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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...

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...