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In a NextBillion series on healthcare solutions for the BOP, Indian-American Nandu Madhava, discusses mDhil, an organization he established to create better...

The State Bank of India (SBI) and telecom provider Bharti Airtel have launched a joint venture in order to promote financial inclusion...

The 2010 International Development Design Summit held in Colorado, US, recently brought forth the various prototypes being developed as low-cost technology solutions...

Increasing demand for Fair Trade goods globally has also led to growth in the Indian Fair Trade market. Numerous companies have worked...

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)...

A project to conserve forest areas and enhance the livelihoods of forest dependent communities in India has recently received a $15.36 million...

Indian power company TATA Power has installed 45 solar powered street lights in a village in Orissa. The company is looking to...

A greater number of rural Indians are able to access low-cost, high-quality healthcare services through the growth of telemedicine services across India....

India’s large-scale initiative to provide its population of 1.2 billion with unique identity numbers (UID) so as to reduce corruption and improve...