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Indian microfinance institutions may soon have to pay borrower families compensation of more than $10,000 if a borrower is found to have...

Micro-irrigation maker Jain Irrigation and beverage company Coca-Cola are teaming up to invest $2 million in technology to help mango farmers double...

A Business Standard news article discusses the simple innovations that make life easier for rural farmers, households, and communities in India. Examples...

A number of Indian start-ups are developing technologies for last-mile connectivity for un-banked customers. Rural India customers frequently find it difficult to...

French dairy company Danone, which is already distributing yogurt and smoothie products to consumers in Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, has plans for...

The increasing movement of Business Process Outsourcing companies into rural India to leverage lower cost labour and greater retention levels has added...

The Commonwealth Secretariat, London, has partnered with public banks, Corporation Bank and Central Bank of India, to extend credit to women and...

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

Recent New York Times Op-Ed by Thomas Friedman on a potentially large opportunity for mobile banking in India. Friedman sites Delhi based...

An Indian NGO and the state government of Uttarakhand have partnered to implement an alternative energy solution in the state’s mountainous areas....

As India's working population reaches 55% of the country's total population over the next 10 years and poor or low-income Indians graduate...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently emphasized the need for banks to lend more to small and medium sized enterprises (SME)....

SKS Microfinance, India’s only listed microfinance institution, reported financial performance that reflected the declining market conditions for the Indian microfinance sector in...

Union Bank of India recently stated that it expects its financial inclusion projects to turn profitable sooner than expected. The country’s fifth...

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...