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In 2000, NGO Gramalaya launched a sanitation and health education campaign in slums in Trichy, a South Indian city. The initiative led...

Many of India’s microfinance institutions are facing financial challenges in on-lending to their clients following the Andhra Pradesh Government crack-down on microfinance...

The Business Standard recently interviewed Hindustan Unilever’s Managing Director, Nitin Paranjpe, about some of the company’s strategies for growth. Paranjpe discusses HUL’s...

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

A study completed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Centre for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and...

A recent New York Time article highlights the work of Indian energy start-up, Husk Power Systems, which is working to bring light...

Social entrepreneur, Vijay Mahajan, recently said that the BASIX Group would apply for new bank licenses, based on the Reserve Bank of...

The Energy and Resources Institute has launched the official mascot for its “Lighting a Billion Lives” (LaBL) program. The initiative aims to...

Technology may be able to bridge the health service delivery gap between India’s urban and rural populations. With the spread of 3G...

U.S. based D.light Design, an energy solutions company that distributes lighting products in developing countries, has recently appointed Board Chairman Donn Tice...

The Reserve Bank of India and industry leaders within India are continuing to look at ways to increase financial inclusion. Though most...

Indian Housing Financing Corporation (DHFL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently launched Aadhar Housing Finance (P) Ltd. to expand into...

FINISH, a program developed by an Indian-Dutch consortium of banks, insurance companies, and NGOs, has launched a contest for innovative sanitation systems...

The New York Times has recently re-emphasized India’s enormous waste problem in another article on the condition of Indian scavengers or ragpickers...

The Reserve Bank of India has approved the use of non-profit Microfinance Institution (MFI) Milaap to attract small loans from abroad for...

LeapFrog Investments, a $135 million microinsurance fund plans to deploy up to $40 million in India through investments of between $5 million...

The Indian government is set to add 17,000 MW of renewable-based power generation capacity between 2012 and 2017, an investment of close...

India’s XLRI, School of Business and Human Resources, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Clara University in the United States....

Sachin Joshi, the Deputy Director of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, discusses six important strategies for...

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

In seeking to promote organic farming in Gujarat, inmates in a Western Gujarati prison are being trained in organic cultivation including the...

The World Bank recently approved $162.7 million for livelihoods projects in 17 districts of Rajasthan in India. The funds will help the...

Financial service business, Shriram Group, has received a $15 million investment from LeapFrog Investment, a $135 million social investment financial services fund,...

Microfinance industry association Sa-Dhan has emphasized the need for microfinance institutions to adopt its proposed code of conduct so as to treat...

The Hindu Business Line discusses some of the problems with National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India, which was created in...

An Israeli designer has created a green toilet for Indian slums. The toilets are designed to use minimal water, hold waste for...

The Indian government is closer to placing a cap on interest rates for microfinance institutions. The bill will likely be put forth...