Stories

Rising foods prices have led the Indian government to consider opening its retail market to foreign supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart, Tesco,...

Through his non-profit organization, GOONJ, Anshu Gupta has developed a new value chain for clothes and materials, which channels discarded and donated...

Azim Premji, the Chairman of Wipro, is donating $2 billion to the Azim Premji Trust, which will channel funds to educational and...

Global financial and education company McGraw-Hill Companies and Indian IT service provider Wipro are partnering to “develop mConnect, a mobile learning platform...

Through her work at MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, economist Esther Duflo runs randomized, controlled trials to test poverty solutions....

Diya Gupta from the Guardian reports on the problems of illiteracy and why children in rural India do not attend school. The...

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said “India is ready to improve the quality of life of the common through e-Governance services”. His...

In a Wall Street Journal Mint column, marketing and media editor, Shuchi Bansal, explores new developments in the distribution of products and...

Tata Power, part of India’s Tata Group, is increasingly exploring ways to develop distributed energy networks for India. The company expects its...

A recent study showed that between 2004 and 2009, Indian villages with internet kiosks that provided information on prenatal and postnatal care...

The Indian NGO, Integrated Village Development Project (IVDP), has become a finalist in the 2010 World Habitat Awards. The NGO facilitates the...

A new curriculum designed for rural telecenter managers in India has recently launched. The Indira Gandhi National Open University has teamed up...

In light of the controversy and restrictions put in place for the microfinance industry in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, commercial banks had...

A Business Today article discusses how the growth of Vikram Akula’s SKS microfinance institution, its pursuit of commercial funding, and its initial...

Gamesa Wind Turbines is set to build 2,000 MW of wind power across the continent after receiving an order for $2 billion....

In a Wall Street Journal blog, development research and strategist, Lindsay Clinton, discusses the need for larger businesses to develop more innovative...

In a recent LiveMint column, Pierre Omidyar, Founder of the Omidyar Network, discusses India’s potential to become an ‘inclusive innovation hub,’ where...

Rajasthan-based Jaipur Rugs, one of India’s largest carpet manufacturers, was recently recognized by Ernst & Young. Jairpur Rugs Founder N.K. Chaudhary received...

A publication by the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C. has recently reported on the massive opportunity for financial...

India’s extensive mobile infrastructure has led to an increase in the number of companies and initiatives focused on leveraging that network. A...

Mobile-phone maker Nokia has major plans to further target the base of the pyramid market in India by creating mobile phones for...

The Reserve Bank of India released the draft bill for the microfinance sector: Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which...

An organic farming conference is to be held at the end of June in Bihar, India. The conference will bring together 60...

Amit Bhatia and his organization, Aspire, which trains rural and disadvantaged Indian high school and college students in English, technology, and problem-solving...

In a Wall Street Journal blog, Anurag Behar, explores the complex connection between rural Indians and their land within the context of...

The livelihoods of Indians dependent on forests for survival are being threatened as the government considers the approval of the construction of...

The Water Credit initiative has recently been launched in India to provide individuals and communities with small loans for water connectivity. The...