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

In a CNBC TV 18 special, Gautam Thapar, Group Chairman and CEO of Avantha Group, Arun Maira, Member of Planning Commission, and...

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh’s third largest city, has become the first city in India to guarantee universal access to treated water. Under the...

A recent Financial Times blog describes the competition among beverage makers to capture the mineral water market in India. With a growing...

A model that has brought safe, filtered drinking water to over 70,000 people in Nepal, is expanding to India. Village Forward, a...

In its efforts to improve India’s poor waste and sanitation situation, the government, in collaboration with NGOs, is promoting a “No Toilet,...

Multinational company, Cisco Systems, has recently developed a “Bank-on-Wheels” program for banking in remote, rural parts of India. The program will allow...

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

An increasing number of business process outsourcing companies, healthcare providers, telecom companies, and education and finance providers are expanding their operations into...

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...

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

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

The Executive Director of Indian conglomerate ITC Ltd., Pradeep Dhobale, shares his thoughts on the sustainability of ITC’s paper business. Dhobale explains...

A study by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India showed that only 8-10% of rural Indian households hold life...

The Asian Development Bank is establishing a $250 million guarantee fund for loans to microfinance institutions from regional banks. The program would...

India’s Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) has designed training modules specifically on microfinance given the recent developments in Andhra Pradesh and...

Beyond Profit magazine outlines an example of an Indian boy who benefited from the services of Pipal Tree Ventures. The company offers...

Hemant Joshi, a partner with Deloitte Haskins and Sells, shares his views on the role of 3G and WiMax technologies in the...

The State Bank of India (SBI) and telecom provider Bharti Airtel have launched a joint venture in order to promote financial inclusion...

India’s large-scale initiative to provide its population of 1.2 billion with unique identity numbers (UID) so as to reduce corruption and improve...

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

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

Aravind Eye Care Systems in India has been sighted as an important example of “reverse innovation” in which products and service innovations...

Tier II Indian towns and cities are seeing expanding healthcare networks as hospital chains increasingly find the right balance between technology, cost...

The Reserve Bank of India has recently requested that the country’s commercial banks scale their services so as to reach 72,000 villages...

A recent World Bank study indicates that the best way forward in powering rural India is through decentralized distribution channels. The study...

India is hosting the 7th Eco-Products International Fair in New Delhi to promote green products and services and “eco-powered lifestyles.” The Fair...