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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently reported that old and inadequate copper wiring is hindering last mile internet connectivity across the...

Indian company Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has developed India’s first e-toilet, which has the capability to flush, clean, and maintain itself....

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

United Villages, a rural supply company operating in Rajasthan, India is working to connect villages of less than 5,000 people with consumer...

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

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

WWW 2011, the 20th annual World Wide Web conference is being held in Hyderabad, India. The conference seeks to address the issues...

Deloitte in India appears optimistic about growth in the mobile value added services market. With rapid growth expected to continue, industry players...

Mobile telephone maker, Nokia, has tied up with the Union Bank of India to provide mobile banking services to customers who are...

Washington D.C. based Ashoka Innovators for the Public is set to work with a large network of social entrepreneurs, NGOs, international and...

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis continues to promote Arogya Parivar, a rural Indian healthcare business, which launched in 2007. Having been rolled out...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $23 million to an international health agency, which seeks to reduce the risk of...

In a NextBillion series on healthcare solutions for the BOP, Indian-American Nandu Madhava, discusses mDhil, an organization he established to create better...

A greater number of rural Indians are able to access low-cost, high-quality healthcare services through the growth of telemedicine services across India....

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

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

Ratan Tata, the Chairman of India’s Tata Group, has tied up with Daniel Nocera, a MIT Professor to commercialize a potential technology...

India’s Rural Electrification Corporation seeks to “raise $200 million from the offshore loan market” so as to further develop India’s power sector....

The World Gold Council is promoting gold-linked microfinance savings schemes in collaboration with Muthoot Pappachan Group and IFMR Holdings’ Kshetriya Gramin Financial...

Rising Tide Fair Trade is a new company working with artisans in West Bengal India to produce weekend bags and other purses...

Indian ceramics and porcelain companies are increasingly leveraging the skills of local artisans for original handiwork and custom designs. In a market...

The Indian handicrafts sector has seen an increase in exports of approximately 42% in February 2011. The sector is increasingly supplying major...

In their efforts to monitor milk yields, Punjab’s Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), are set to scientifically record yields from their cattle...

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...

The World Bank is directing close to $8 million towards a watershed development project in Uttarakhand. The project, which started in 2004,...

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