Stories

The Christian Science Monitor details the work of Paul Polak, a serial social entrepreneur, who has designed products and services for the...

A recent report released by the International Finance Corporation, “Accelerating Inclusive Business Opportunities: Business Models that Make a Difference,” outlines seven inclusive...

A recent New York Times article discusses the business correspondent model in India through which large numbers of unbanked populations can access...

Ennovent, an early stage bottom-of-the-pyramid focused investment fund, has made its first investment in Barefoot Power, an Australian company that promotes sustainable...

A recent news article discusses Indian solar company, SELCO’s, strategies for distributing affordable solar power in India. The SELCO business model focuses...

PepsiCo continues to cater to India’s low-income populations through new product and services development and new solutions to rising inflation. Most recently,...

French dairy group, Groupe Danone, has recently set up an Indian business unit to promote products that target the mass markets or...

An affordable and water-efficient irrigation system has been developed for small-scale farmers in India and China. Though only 600 systems have been...

**URGENT** : eFarm needs Volunteers for an upcoming 'Farmer's Mela' exhibition at Bangalore next week. (Ideally people from Chennai or bangalore )....

India is creating the world’s largest biometric database, which will hold the information of the identities of its 1.2 billion people. The...

Sarvajal, an organization in India, has developed solar-powered water ATMs for customers with pre-paid cards in rural India. Sarvajal’s operational model involves...

The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) is promoting sustainable sanitation in rural India through a $2.5 million grant to improve hygiene and sanitation...

Coca-Cola continues to innovate in India to provide a greater number of products to the bottom of the pyramid. The Emerging Markets...

In this article, Milaap Social Ventures, an online social microlending platform for the poor in India is profiled. Milaap enables the general...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected FINO as a Technology Pioneer and one of the 25 most innovative start-ups globally. With...

Lafarge, a French company that focuses on cement, concrete, and construction materials is considering expanding in the low-cost housing market in India....

Rapidly expanding internet and mobile networks in India offer companies and governments an opportunity to connect low-income and remote parts of India...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has entered into a private-public partnership to improve energy efficiency in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The multilateral organization plans...

Beyond Profit, an Indian magazine focused on social enterprise, discusses the problems of waste management in Indian municipalities. The article highlights the...

In a working paper titled ‘Profit or Purpose: The Dilemna of Social Enterprises’ by Professor MS Sriram from IIMA, Sriram questions the...

In his address at the 106th Foundation Day Celebrations of the Bank of India, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that it is...

A social enterprise competition held at IIT Madras in India and organized by Genesis awarded approximately $5,000 to Aquaregia, a company that...

Gurgaon-based Lok Capital venture fund in India has recently invested $3 million into rural business process outsourcing (BPO) firm RuralShores Business Services...

UnLtd India has announced the launch of its Jan 2019 Cohort application process and is seeking applications from early-stage social entrepreneurs who are passionate about social change....

Last month Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) hosted a provocative discussion on Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable...

Great news from Capria! The company announced on 9th July 2018 a partnership with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

Farming-as-a-service, or FaaS, could transform the farm sector by making it more efficient, productive and market-driven Authors: Varun Grover, Shivani Sehgal, Hemendra...