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The Reserve Bank of India released the draft bill for the microfinance sector: Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which...

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

The Indian handicrafts sector has seen an increase in exports of approximately 42% in February 2011. The sector is increasingly supplying major...

The Water Credit initiative has recently been launched in India to provide individuals and communities with small loans for water connectivity. The...

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...

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

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

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

To help bolster employment in rural India, the Tamil Nadu government has developed the Rural Business Process Outsourcing Policy for 2010. The...

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...