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

A recent Next Billion blog entry reports on UPna sapna, a program launched by the non-profit, Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Develop...

Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network has provided The Foundation for Ecological Security with a grant of $2.1 million to be disbursed over...

Insurance companies are developing a greater number of options for rural Indian and low-income customers. Leveraging grassroots representatives such as a milk...

Indian mobile-phone company, Bharti-Airtel, has projected rapid growth in sales of its satellite TVs in rural India. It hopes to leverage its...

Japanese companies are beginning to have more of a focus on people within lower income levels in emerging markets. Recently, Japanese company,...

U.S. Fortune 500 consumer goods company, Proctor & Gamble Co., has started production and distribution of The Gillete Guard, a low-cost razor,...

A new initiative aimed at helping to connect rural Indian artisans with an actual market for their products has recently attracted more...

Increasing demand for Fair Trade goods globally has also led to growth in the Indian Fair Trade market. Numerous companies have worked...

A joint venture between Tata Industries and Tata International has resulted in a project to construct a mini dam in a Maharastrian...

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

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

Collaboration between Coco Cola, Indian television channel NDTV, UN-Habitat Charities Foundation, and Indian social service organization, Sulabh International, has resulted in the...

In collaboration with the national government, the Uttar Pradesh state government held a workshop in UP in early January to promote bamboo...

India is excepted to become the first country to track its natural wealth. Managed by the World Bank, it will be part...

Indian insurance company Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has recently won an award for “financial inclusion initiatives” in India. The company was presented...

Indian microfinance institutions may soon have to pay borrower families compensation of more than $10,000 if a borrower is found to have...

Recent developments in the microfinance industry in India include possible nationwide regulation of the sector. An Indian central bank is reportedly considering...

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...

The World Bank recently approved $162.7 million for livelihoods projects in 17 districts of Rajasthan in India. The funds will help the...

India’s extensive mobile infrastructure has led to an increase in the number of companies and initiatives focused on leveraging that network. A...

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

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...

An example of the growth in the Fair Trade movement can be seen in the work of Sevya, a U.S. organization that...

Meira Kumar, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has proposed the development of a University for Artisans. The university would allow artisans...

The 50 year-old Indian handloom textiles and apparel retailer Fab India recently awarded approximately 700 employees with shares in the company. Established...

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute finds that while India has reduced its official poverty rate, more than half a...