Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-20 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-13 via … http://tinyurl.com/4h54qsg # “Upwardly Mobile”: Madura Dials into Rural Tamil Nadu to Build Market Linkages for Its Members | YourStory.in http://t.co/6FZrRlR # Record Participation from Social Entrepreneurs at 2011 India Development … http://bit.ly/hnJvrY # 6 of 7 – NHK [...]

This is cross-posted from Samhita, and written by Namit Agrawal, Samhita Communications Manager. Mumbai, February 20; Hans Heitz, co-founder, Grameen Creative Lab (GCL) launched the Mumbai chapter of Grameen Creative Lab at a gathering of social business enthusiasts. GCL, a joint venture between Nobel Laureate Prof. Yunus and serial entrepreneur Hans Reitz was officially founded [...]

An article in The Hindu highlighted a real-life “Swades” story. Rikin Gandhi, a Master’s degree holder in Aeronautical and Astronomical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, set to take up a job in space programme instead changed his mind, came back to India and started an NGO to help rural farmers. Digital Green produces and [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-13 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06 via … http://tinyurl.com/6kevt8c # Introducing ThinkChange Pakistan via ThinkChange India – When ThinkChange India started three years ago … http://tinyurl.com/6gtskps # Technology in aid of India's social sector http://goo.gl/ZAlbf # India This Evening: Bihar as Model? UID Rollout Within 3 [...]

This is a guest post from Drake MacDonald.  Drake’s brief experience in construction introduced him to the field’s many shortcomings. As an online writer and editor, he works to promote construction management education in the hopes of improving industry standards of organization and communication. Like many emerging countries, India has a problem with faulty construction. [...]

When ThinkChange India started three years ago (happy anniversary!), the team set forth with the intention to create a country-focused resource on social entrepreneurship.  We’ve focused on building our news base and media outreach in India; however, the vision all along was clear – a “ThinkChange Global” umbrella that would house a variety of country-specific [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30 via … http://tinyurl.com/4rlm57z # Force Motors in a social gesture donates 50 ambulances for rural India http://goo.gl/tSMe3 # Gore's Investment Firm Said to Start $500 Million Asian Fund http://goo.gl/7K9tO # Rural post offices may set up ATMs http://goo.gl/bvhZ9 # Rural [...]

Sustainable Fridays is a new concept that allows people in the sustainability field to get together in an informal setting and discuss a specific topic. This month’s topic is Sustainability as a Business Innovation, and the speaker will be Latha Sankarnarayan – the COO of Green Evangelist. She has 10 years of experience in the field [...]

Indicorps, an innovative nonprofit based in India, offers Fellowships for people of Indian origin to implement sustainable grassroots development projects with community-based organizations. As an intense, total-immersion leadership program, Indicorps encourages individuals to explore their role as a catalyst for change. 27 new projects have been announced for the Indicorps 2011 Fellowship. Fellows will tackle [...]

The Grassroutes mantra is to use travel as a means to enable youth to discover different issues plaguing India today and explore the ongoing efforts that are tackling these issues. The Grassroutes Fellowship consists of a 30 day road-trip where the Fellows are mapped to a social organisation or NGO (host organisation) in rural India. [...]