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India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority is considering allowing business correspondents -- representatives authorized by banks to act on their behalf --...

In April, India became a member of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), an organization that supports microfinance globally. As...

A new seed capital provider, Venture Lab, was recently launched in an effort to support financial inclusion start-ups around the world. Backed...

Indian social venture fund, Aavishkaar, has invested close to $5 million in an education services start-up and a renewable energy start-up. Karadi...

The IFC is investing up to $20 million in Pragati India Fund to facilitate the transfer of growth capital to small and...

Sustainability platform Just Means recently profiled Miracle Couriers, an Indian social enterprise that hires and trains deaf women and women in India...

The Hindu’s Business Line recently had an article on the evolution of Intellecap, a social business consultancy in India. Writer Murali Gopalan...

Social venture fund Lok Capital and one of its limited partners have recently invested approximately $5 million in IFMR Rural Channels, an...

A recent article in The Hindu highlighted the fact that most of India will only achieve the millennium development goals (MDG) on...