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India’s National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) is set to receive $1 million in credit from the World Bank to strengthen the implementation...

There has been a positive reaction to the Government of India’s proposed new legislation for the microfinance industry. If passed, the law...

As part of India’s national Total Sanitation Campaign, community-led sanitation efforts have helped increase toilet usage from 20% to 100% within two...

LeapFrog Investments, a $135 million microinsurance fund plans to deploy up to $40 million in India through investments of between $5 million...

Boston-based company Promethean Power plans to further develop its innovative milk refrigeration system for countries in which temperatures regularly go above 100...

India’s oldest microfinance institution, BSFL or Basix, is on the verge of closure due to reduced loan repayments and inability to raise...

A SARAS Exhibition in Kashmir brought 550 self-help groups together to showcase their handmade products. Products on display included handicrafts, textiles, artwork,...

A Mumbai-based microfinance company, Svasti Microfinance, has raised a second round of financing from BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund, a Switzerland-based microfinance funding...

India-based Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) recently won an award from the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation for its work in developing solar...