
IFC, Netherlands Launch Joint Program In India...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe International Finance Corporation and Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs have entered into a partnership to develop innovative solutions for efficient agricultural...

Solar Lights Add Glow To Villages
Category: News, Stories | Sector: UtilitiesThe UP New and Renewable Energy Development Authorities (UPNEDA ) in India have sanctioned funding for the installation of solar-powered street lights...

Time To Acknowledge The Dirty Truth Behind...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherAs part of India’s national Total Sanitation Campaign, community-led sanitation efforts have helped increase toilet usage from 20% to 100% within two...

Dynamism Wrestles With Dysfunction
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Construction, Materials, and FixturesA New York Times article explores the paradox of India: large cities with shopping malls, luxury stores, and massive apartment towers situated...

LeapFrog To Invest Up To $40 Million...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherLeapFrog Investments, a $135 million microinsurance fund plans to deploy up to $40 million in India through investments of between $5 million...

Stirred, But Not Shaken
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA Business Today article discusses how the growth of Vikram Akula’s SKS microfinance institution, its pursuit of commercial funding, and its initial...

The End May Be Nigh For Microfinance...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherMark Stoleson, CEO of Legatum, a Dubai-based investor in the Indian microfinance industry, insists that the Indian government must act immediately if...

India’s Poverty In The Virtual World
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia is a world leader in Information Technology; however, its information and communication infrastructure is extremely poor. In a nation where there...

Hands Off Our Houses
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherMatias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, co-founders of the Institute of Urbanology write from Mumbai, India about the harm that social entrepreneurs could...