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The UK Government has partnered with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) by committing £65 million to increase financial inclusion...

The Caterpillar Foundation and Water.org recently launched a $3 million partnership to promote water and sanitation services in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu....

India’s first e-toilets called Delight were installed in December 2010 in Kerala. Having been designed to meet India’s dire sanitation needs and...

Forbes recently profiled Poop Rewards, a start-up company which won the ‘Start-up Weekend Delhi’ business plan competition. The organization aims to leverage...

Recently, Bangalore-based Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO), which develops sustainable energy solutions for low-income communities, partnered with US-based Applied Materials, a chip...

IT C is set to share its new business model for ITC e-Choupal, the ten-year old initiative that has helped create a...

The World Bank has recently approved $155.3 million in credit for the Second Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (KRWSS) to...

A recent Mint article profiled winners of the Manthan Award, South Asia, which supports start-ups using information and communication technology (ICT) for...

The International Finance Corporation has recently started providing advisory services to Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Private Limited, in order to help...

Indian company Vortex Engineering has joined the UN-backed Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global initiative that supports the development of inclusive...

How we made it in Africa’s Loraine Stander interviews Frank Braeken, Unilever’s executive Vice President for Africa on the company’s strategy to...

As part of the Business Call to Action (BCtA) – a global alliance of businesses, NGOs, governments, and multilateral organizations that encourages...

International telecom company Nokia recently launched Nokia Money across India. With only 10% of India’s 600K villages able to access formal financial...

A Times of India article discusses how Coca-Cola is investing $2 billion in India over the next five years, and how tailoring...

The new book, I Have a Dream by Rashmi Bansal, an Indian economics and management graduate, includes a number of case studies...

As the Indian microfinance industry goes through operational and regulatory change due to the crisis in Andhra Pradesh last year, a new...

The International Finance Corporation has recently partnered with Indian microfinance franchising company IntelleCash. The partnership will enable IntelleCash to provide services to...

Hyderabad-based Waterlife Private Ltd., which installs safe water systems in rural and urban areas, has received an investment of approximately $5 million...

The Wall Street Journal reports that given the microfinance crisis in India over the past year, the industry will likely eventually revive,...

The Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog has recently discussed the need to be more innovative in delivering essential information, products, and services to...

Management consultancy, McKinsey, has recently found that brand owners have much to gain if they pay close attention and tailor their products...

Reserve Bank of India regulation for the microfinance industry has prompted several microfinance institutions to reevaluate their strategies and either shut down...

A recent Times of India news article, details the benefits of non-profit organization, Industree Crafts Association, which helps connect low-income Indian artisans...

Recent news reported on CNBC describes how India’s fringe consumers will help propel the country’s next phase of growth. The article suggests...

With the medical device industry estimated to be worth $2.75 billion and expected to grow to $14 billion by 2020, an increasing...

A recent NextBillion blog applauds the Aziz Premji Foundation’s (AFP) initiative to launch 1,300 schools across India, but questions whether organizations should...

The Schwab Foundation has recently named Neelam Chhiber, Founder of Industree Crafts Foundation in India, as the ‘Indian Social Entrepreneurship of the...