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A recent LiveMint article discusses how wider distribution of mobile telephones can help empower women in low-income women in India. Having already...

As part of its efforts to develop more sustainable and efficient water usage practices, raise awareness of water issues, and increase access...

India’s high rates of maternal death, malnourished children, and major problems in the healthcare sector, have attracted healthcare providers that are re-thinking...

In a recent New York Times article, Thomas Friedman discusses how Indian companies that are directly addressing the needs of low-income populations,...

A recent LiveMint article emphasizes that India needs to re-consider the way it develops different forms of infrastructure such as education, health,...

Mitsui&Co has invested $12 million in Suvidhaa Infoserve, an internet-based payment collection system, which is also backed by the International Finance Corporation....

India launched ‘Aakash,’ the world’s least expensive tablet in October to enable thousands of low-income students access to computers. The tablet, which...

It has been a year since the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh, and microfinance institutions are increasingly encouraged to focus on their...

In promoting financial inclusion, Kerala has become the first Indian state to achieve financial inclusion when measured by the presence of a...

The Godrej Group continues to expand its ‘Good and Green’ campaign through the development of ChotuKool, a low-cost refrigerator, and other low-cost...

The Christian Science Monitor details the work of Paul Polak, a serial social entrepreneur, who has designed products and services for the...

A recent report released by the International Finance Corporation, “Accelerating Inclusive Business Opportunities: Business Models that Make a Difference,” outlines seven inclusive...

A recent New York Times article discusses the business correspondent model in India through which large numbers of unbanked populations can access...

Ennovent, an early stage bottom-of-the-pyramid focused investment fund, has made its first investment in Barefoot Power, an Australian company that promotes sustainable...

A recent news article discusses Indian solar company, SELCO’s, strategies for distributing affordable solar power in India. The SELCO business model focuses...

PepsiCo continues to cater to India’s low-income populations through new product and services development and new solutions to rising inflation. Most recently,...

French dairy group, Groupe Danone, has recently set up an Indian business unit to promote products that target the mass markets or...

An affordable and water-efficient irrigation system has been developed for small-scale farmers in India and China. Though only 600 systems have been...

**URGENT** : eFarm needs Volunteers for an upcoming 'Farmer's Mela' exhibition at Bangalore next week. (Ideally people from Chennai or bangalore )....

India is creating the world’s largest biometric database, which will hold the information of the identities of its 1.2 billion people. The...

Sarvajal, an organization in India, has developed solar-powered water ATMs for customers with pre-paid cards in rural India. Sarvajal’s operational model involves...

The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) is promoting sustainable sanitation in rural India through a $2.5 million grant to improve hygiene and sanitation...

Coca-Cola continues to innovate in India to provide a greater number of products to the bottom of the pyramid. The Emerging Markets...

In this article, Milaap Social Ventures, an online social microlending platform for the poor in India is profiled. Milaap enables the general...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected FINO as a Technology Pioneer and one of the 25 most innovative start-ups globally. With...

Lafarge, a French company that focuses on cement, concrete, and construction materials is considering expanding in the low-cost housing market in India....

Rapidly expanding internet and mobile networks in India offer companies and governments an opportunity to connect low-income and remote parts of India...