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

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

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...

A study conducted by the India Development Foundation (IDF) on per day consumption of microfinance clients from 1990-2010, shows that 9 million...

As part of India’s national Total Sanitation Campaign, community-led sanitation efforts have helped increase toilet usage from 20% to 100% within two...

Indian social business and investment advisory firm, Intellecap, has recently launched the Intellecap Impact Investor Network (I3N) to help social enterprises raise...

India’s largest dairy cooperative, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), had sales turnover of approximately $2.2 billion in the fiscal year...

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), India’s largest dairy cooperative has started to procure approximately 700,000 – 800,000 litres of milk daily...

TARA Akshar, an ITC-based literacy program created by a New Delhi based company, Development Alternatives, has helped teach rural women how to...

Growing demand for organic food in India coupled with greater awareness and education has made a gradually increasing number of farmers prepare...

Recent developments in the microfinance industry in India include possible nationwide regulation of the sector. An Indian central bank is reportedly considering...

According to a 2002 census, over 55 million rural familiies in India are below the poverty line. The Census identifies Bihar, Uttar...

India’s oldest microfinance institution, BSFL or Basix, is on the verge of closure due to reduced loan repayments and inability to raise...

Two Indian companies, biomass pellet company Abellon Clean Energy Ltd. and rice husk-based clean energy company Husk Power Systems were among the...

With a mandate to promote inclusive business, the IDFC Foundation has recently invested just over $100,000 in Mumbai-based Ziqita Healthcare and approximately...

United Villages, a rural supply company operating in Rajasthan, India is working to connect villages of less than 5,000 people with consumer...

An increasing number of business process outsourcing companies, healthcare providers, telecom companies, and education and finance providers are expanding their operations into...

BSFL, part of the BASIX Group in India, has launched a micro-housing loan project in collaboration with Micro Home Solutions. BSFL will...

With inadequate energy infrastructure and an unreliable energy supply even to areas that are connected to the power grid, clean energy companies...

Indian NGO Barefoot College is gaining greater recognition for its rural development efforts. Based in North India, the organization trains low-income rural...

An ABC News interview with Cynthia Koenig from New York highlights the Wello Water Wheel, a 25 gallon drum used to transport...

MUMBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group said on Thursday it will invest 1.5 billion rupees ($34 million)...