According to Microcapital.org, Sheer Intelligence, an American technology consulting and software firm, recently launched an “online product for the creation of financial statements by microfinance institutions (MFIs)” called SIMFLEX. This product is especially relevant in light of a recent report released by the Center for the Study of Financial Innovation, which found that “management and [...]

We have covered this opportunity before, but it is so remarkable that it needs a reminder. If you are NGO Leader from India, Atlas Corps fellowship provides you an opportunity to volunteer for a cutting-edge non-profit in Washington, DC. Current Atlas Corps partners include Ashoka, Grameen Foundation, TechnoServe, Population Action International, Global Giving, Youth Venture, [...]

Microfinance: The Annual Policy Conference on Microfinance was held last week “to streamline India’s mircrofinance infrastructure, facilitating sustainability to support the Indian microfinance sector’s current rate of growth and provide for future growth rates.” Accion International announced that it reached 3 million clients through 25 countries and 35 partner organizations. Lok Capital LLC, an India [...]

Is microfinance compatible with large scale investing houses like Wall Street banks? A conversation with Susan Davis of BRAC and Rod Dubitsky of Credit Suisse discussed this question in a recent article in Forbes Magazine. The article highlighted two fundamental differences between an MFI and a commerical bank Two key distinctions between MFIs and other [...]

Technology: Although it is a hub for information technology, India is only #50 on the world’s most networked economies list, partly due to its poor ICT infrastructure. Health: According to a survey, in the next decade, one in 20 female deaths in India between the ages 30 to 69 will be caused by smoking. (Source: [...]

The Chandigarh Administration has announced that it will become the first “solar city” of India by 2012, according to Pradip Mehta, the Administrator Advisor of Chandigarh. He was speaking at a symposium on ‘Protecting Health from Climate Change’ organized by the Indian Public Health Association in Chandigarh. What exactly does a solar city mean? We’ll [...]

TradeIndia launched a news portal targeted for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that will be a “one-stop information library” for the sector. The entire business module of Tradeindia revolves around the pledge to help SMEs build a self-reliant India. To keep SMEs informed on the recent policy changes, international trends and how these changes could [...]

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India-Africa relations: India and Africa continue to take steps to improve cooperation over shared desires to have a seat on the UN Security Council. Health Technology: The first artificial heart transplant in all of Asia was conducted in Bangalore. Voting Technology: Bangalore’s state voting machines will now have the ability to vote using Braille for [...]

In March we wrote on this magazine’s March issue on the Gujurati Model. Well, the April version of Pragati has been released with a focus on farmers in India. Click on the image below to download the issue in .pdf format. [Source: Atanu Dey]