Mangalore: BASF Launches Major ‘Water Education’ Project...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherUN-HABITAT and BASF Foundation have jointly launched a water education programme in schools across Mangalore with the hope of improving water quality...
Missing Link In Food Distribution
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Distribution and RetailIn an article in the Hindu Business Line, Shashanka Bhide from the National Council of Applied Economic Research in India, discusses how...
Deloitte Optimistic On Mobile Value Added Services...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherDeloitte in India appears optimistic about growth in the mobile value added services market. With rapid growth expected to continue, industry players...
Insurers Bank On Rural Areas For Growth
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA study by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India showed that only 8-10% of rural Indian households hold life...
Tie-Up For Safe Drinking Water
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherMumbai-based consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) signed an MOU with Indian MFI Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (VFS) to promote...
Gillette’s Latest Innovation In Razors: The 11-Cent...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherU.S. Fortune 500 consumer goods company, Proctor & Gamble Co., has started production and distribution of The Gillete Guard, a low-cost razor,...
Fabindia Employees Empowered With Shares
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe 50 year-old Indian handloom textiles and apparel retailer Fab India recently awarded approximately 700 employees with shares in the company. Established...
Renewable Energy For Urban Households In India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerA recent article discusses the differences in energy use in households between the developed and developing world both in terms of usage...
Milk Storage Unit Uses Sun To Keep...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture ProductsBoston-based company Promethean Power plans to further develop its innovative milk refrigeration system for countries in which temperatures regularly go above 100...
Healthcare Technology And News: New Pan India...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and Supplieshandygo Technologies and Uninor have developed and recently launched “Wellness World,” a health tool for customers throughout India, providing health advice via...
IFC To Invest Up To $15M In...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe International Finance Corporation (IFC) is proposing investment of $10-$15 million in Aavishkaar India II Company Ltd., a fund that will finance...
Gold Touching Lives Through Micro-Finance: WGC
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe World Gold Council is promoting gold-linked microfinance savings schemes in collaboration with Muthoot Pappachan Group and IFMR Holdings’ Kshetriya Gramin Financial...
72,000 More Villages To Get Banking Services...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesThe Reserve Bank of India has recently requested that the country’s commercial banks scale their services so as to reach 72,000 villages...
Tamil Nadu Government Unveils Rural BPO Policy
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherTo help bolster employment in rural India, the Tamil Nadu government has developed the Rural Business Process Outsourcing Policy for 2010. The...
Gurgaon Gets Its First Organic Food Market,...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Food and BeveragesEvidence of greater demand for organic produce is evident in the increasing number of retailers working to help farmers become certified organic...
Women Make Good Business Sense
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerHarish Hande, Founder of Bangalore-based Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) emphasizes that women do not only make good business sense as end-consumers...
Greenway Smart Stove: A Cleaner Smarter Stove...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerRecent MBA graduates Ankit Mathur and Neha Juneja have developed the Greenway Smart Stove, a single-burner high efficiency cook stove that saves...
Hands Off Our Houses
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherMatias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, co-founders of the Institute of Urbanology write from Mumbai, India about the harm that social entrepreneurs could...
Bosch Announces 22.8 Million Euro Higher Education...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: EducationTechnology company Bosch Ltd. has announced a 22.8 million higher education fund to promote applied research in cyber physical systems, mobility solutions,...
YES Bank, QMU Tie-Up For Co-Op Tourism...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Hotels and TourismYES Bank and Queen Margaret University in Scotland are collaborating in order to develop a cooperative tourism initiative for rural India. The...
Indian Bottled Water: Just The Tonic
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA recent Financial Times blog describes the competition among beverage makers to capture the mineral water market in India. With a growing...
‘Our Vision Is To Improve Life In...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIn a recent Businessworld interview with Pradeep Kashyap, a marketing professional, who started MART, a rural research marketing and consulting company, Kashyap...
Targeting The Ultra Poor: The Sustainable Agriculture...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA recent Next Billion blog entry reports on UPna sapna, a program launched by the non-profit, Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Develop...
Illiterate, They Perform Root Canal Operation
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesTwo Italian dentists recently leveraged Indian NGO Barefoot College in efforts to train low-income women on how to perform dental procedures such...
Danone Eyes Bigger Slice Of Dairy Pie,...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherFrench food and beverage maker Group Danone has launched its fourth dairy product in India. The company currently operates in the major...
Eko: The Mobile Bank For Low Income...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherEko, a low-cost mobile banking solution for low-income people, has set up a network of 1,300 intermediaries to help the poor access...
Tata Housing Partners With Arvind To Build...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherTata Housing Development Company, India’s leading real estate development company, and Arvind Limited, the largest integrated lifestyle apparel and textiles company in...