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Given the recent negative attention being paid to the Indian microfinance sector, other base-of-the-pyramid lending models are attracting more attention. Micro-housing, providing...

High growth in the export of Indian handicrafts could benefit artisans across the country. Though products have traditionally been exported to the...

India's 31st handicrafts and gifts fair brought the products of 23,000 exhibitors to the attention of over 6,500 buyers from over 30...

French dairy company Danone, which is already distributing yogurt and smoothie products to consumers in Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, has plans for...

With a mandate to promote inclusive business, the IDFC Foundation has recently invested just over $100,000 in Mumbai-based Ziqita Healthcare and approximately...

In 2000, NGO Gramalaya launched a sanitation and health education campaign in slums in Trichy, a South Indian city. The initiative led...

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

Amit Bhatia and his organization, Aspire, which trains rural and disadvantaged Indian high school and college students in English, technology, and problem-solving...

As part of their efforts to expand further into rural markets in India, large FMCG companies “including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Britannia are...

Indian MFI CASHPOR Microcredit recently received $7 million in funding from Grameen Foundation and Grameen Capital India, which was made available through...

A research paper by Doctoral researcher Priyanka Jayashankar and an Associate Professor Robert Goedegeburrre focuses on the potential for inclusive value chains...

Indian telecom company Idea Cellular and Axis Bank have together launched Idea MyCash, a mobile banking service aimed at low-income rural and...

In a Wall Street Journal Mint column, marketing and media editor, Shuchi Bansal, explores new developments in the distribution of products and...

The Craftsvilla Artisan Fund has been launched by Craftsvilla.com, an online store, to support Indian artisans in obtaining an education, becoming entrepreneurs,...

Incorporated in 2010, U.S. based Slowcolor, is a sustainable apparel company that promotes clothing and accessories made by Indian artisans using traditional...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is proposing investment of $10-$15 million in Aavishkaar India II Company Ltd., a fund that will finance...

Leaders within India’s plastics industry are looking into ways of improving the country’s recycling system and infrastructure. Though the government passed solid...

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

A new e-commerce site, Nethaat.com, for Indian handicrafts has been developed by Nethaat Softsol Pvt. Ltd. The company is selling handicrafts made...

The World Bank has approved $13.7 billion to 40 Indian projects over four years. The financial resources will help develop projects across...

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

In a Wall Street Journal blog, development research and strategist, Lindsay Clinton, discusses the need for larger businesses to develop more innovative...

India is seeing an increasing number of angel investors channelling risk capital towards early stage companies. With the development of incubation centers...

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has gained a 5% stake in Waterlife India Pvt. Ltd., a water purification company based in...

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...