Co-lead by the Rockefeller Foundation, the $100 million project uses data analytics and plans to target communities and families in India and Uganda who are most at risk.

Kate Kelland · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Oct 2019

United States

This is why retail is such a sore point in India-US trade relations

Indian and US ministers are on opposite sides of the investment debate at the India Economic Summit.

Katharine Rooney 04 Oct 2019

India

These are India’s cleanest cities

A new approach to waste management helped one urban centre remove the trash from its streets.

Johnny Wood 04 Oct 2019

India

5 things that happened at #ies19

These are five key talking points from the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2019.

04 Oct 2019

Book Club

Here are some of India's most celebrated authors

The World Economic Forum's Bookclub takes a look at some of India's best-loved writers.

Beatrice Di Caro 04 Oct 2019

India

3 reasons why data is not the new oil - and why this matters to India

There is no doubt that data is the most important commodity of the modern age, much like oil was in the 1970s. But the comparison is too simplistic - and for India, the differences betwee...

Samir Saran 04 Oct 2019

India

Children or career? For young Indians the choice is clear

In step with global trends, Indian millennials' values are changing. Being a good parent and helping others in need are their top priorities, rather than having successful careers.

Sangeeta Tanwar · Quartz 04 Oct 2019

India

Why cooperative and competitive federalism is the secret to India's success

Fostering a sense of competition between states and regional governments has helped drive growth.

Amitabh Kant 04 Oct 2019

Drones

Flying high: how India could lead the world in drones

From healthcare to environmental monitoring, drones can help meet critical societal needs in India in a cost-effective way.

Harrison Wolf and Vignesh Santhanam 04 Oct 2019

India

Why India can show us how to achieve growth with purpose

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing large economies and aims to grow to a $5 trillion economy by 2024. But its corporations also have an opportunity to become leaders in growth wi...

Saurine Doshi 04 Oct 2019

Migration

A visual guide to remittances, the lifeblood of developing economies

People working abroad sent more money home to low- and middle-income countries in 2018 than ever before, and the biggest individual chunk went to India: a total of $79 billion, equal to n...

John Letzing and Andrew Berkley 04 Oct 2019

SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being

How digital can transform healthcare in Asia for millions of people

Digital health solutions offer tremendous advantages for resource-constrained health systems in rural and remote areas of low and middle-income countries in South-East Asia striving to ac...

Edward Booty and Logan Ansell 04 Oct 2019

Gender Parity

What AI reads about women, pity Canada & Switzerland and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up, read opinions on climate change by country, India's $6 trillion opportunity and the world's biggest diaspora.

Adrian Monck 04 Oct 2019

India

Water pollution is killing millions of Indians. Here's how technology and reliable data can change that

As India grows and urbanizes, its water bodies are getting toxic. It's estimated that around 70% of surface water in India is unfit for consumption. To set up effective interventions to i...

Priyank Hirani and Vikas Dimble 04 Oct 2019

Blockchain

How India's government can build better contracts with blockchain

In the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, India comes 172nd out of 190 countries for contract enforcement - smart contracts could change that.

Punit Shukla 04 Oct 2019

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India

Smartphone tech could prevent the deaths of six million women and children by 2030

This is why retail is such a sore point in India-US trade relations

These are India’s cleanest cities

5 things that happened at #ies19

Here are some of India's most celebrated authors

3 reasons why data is not the new oil - and why this matters to India

Children or career? For young Indians the choice is clear

Why cooperative and competitive federalism is the secret to India's success

Flying high: how India could lead the world in drones

Why India can show us how to achieve growth with purpose

A visual guide to remittances, the lifeblood of developing economies

How digital can transform healthcare in Asia for millions of people

What AI reads about women, pity Canada & Switzerland and other top stories of the week

Water pollution is killing millions of Indians. Here's how technology and reliable data can change that

How India's government can build better contracts with blockchain

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