
Coca Cola, NDTV Join Hands For Better...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherCollaboration between Coco Cola, Indian television channel NDTV, UN-Habitat Charities Foundation, and Indian social service organization, Sulabh International, has resulted in the...

Gurgaon Gets Its First Organic Food Market,...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Food and BeveragesEvidence of greater demand for organic produce is evident in the increasing number of retailers working to help farmers become certified organic...

Forest Dept Puts Focus On National Bamboo...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIn collaboration with the national government, the Uttar Pradesh state government held a workshop in UP in early January to promote bamboo...

India Set To Be First Country To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia is excepted to become the first country to track its natural wealth. Managed by the World Bank, it will be part...

Bajaj Allianz Wins Award For Micro-Insurance
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian insurance company Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has recently won an award for “financial inclusion initiatives” in India. The company was presented...

MFIs To Provide Suicide Cover Of 5...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian microfinance institutions may soon have to pay borrower families compensation of more than $10,000 if a borrower is found to have...

India Proposes Regulating Microfinanciers
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherRecent developments in the microfinance industry in India include possible nationwide regulation of the sector. An Indian central bank is reportedly considering...

SKS Cuts Interest Rate To 24.55%
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherSKS Microfinance, India’s first microfinance institution to go public has recently lowered its interest rates from 26.69% to 24.55%. The reduction comes...

World Bank Approves $171 Million For Rural...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe World Bank recently approved $162.7 million for livelihoods projects in 17 districts of Rajasthan in India. The funds will help the...