SKS Microfinance, India’s first microfinance institution to go public has recently lowered its interest rates from 26.69% to 24.55%. The reduction comes...

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University of Michigan MBA graduate, Cynthia Koenig has developed the $20-$30 Wello WaterWheel, a 90 litre plastic barrel that can transport up...

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There has been a positive reaction to the Government of India’s proposed new legislation for the microfinance industry. If passed, the law...

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As part of its plans to generate $30 million in revenues from healthier products by 2020, global beverage and snacks company, PepsiCo,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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XLRI Ties Up With SCU

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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