
Making The Most Needed Products Available To...
Category: Events | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyPractical Action, alongside partners Hystra and BoP Innovation Center, launched on November 21st the Global Distributors Collective (GDC), which aims to help...

Son of the Soil | The Innovators
Category: Events | Sector: Agriculture (Products, Services, etc.), Agriculture Products, Distribution and RetailFarmFolks have created a software that helps farmers with critical knowledge throughout the crop cycle, from the time the soil is prepared...

Stopping antimicrobial resistance would cost just USD...
Category: News, Publications | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesSuperbug infections could cost the lives of around 2.4 million people in Europe, North America and Australia over the next 30 years...

CottonConnect partnered with luxury lable for a...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture (Products, Services, etc.), Agriculture Products, Distribution and Retail, Equality and EmpowermentIn order to meet its goal to use 100% organic cotton by 2025, global Luxury group Kering recognized that full awareness of...

2017 Vera Fellowship
Category: Jobs | Sector: Other2017 Vera Fellowship Vera Fellows are full-time employees of the company and have the title of Associate Consultant. As a Fellow, you’ll...

Food Retail: Next Large Opportunity For Country...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture ProductsAn article on the state of unorganized agriculture in India makes a case for building out a more robust food retail supply...

Educate Girls – Senior Development Manager (USA)
Category: Jobs | Sector: EducationFounded in 2007, Educate Girls (EG) is a non-governmental organization that holistically tackles issues at the root of gender inequality in India’s...

Hope Foundation
Category: India, Jobs | Sector: OtherHope Foundation Hope Foundation is looking for a consultant with an in depth understanding of non-profit sector and CSR ecosystem to engage...

‘Affordable Housing Is Not Possible In Mumbai...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherVishnu Swaminathan, Director of the Ashoka Foundation, discusses some of the problems with low-cost housing solutions in big metros such as Delhi...

Mangalore: BASF Launches Major ‘Water Education’ Project...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherUN-HABITAT and BASF Foundation have jointly launched a water education programme in schools across Mangalore with the hope of improving water quality...

FMCG Firms Bank On Rs 5 Packs...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherAs part of their efforts to expand further into rural markets in India, large FMCG companies “including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Britannia are...

WWW 2011 To Focus On ‘Inclusive Internet’
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherWWW 2011, the 20th annual World Wide Web conference is being held in Hyderabad, India. The conference seeks to address the issues...

There’s Enough Untapped Opportunity In India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe Executive Director of Indian conglomerate ITC Ltd., Pradeep Dhobale, shares his thoughts on the sustainability of ITC’s paper business. Dhobale explains...

Providing Safe Drinking Water For The Poor...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA new report on the Naandi Foundation by Rohini Mukherjee details how the organization’s model for providing safe drinking water to rural...

Japanese Giants Produce For Emerging-Market Consumers To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherJapanese companies are beginning to have more of a focus on people within lower income levels in emerging markets. Recently, Japanese company,...

Meira Wants A University For Artisans
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherMeira Kumar, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has proposed the development of a University for Artisans. The university would allow artisans...

Shriram, LeapFrog Jump Into Microinsurance
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherFinancial service business, Shriram Group, has received a $15 million investment from LeapFrog Investment, a $135 million social investment financial services fund,...

Jointly Devising Viable Risk Covers
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIn a recentl article, The Asset Magazine discusses the massive market for microinsurance, which is currently estimated to be approximately $1 billion....

Bottom Of Pyramid Moves To 2.0 Version
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe bottom of the pyramid (BOP) concept, which was first introduced by late management guru C.K. Prahald and Professor Stuart Hart in...

How Micro Housing Is Becoming Big In...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherGiven the recent negative attention being paid to the Indian microfinance sector, other base-of-the-pyramid lending models are attracting more attention. Micro-housing, providing...

SLOWCOLOR Promotes Green Life-Style
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIncorporated in 2010, U.S. based Slowcolor, is a sustainable apparel company that promotes clothing and accessories made by Indian artisans using traditional...

Rural Electrification To Raise $200 Mn By...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndia’s Rural Electrification Corporation seeks to “raise $200 million from the offshore loan market” so as to further develop India’s power sector....

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...

India Accelerating Partnership With Community For Total...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIn 2010, India launched the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) to bring about positive changes in sanitation and hygiene across the country and...

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...

Health Gets Mobile
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesPolicy Innovations presents Just Business' discussion on how technology can make global health profitable. As part of a series on global business...