here.
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