FarmFolks have created a software that helps farmers with critical knowledge throughout the crop cycle, from the time the soil is prepared...

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Practical Action, alongside partners Hystra and BoP Innovation Center, launched on November 21st the Global Distributors Collective (GDC), which aims to help...

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Superbug infections could cost the lives of around 2.4 million people in Europe, North America and Australia over the next 30 years...

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In order to meet its goal to use 100% organic cotton by 2025, global Luxury group Kering recognized that full awareness of...

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2017 Vera Fellowship

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

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An article on the state of unorganized agriculture in India makes a case for building out a more robust food retail supply...

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Founded in 2007, Educate Girls (EG) is a non-governmental organization that holistically tackles issues at the root of gender inequality in India’s...

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Mobile-phone maker Nokia has major plans to further target the base of the pyramid market in India by creating mobile phones for...

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The Reserve Bank of India released the draft bill for the microfinance sector: Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which...

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An organic farming conference is to be held at the end of June in Bihar, India. The conference will bring together 60...

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Amit Bhatia and his organization, Aspire, which trains rural and disadvantaged Indian high school and college students in English, technology, and problem-solving...

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Land And Livelihood

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In a Wall Street Journal blog, Anurag Behar, explores the complex connection between rural Indians and their land within the context of...

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The livelihoods of Indians dependent on forests for survival are being threatened as the government considers the approval of the construction of...

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The Water Credit initiative has recently been launched in India to provide individuals and communities with small loans for water connectivity. The...

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Indian mobile-phone company, Bharti-Airtel, has projected rapid growth in sales of its satellite TVs in rural India. It hopes to leverage its...

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An example of the growth in the Fair Trade movement can be seen in the work of Sevya, a U.S. organization that...

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A Forbes article discusses how Jaipur Foot, a non-profit social enterprise that provides artificial limbs to physically challenged people living below the...

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Financial services player India Infoline interviews Hina Shah, the founder of the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (ICECD).The ICECD offers...

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India’s poor are finding easier access to home loans but there is some concern that this trend echos the sub-prome crisis that...

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The Craftsvilla Artisan Fund has been launched by Craftsvilla.com, an online store, to support Indian artisans in obtaining an education, becoming entrepreneurs,...

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Ratan Tata, the Chairman of India’s Tata Group, has tied up with Daniel Nocera, a MIT Professor to commercialize a potential technology...

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Aravind Eye Care Systems in India has been sighted as an important example of “reverse innovation” in which products and service innovations...

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Hindustan Unilever Executive Director for Sales and Customer Development, Hemant Bakshi, outlines his thoughts on Indian’s growing rural market and the numerous...

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A 2011 TED Fellow and technology specialist, Sumit Dagar, is looking at ways to bring better technology to low-income Indians. Travelling through...

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Despite the controversy surrounding the Indian microfinance industry, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $30 million into microfinance institution (MFI) Bandhan....

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With 70% of the Indian population living in rural areas and contributing to 30-60% of consumer goods, the country is leveraging a...

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