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2017 Vera Fellowship Vera Fellows are full-time employees of the company and have the title of Associate Consultant. As a Fellow, you’ll...

Rural Bengal in India is currently experiencing a new model for microfinance. Run by village elders, the ‘scheme’ ranks families in the...

SKS Microfinance, India’s only listed microfinance institution, reported financial performance that reflected the declining market conditions for the Indian microfinance sector in...

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...

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

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

Tamil Nadu based Madura Micro Finance Ltd. is set to provide microbusiness education to women and help with market linkages. The MFI...

An Israeli designer has created a green toilet for Indian slums. The toilets are designed to use minimal water, hold waste for...

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

A new report on the Naandi Foundation by Rohini Mukherjee details how the organization’s model for providing safe drinking water to rural...

A recent agreement between ICICI Bank and Indian mobile phone company Vodafone Essar highlights the increasing number of partnerships among mainstream companies...

French food and beverage maker Group Danone has launched its fourth dairy product in India. The company currently operates in the major...

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

Indian textile and home furnishings brand FabIndia plans to expand further into the United Arab Emirates from its two stores in Dubai...

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

Recent research by market research firm TechSci Research has indicated that India’s rural markets will be the next “frontier” for consumer goods...

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

A project to conserve forest areas and enhance the livelihoods of forest dependent communities in India has recently received a $15.36 million...

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

Gujarat-based Bhu:sattva, India’s first organic designer wear brand in India, is preparing to bring 10,000 low-income women into its program through the...

A 2011 TED Fellow and technology specialist, Sumit Dagar, is looking at ways to bring better technology to low-income Indians. Travelling through...

India’s National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) is set to receive $1 million in credit from the World Bank to strengthen the implementation...

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

Mumbai-based consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) signed an MOU with Indian MFI Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (VFS) to promote...

Delhi-based Micro Home Solutions, a “design services company for low-income urban dwellers” has recently developed two new projects for low-income and/or homeless...

Ecopreneurist highlights Re-wrap, a UK-based social enterprise that works with low-income communities in India to create high-quality recycled and reusable textile products....