As the Indian economy continues to grow at a scorching pace, folks everywhere are worried about the country’s energy needs. India’s thirst for resources, especially oil, is going to create a tough economic challenge in the coming years. In addition, the burden of climate change is also getting shifted to the shoulders of developing giants [...]

Headlines: Government to Establish National Action Plan on Climate Change The government is preparing a “National Action Plan” to deal with issues of climate change including measures to mitigate the impact on foodgrains production, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.   Tamil Nadu Budget Focuses on Farmers, Women The Tamil Nadu [...]

From ProPoor.org:  Atlas Corps seeks NGO/nonprofit leaders from India (and Colombia and Ecuador) to volunteer in Washington, DC for one year and participate in their management development training program.  All expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program.  All candidates must have 3-8 years of experience, a college degree and be a rising leader in [...]

The World Habitat Awards are accepting applications for Stage I of the application process, deadline June 1st.  Find out more below: The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless.  Two awards are [...]

India has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world – 300 per 100,000 live births.  In fact, over 20% of the world’s reported maternal deaths occur in India, most of which are preventable, given the proper infrastructure and resources.  The majority of these maternal deaths occur in poor, rural areas, where access [...]

DBS Bank, which is based in Singapore, is hoping to expand in India. With branches currently in New Delhi and Mumbai, the bank offers Enterprise Banking to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. An interesting program is the new DBS Social Enterprise Special Package, which is currently available in Singapore: The `DBS’ Social [...]

Headlines:   Shrinking Job Market Gives Government the Shivers The Manmohan Singh government, which is battling inflation, has another worry at hand: a shrinking job market. While the government at the Centre has not been able to rein in prices, it has admitted that rupee appreciation against dollar has resulted in the loss of about 20 [...]

The South Asia Region Development Marketplace recently accounced 75 finalists (out of a total of approximately 1000) for their HIV/AIDS themed competition for this year.  What exactly is the South Asia Development Marketplace, and what purpose does it serve?  Here is a brief description from their website: The Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program that [...]

The 12th annual Wharton India Economic Forum is set to take place this upcoming Saturday, March 22nd in Philadelphia, PA.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Imagine,” with guest speakers ranging from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, to Vikram Akula, CEO and Founder of SKS Microfinance.  Other speakers of interest include Shanta [...]

D R Mehta is a remarkable Indian social entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Jaipur Foot Organization (JFO) or the(BMVSS), an organization which has developed the most functional limb technology in the world, and made a constantly made an effort to make it available at a low-cost. According to a study done by researchers [...]