Month: September 2024

Akina Foundation, initially named Hikurangi Foundation, was a social enterprise incubator established in 2008 to support practical action on climate change and the environment. Years later, the foundation financed and supported a variety of grassroots and community-led innovation projects, such as in transport, housing, consumption and waste, land and ecosystems, and energy. In 2014, Hikurangi …

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Aarong, “village fair” in Bengali, is a platform that links rural artisans producing silk and crafts with urban retailers, through online and offline stores. Starting from a humble initiative, Aarong has now become one of Bangladesh’s largest fashion retail chains and the largest retail space in the country. Set up in 1978 under the umbrella …

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Mayor Shelly Oberoi of Delhi was announced as winner of the mayoral election of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on February 22, 2023. She becomes Delhi’s first female mayor. As the leader of the second largest metropolitan area in the world after Tokyo, Mayor Shelly Oberoi envisions Delhi to be cleaned and transformed. Get …

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The local government of Sejong established Sejong Technopark to identify future strategic industries that align with Sejong City’s industrial development vision and strategy, and to systematically nurture related companies. The aim is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of local businesses and promote the development of new technologies and business ventures. In particular, the local government …

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