
CottonConnect partnered with luxury lable for a...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture (Products, Services, etc.), Agriculture Products, Distribution and Retail, Equality and EmpowermentIn order to meet its goal to use 100% organic cotton by 2025, global Luxury group Kering recognized that full awareness of...

Food Retail: Next Large Opportunity For Country...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture ProductsAn article on the state of unorganized agriculture in India makes a case for building out a more robust food retail supply...

Farmers Demand Terms Within FDI In Multi-Brand...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture ProductsThe Hindu discusses challenges for farmers in actually reaping the benefits of sales of perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetables. In...

From Victims To Entrepreneurs
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe Centre for Social Development in Jaipur, Rajasthan, provides vocational training and non-formal education to low-income women in order to teach them...

VCs Rush To Raise Funds, But Deal...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesAavishkaar India, an early-stage venture capital firm, is looking to complete the fundraising process for its fourth and largest fund, likely to...

SBI To Open A/Cs Via HUL’s Rural...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesIn a move to promote financial inclusion in rural India, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) is collaborating with public sector bank, the State...

India Handmade Ceramic Crafts Emphasized
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian ceramics and porcelain companies are increasingly leveraging the skills of local artisans for original handiwork and custom designs. In a market...

Eco-Products International Fair To Promote Green Consumerism...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerIndia is hosting the 7th Eco-Products International Fair in New Delhi to promote green products and services and “eco-powered lifestyles.” The Fair...

India Loses $65 Bn Annually Due To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Distribution and RetailRecent research by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Amarthi Consulting has further emphasized the need for major advancements in India’s...

India Set To Be First Country To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia is excepted to become the first country to track its natural wealth. Managed by the World Bank, it will be part...

India Needs Decentralised Approach To Sustainable Energy,...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Energy and PowerHarish Hande, Founder of Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) emphasized the need for a decentralized approach to sustainable energy distribution to management...

LIBA Establishes India’s First Research And Innovation...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: EducationThe Loyal Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has established the “Professor C.K. Prahalad Center for Emerging India,” which...

Benefits Of Credit Rating For SMEs
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesAn article in The Economic Times discusses the benefits of credit ratings for SMEs, which often find it difficult to access financing....

Indian Handicrafts & Gift Fair Hosts Over...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndia's 31st handicrafts and gifts fair brought the products of 23,000 exhibitors to the attention of over 6,500 buyers from over 30...

Lighting Up The Last Mile: Fibre Optics...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Information, Communications, and TechnologyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently reported that old and inadequate copper wiring is hindering last mile internet connectivity across the...

Indian Brides Herald A Toilet Revolution
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIn its efforts to improve India’s poor waste and sanitation situation, the government, in collaboration with NGOs, is promoting a “No Toilet,...

CSR That Works: Interview With Hindustan Unilever’s...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherNext Billion interview with Hindustan Unilever’s former Chairman and MD, Vindi Banga. Focuses on the success of HUL’s Shakti Entrepreneurship Program, a...

Bandhan Microfinance To Offer The Western Union...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesIn efforts to increase its rural presence across India, U.S. headquartered Western Union, a money transfer services company, has partnered with Microfinance...

GE Health-Embrace To Distribute Infant Warmer In...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesIn another move to bring essential healthcare products to low-income communities in India, GE Healthcare will soon launch a low-cost ‘infant-warmer’ in...

Financial Inclusion Of Sugarcane Farmers In Modern-Day...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Agriculture ProductsRamesh S. Arunachalam discusses sugarcame farmers in India as an example of a low-income group that can be provided with appropriate financial...

The $720 House That’s Built In A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian conglomerate Tata Group continues to develop products and services for low-income markets. The company, which has already developed the least expensive...

FINO Bags The Growth Enterprise In Technology...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherDuring the annual Sankalp awards, FINO, a provider of technology to microfinance institutions, won the Growth Enterprise in Technology Sector Award. FINO...

Financial Inclusion Through M-Banking
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherIndian telecom company Idea Cellular and Axis Bank have together launched Idea MyCash, a mobile banking service aimed at low-income rural and...

Healthcare As A Social Business
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Health Services and SuppliesSwiss pharmaceutical company Novartis continues to promote Arogya Parivar, a rural Indian healthcare business, which launched in 2007. Having been rolled out...

Journey Of A School Dropout To A...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherBeyond Profit magazine outlines an example of an Indian boy who benefited from the services of Pipal Tree Ventures. The company offers...

Triple Bottom-Line Social Enterprise Tackles India’s Waste...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA recent article discussing India’s inadequate waste disposal problems presents an organization that has been active in this space since 1998. NGO...