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The Caterpillar Foundation – the philanthropic arm of manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar Inc. – has partnered with Water.org –...

NPR profiles Healthpoint Services, an Indian company seeking to provide adequate and quality drinking water and healthcare services to rural populations globally....

Indian telecommunications company Vodafone and HDFC Bank are planning to launch a mobile banking service in 2012 called ‘m-Paisa’, which would offer...

A useful technology may be able to help rural health workers in India with more efficiently recording health data. A digital pen...

The second of a two-part series by Next Billion on the Aravind Eye Care System discusses how the organization’s culture of service...

In the first of a two-part blog on the growth of the Aravind Eye Care System, NextBillion discusses how the eye-care clinic...

German sportswear maker, Adidas, plans to sell a pair of shoes for $1 in India. The company will sell the shoes through...

Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership...

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday set a minimum allotment size of Rs 50 million ($1 million)...

By Logan Yonavjak, for NextBillion.net Ross Baird, executive director of Village Capital (VilCap), identified one of the main problems: even though there are over...

By ELLIOT HANNON / NEW DELHI, posted on Dasra.org As the US and Europe inch toward the holiday season, Indian festivities are...

A growing number of Indian businesses are adopting models to generate a social return while turning a profit by Malia Politzer (malia.p@livemint.com)...

Published in the Economic Times, November 21, 2011  Age at starting business: 30 years Company name: Intellecap Headquarters: Hyderabad Seed capital: Rs...

Another multinational company, Siemens, has made a strategic commitment to developing products and services for bottom-of-the-pyramid markets. In India, Siemens is establishing...

A $550,000 investment into start-up microfinance institution Utkarsh Microfinance by the International Finance Corporation has enabled the MFI to reach 60,000 rural...

Citi India partnered with 12 NGOs in 2011, committing almost $2 billion, to promote economic empowerment through enterprise development, youth education and...

The Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog presents an article by Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Managing Director of FSG Social Impact Consultants. Vaidyanathan discusses the need...

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...