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A recent study showed that between 2004 and 2009, Indian villages with internet kiosks that provided information on prenatal and postnatal care...

Aravind Eye Care Systems in India has been sighted as an important example of “reverse innovation” in which products and service innovations...

Tier II Indian towns and cities are seeing expanding healthcare networks as hospital chains increasingly find the right balance between technology, cost...

The Reserve Bank of India has recently requested that the country’s commercial banks scale their services so as to reach 72,000 villages...

A recent World Bank study indicates that the best way forward in powering rural India is through decentralized distribution channels. The study...

India is hosting the 7th Eco-Products International Fair in New Delhi to promote green products and services and “eco-powered lifestyles.” The Fair...

NGO Christian Aid has partnered with solar lighting company d.light and three local organizations to distribute solar lanterns to rural households. The...

A report by NGO Dasra studies how private-public partnerships can play a large role in improving the quality of public education in...

TARA Akshar, an ITC-based literacy program created by a New Delhi based company, Development Alternatives, has helped teach rural women how to...

A recent Fast Company article discusses the millions of India’s microentrepreneurs and consumers who are able to distribute and access products and...

Rotary International reports on Jhoole, an Indian social enterprise that helps women weavers internationally market their hand-woven goods. The organization offers the...

Rajasthan-based Jaipur Rugs, one of India’s largest carpet manufacturers, was recently recognized by Ernst & Young. Jairpur Rugs Founder N.K. Chaudhary received...

Gujarat-based Bhu:sattva, India’s first organic designer wear brand in India, is preparing to bring 10,000 low-income women into its program through the...

A New York Times blog discusses the irrigation situation in India for millions of small-scale farmers. Those who have access to drip...

In a recent Businessworld interview with Pradeep Kashyap, a marketing professional, who started MART, a rural research marketing and consulting company, Kashyap...

A few years ago, Mumbai-based Piramal Foundation established Source for Change, the first all-women BPO in India. In doing so, the organization...

Next Billion interview with Hindustan Unilever’s former Chairman and MD, Vindi Banga. Focuses on the success of HUL’s Shakti Entrepreneurship Program, a...

Babajob.com is a digital platform founded by Sean Blagsvedt through which employers can find low-skill labour including cooks, maids, and entry-level office...

Indian social enterprise, VNL, which makes environmentally friendly telecom equipment for rural markets, was recognized in the m-Business & Commerce category of...

BSFL, part of the BASIX Group in India, has launched a micro-housing loan project in collaboration with Micro Home Solutions. BSFL will...

Multiple examples of social enterprise and “BOP” opportunities from India are presented in the recent J.P. Morgan publication on Impact Investments as...

Through his non-profit organization, GOONJ, Anshu Gupta has developed a new value chain for clothes and materials, which channels discarded and donated...

The Water Credit initiative has recently been launched in India to provide individuals and communities with small loans for water connectivity. The...

A new report on the Naandi Foundation by Rohini Mukherjee details how the organization’s model for providing safe drinking water to rural...

Mumbai-based consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) signed an MOU with Indian MFI Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (VFS) to promote...

A recent New York Times article, “In a Landfill, Locals Cling to Way of Life” discusses the enormous problem of waste in...

Less than two years old, Eco-Save India, is a renewable energy service provider that fits residential, industrial, commercial, and public buildings with...