India: Govt to Leverage Social Media to Address Critical Issues … http://t.co/nTMXWJn7 # Gamechangers: 5 Social Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas http://t.co/CRsCTbvm # Making a social impact http://t.co/Hp0dwtrJ #

About 650 people from 20 countries gathered in Mumbai on April 12 and 13 for the Sankalp Forum, bringing together all aspects of the inclusive business spectrum from across India. If Sankalp is any indication, the social enterprise sector is growing in size and maturing in terms of the conversation and types of issues facing [...]

What: Stanford-India Biodesign (SIB Fellowship) Where: New Delhi and Palo Alto, CA Application Deadline & Link: May 18th, 2012; submit application Length of Fellowship: 1-year (a second year may be granted depending on project scope) The goal of this programme, which launched in 2007, is to train the next generation of biomedical technology innovators in India. This [...]

In defense of Social Entrepreneurship @echoinggreen http://t.co/IuDwLIM2 # In defense of Social Entrepreneurship. http://t.co/Mdd6x0ql #

India: School revolution on the way? http://t.co/IVtEaHNp # Tackling Naxal issue: Govt plans Rs. 1000-cr body with help of India Inc http://t.co/NYxlmYWf # This November, Global Business Leaders Will Meet Top Indian Social … http://t.co/UBlb5LNY # Now, an IIM course for aspiring women politicians http://t.co/Y07fvuDQ # MLAs use social media to connect with people http://t.co/Q9pEJX9I [...]

TC-I is a media partner for @SankalpForum – looking forward to attending the event tomorrow and Friday! #

Accion Launches Venture Lab http://t.co/DuwvKqmC # Lessons in Social Entrepreneurship from the Skoll World Forum http://t.co/MUx9Lawf # Anshu Gupta: Bridging urban India's underutilised resources and rural India's … http://t.co/HB5dgNQe # Building an India – South East Asia Social Enterprise Corridor … http://t.co/qS2zc8kk # Cisco Invests in Aavishkaar to Drive Rural Entrepreneurship in India http://t.co/JUiOurA5 #

In the lead up to the 2012 Sankalp Forum, please find the following interview with Vinay Jaju, co-founder of ONergy and a panelist at the Forum. Punam Energy Pvt Ltd (ONergy) is an renewable energy enterprise established in Kolkata (2009), led by a strong mission to provide solar energy to 1 million lives by 2016. [...]

This post is written by Vallabh Rao. Ashoka Changemakers, the online community for social entrepreneurs and changemakers organized a Twitter based chat on ‘Activating Empathy’ on March 20, 2012. This online discussion was part of Ashoka Changemakers latest collaborative competition titled Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters. This competition seeks to spark greater [...]

World Bank to help fire up India's infrastructure development http://t.co/o2yGh1ys # The poster children of social enterprises in India » TechSangam … http://t.co/ICnAsfcK #