Global Firms Woo India’s $50 Billion Slumdog...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA CNBC article discusses India’s largest and fastest growing consumer market – bottom of the pyramid (BOP) consumers. According to India’s National...
Q&A: Vijay Mahajan, Chairman, BASIX
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherSocial entrepreneur, Vijay Mahajan, recently said that the BASIX Group would apply for new bank licenses, based on the Reserve Bank of...
TERI Launches Mascot “Laltini” For “Lighting A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerThe Energy and Resources Institute has launched the official mascot for its “Lighting a Billion Lives” (LaBL) program. The initiative aims to...
Living In The Shadow Of Prosperity: Why...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: EducationDiya Gupta from the Guardian reports on the problems of illiteracy and why children in rural India do not attend school. The...
The $720 House That’s Built In A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian conglomerate Tata Group continues to develop products and services for low-income markets. The company, which has already developed the least expensive...
India Journal: The Business Of Low-Cost Drinking...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA Wall Street Journal article discusses the status of access to water and sanitation facilities in India and why massive public spending...
USIBC And CII Host U.S.-India Private Financial...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesThe U.S. – India Business Council (USIBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are bringing together 80 leaders in the financial services...
Microfinance Regulation Bill Boosts India’s SKS
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThere has been a positive reaction to the Government of India’s proposed new legislation for the microfinance industry. If passed, the law...
Banks Asked To Up Credit Flow To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial Services, ServicesThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently emphasized the need for banks to lend more to small and medium sized enterprises (SME)....