
1,300 Schools Is A Good Start, But...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: EducationA recent NextBillion blog applauds the Aziz Premji Foundation’s (AFP) initiative to launch 1,300 schools across India, but questions whether organizations should...

Diary Of A Social Entrepreneur
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe Schwab Foundation has recently named Neelam Chhiber, Founder of Industree Crafts Foundation in India, as the ‘Indian Social Entrepreneurship of the...

Prince Of Poverty Leaves Behind Questionable Legacy
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA recent Business Standard article discusses the evolution of Indian microfinance institutions (MFI) SKS Microfinance, which had an initial public offering (IPO)...

Reasons To Be Wary Of Retail Giants
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Distribution and RetailIn this opinion piece by Sukhpal Singh, he argues that India's changes to laws restricting foreign direct investment in the retail sector...

Tele-Homoeopathy Benefits Remote Tribals In North-East India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe Northeastern state of Tripura has invested in making homeopathy available to thousands of its residents by investing in ICT to deliver...

New Law To Benefit Home Buyers
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherLong a scourge of land owners and those building homes and offices in India, the government is introducing legislation that will require...

IFC To Invest Upto $17.4M In Proposed...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) is planning on establishing the first mortgage guarantee corporation in India, in partnership with National Housing Bank (NHB),...

Companies Develop Housing Colonies For Workers
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherResponding to worker housing needs, many manufacturing companies across India are building low cost houding for blue collar workers to reduce labour...

Guest Post: Banking For The Poor
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesIn this guest post on ft.com, Rama Bijapurkar argues that despite the attention that the base of the pyramid has attracted over...