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In India, platform offers personalized hospital treatment packages based on medical records image

India In India, platform offers personalized hospital treatment packages based on medical records

on April 26, 2013 and filed under: Health & Wellbeing

Medeel.com offers a service that matches those in need of surgery with customized care packages based on their medical records.

From India, app checks urine to detect presence of diseases image

India From India, app checks urine to detect presence of diseases

on April 11, 2013 and filed under: Health & Wellbeing

uChek harnesses smartphone cameras to make it possible for anyone to check their urine for signs of a number of different diseases.

In India, phone-based information service targets rural consumers image

India In India, phone-based information service targets rural consumers

on February 25, 2013 and filed under: Telecom & Mobile

Apna Chaupal is a voice-based service through which rural consumers can get locally tailored information by calling a toll-free line.

Jewelry brand hires blind workers to create designs with sense of smell image

IndiaUnited Kingdom Jewelry brand hires blind workers to create designs with sense of smell

on February 4, 2013 and filed under: Non-profit, Social cause

Made In The Dark is a UK project that is helping to integrate blind people in India into society with a unique method for manufacturing jewelry.

In India, vending machine billboard offers free shirts for tweets image

India In India, vending machine billboard offers free shirts for tweets

on January 16, 2013 and filed under: Marketing & Advertising

The most recent marketing campaign for fashion designer Allen Solly has seen the company exchange tweets for men’s shirts.

In India, furniture company offers discounts for donating old mattresses to homeless shelters image

India In India, furniture company offers discounts for donating old mattresses to homeless shelters

on September 13, 2012 and filed under: Non-profit, Social cause

The Sleep Exchange campaign by Springwel encourages customers to donate their old mattress when buying a new one, with spare beds going to shelters to make lives more comfortable for the country’s homeless.

In India, Facebook used to find blood donors in emergencies image

India In India, Facebook used to find blood donors in emergencies

on November 29, 2011 and filed under: Health & Wellbeing

Socialblood uses Facebook to connect people of the same blood group, facilitating blood donations in emergency situations.

Personal safety app can send SOS alert with GPS location image

India Personal safety app can send SOS alert with GPS location

on November 21, 2011 and filed under: Non-profit, Social cause

In India, when a user is feeling threatened, the Fight Back app can send an SOS message to friends, family and police with a GPS location.

In Mumbai, SMS booking platform simplifies rickshaw service image

India In Mumbai, SMS booking platform simplifies rickshaw service

on November 21, 2011 and filed under: Transportation

Rickshawale offers a safer, more reliable commuter experience with an automated dial-a-rickshaw booking service.

In India, home solar energy on a pay-as-you-go plan image

India In India, home solar energy on a pay-as-you-go plan

on November 11, 2011 and filed under: Eco & Sustainability

Simpa Networks sells distributed energy solutions on a “progressive purchase” basis; customers make a small initial down payment for a solar energy system and then pre-pay for the service.

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