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Ian Fernandes

Ian has over 20 years of experience across banking, technology and private equity across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He is passionate about the interplay between technology and banking, especially as it causes business models and industry structures to evolve. Ian has been with Standard Chartered Bank for

Building Property Inclusivity

Property holds enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance, especially for marginalised communities in India. However, systemic issues inhibit sustainable access to property for such groups.

Innovative Irrigation: Success Stories in Water-resilient Agriculture

Agriculture accounts for a whopping 89% of the water use in India, against the 69% global average. India takes 2-3 times the quantity of water compared to leading agricultural producers like Brazil, USA and China, to produce the same yield. One of the key reasons for the inefficient usage of

Livelihood Funding Landscape

Across donors, more than half of the initiatives they are prioritising are related to skilling, but of these,there is little focus on entrepreneurship and social protection.

Corporates can address grassroots-level problems

Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday urged corporates to address grassroots-level problems through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. He said such issues often fell through the cracks of policymakers and government departments. “Sometimes, the nature of government structures is not conducive to the aspirations of our people. We

Empowering Girls in STEM: Insights from the Digital Inclusion Summit

We are thrilled to share that Sattva Knowledge Institute collaborated with Muskaan Dreams and the Global Digital Alliance as the knowledge partner for the Digital Inclusion Summit 2024.  Digital Inclusion Summit is a global movement that aims to close the digital gap for 120 million students in India, bringing key

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