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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...

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

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

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

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

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

Founded 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 Hope Foundation is looking for a consultant with an in depth understanding of non-profit sector and CSR ecosystem to engage...

Vishnu Swaminathan, Director of the Ashoka Foundation, discusses some of the problems with low-cost housing solutions in big metros such as Delhi...

UN-HABITAT and BASF Foundation have jointly launched a water education programme in schools across Mangalore with the hope of improving water quality...

As part of their efforts to expand further into rural markets in India, large FMCG companies “including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Britannia are...

WWW 2011, the 20th annual World Wide Web conference is being held in Hyderabad, India. The conference seeks to address the issues...

The Executive Director of Indian conglomerate ITC Ltd., Pradeep Dhobale, shares his thoughts on the sustainability of ITC’s paper business. Dhobale explains...

A new report on the Naandi Foundation by Rohini Mukherjee details how the organization’s model for providing safe drinking water to rural...

Japanese companies are beginning to have more of a focus on people within lower income levels in emerging markets. Recently, Japanese company,...

Meira Kumar, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has proposed the development of a University for Artisans. The university would allow artisans...

Financial service business, Shriram Group, has received a $15 million investment from LeapFrog Investment, a $135 million social investment financial services fund,...

In a recentl article, The Asset Magazine discusses the massive market for microinsurance, which is currently estimated to be approximately $1 billion....

The bottom of the pyramid (BOP) concept, which was first introduced by late management guru C.K. Prahald and Professor Stuart Hart in...

Given 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...

Incorporated in 2010, U.S. based Slowcolor, is a sustainable apparel company that promotes clothing and accessories made by Indian artisans using traditional...

India’s Rural Electrification Corporation seeks to “raise $200 million from the offshore loan market” so as to further develop India’s power sector....

Tier II Indian towns and cities are seeing expanding healthcare networks as hospital chains increasingly find the right balance between technology, cost...

In 2010, India launched the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) to bring about positive changes in sanitation and hygiene across the country and...

Collaboration between Coco Cola, Indian television channel NDTV, UN-Habitat Charities Foundation, and Indian social service organization, Sulabh International, has resulted in the...

Policy Innovations presents Just Business' discussion on how technology can make global health profitable. As part of a series on global business...