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A recent Business Standard article discusses the evolution of Indian microfinance institutions (MFI) SKS Microfinance, which had an initial public offering (IPO)...

In this opinion piece by Sukhpal Singh, he argues that India's changes to laws restricting foreign direct investment in the retail sector...

The Northeastern state of Tripura has invested in making homeopathy available to thousands of its residents by investing in ICT to deliver...

Long a scourge of land owners and those building homes and offices in India, the government is introducing legislation that will require...

International Finance Corporation (IFC) is planning on establishing the first mortgage guarantee corporation in India, in partnership with National Housing Bank (NHB),...

Responding to worker housing needs, many manufacturing companies across India are building low cost houding for blue collar workers to reduce labour...

In this guest post on ft.com, Rama Bijapurkar argues that despite the attention that the base of the pyramid has attracted over...

The IFC has agreed to guarantee loans for the microfinance organization SEWA, an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers, to purchase clean...

In an interview with the Economic Times of India, Lars H Thunell, Executive Vice President & CEO of the IFC, the private...

David Calhoun, CEO of information and measurement company, Nielsen Holdings discusses how international clients can “learn from the innovations of Indian marketers...

The Caterpillar Foundation – the philanthropic arm of manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar Inc. – has partnered with Water.org –...

NPR profiles Healthpoint Services, an Indian company seeking to provide adequate and quality drinking water and healthcare services to rural populations globally....

Indian telecommunications company Vodafone and HDFC Bank are planning to launch a mobile banking service in 2012 called ‘m-Paisa’, which would offer...

A useful technology may be able to help rural health workers in India with more efficiently recording health data. A digital pen...

The second of a two-part series by Next Billion on the Aravind Eye Care System discusses how the organization’s culture of service...

In the first of a two-part blog on the growth of the Aravind Eye Care System, NextBillion discusses how the eye-care clinic...

German sportswear maker, Adidas, plans to sell a pair of shoes for $1 in India. The company will sell the shoes through...

Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership...

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday set a minimum allotment size of Rs 50 million ($1 million)...

By Logan Yonavjak, for NextBillion.net Ross Baird, executive director of Village Capital (VilCap), identified one of the main problems: even though there are over...

By ELLIOT HANNON / NEW DELHI, posted on Dasra.org As the US and Europe inch toward the holiday season, Indian festivities are...

A growing number of Indian businesses are adopting models to generate a social return while turning a profit by Malia Politzer (malia.p@livemint.com)...

Published in the Economic Times, November 21, 2011  Age at starting business: 30 years Company name: Intellecap Headquarters: Hyderabad Seed capital: Rs...

Another multinational company, Siemens, has made a strategic commitment to developing products and services for bottom-of-the-pyramid markets. In India, Siemens is establishing...

A $550,000 investment into start-up microfinance institution Utkarsh Microfinance by the International Finance Corporation has enabled the MFI to reach 60,000 rural...

Citi India partnered with 12 NGOs in 2011, committing almost $2 billion, to promote economic empowerment through enterprise development, youth education and...

The Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog presents an article by Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Managing Director of FSG Social Impact Consultants. Vaidyanathan discusses the need...