
Banks Seeking Microfinance Module Training
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia’s Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) has designed training modules specifically on microfinance given the recent developments in Andhra Pradesh and...

Journey Of A School Dropout To A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherBeyond Profit magazine outlines an example of an Indian boy who benefited from the services of Pipal Tree Ventures. The company offers...

3G, WiMax Critical To Rural India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherHemant Joshi, a partner with Deloitte Haskins and Sells, shares his views on the role of 3G and WiMax technologies in the...

SBI And Airtel Join Hands For Bringing...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe State Bank of India (SBI) and telecom provider Bharti Airtel have launched a joint venture in order to promote financial inclusion...

Identifying A Billion Indians
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia’s large-scale initiative to provide its population of 1.2 billion with unique identity numbers (UID) so as to reduce corruption and improve...

DHFL Launches Aadhar Housing Finance
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesIndian Housing Financing Corporation (DHFL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently launched Aadhar Housing Finance (P) Ltd. to expand into...

Internet Kiosks Help Reduce Infant Mortality Rates...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesA recent study showed that between 2004 and 2009, Indian villages with internet kiosks that provided information on prenatal and postnatal care...

Where Innovation’s A Matter Of Life And...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesAravind Eye Care Systems in India has been sighted as an important example of “reverse innovation” in which products and service innovations...

The B-Town Doctors: Big Hospitals In Small...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesTier II Indian towns and cities are seeing expanding healthcare networks as hospital chains increasingly find the right balance between technology, cost...