India’s Peer-to-Peer Lending is Growing Well

IndiaP2P Founders, from left to right – Mohit Gupta, Neha Juneja and Ravinder Voomidisingh Focused on low-and-middle-income households across these regions, the platform’s model stands out for delivering small-ticket credit where it is needed most. In FY25, 78% of IndiaP2P’s loans were disbursed to women borrowers, and over 99% of the lending activity was concentrated... Read More

Sustainability

August 16, 2025

Prof. Anil Gupta Joins GLIPA Board

Image credit – GLIPA Board The Global Intellectual Property Alliance is a non-profit that works on IP awareness campaigns, IP education programs and helps collaboration between public and private bodies. It helps enhance access to millions of unused IPs. Startups can use these IPs to build products faster and cheaper. Speaking to SustainabilityNext, Prof. Gupta said... Read More

Sustainability

August 15, 2025

Is a vaccine finally on the horizon?

Share on PinterestExperimental vaccine prevents colorectal, pancreatic cancer recurrence in early trial. Image credit: Alina Kostrytsia/Getty Images Gastrointestinal cancers — including pancreatic, and colorectal cancers — account for about 26% of all cancers worldwide. Both pancreatic and colorectal cancers are susceptible to gene mutations called KRAS mutations, which can make these cancers harder to treat.... Read More

Health & Wellness

August 15, 2025

‘Superagers’ have more brain cells tied to social, emotional cognition

Share on PinterestWhat makes ‘superagers’ special? Image credit: Tlotliso Mapana/Stocksy Research is ongoing about what components contribute to healthier brains as people age. Recent research identified some unique brain features of ‘superagers,’ people at least 80 years old who perform cognitively similarly to people decades younger. The research also identified that superagers tended to be... Read More

Health & Wellness