The Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) has launched a portal called Flexi-Learn in an effort to offer education over internet free of cost. The launched portal is not yet complete, with only a handful of courses in  Library and Information Science, agriculture and Law available for access. The other courses soon to be available for access [...]

We have seen many innovative products targeting BOP consumers in India over the last few years. However, Godrej & Boyce, the Indian conglomerate is arguably taking it to the next level by launching the world’s cheapest refrigerator. Launched by Indian conglomerate Godrej and Boyce, ChotuKool’s $69 price tag is not the only reason it can be called [...]

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. in partnership with Huawei Technologies has launched its wireless broadband services in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The tariff set for the broadband is Rs.140 per month and will be associated with the e-Government projects started by the state government’s “Common Service Centers”. “This technology offers broadband speed of 7 Mbps at a distance [...]

USER SUBMITTED POST An  interactive  training  workshop  on  how  non‐profits  can  raise  their visibility  and  enhance  fundraising .  A workshop to help non-profits do this has been organized by South Asian Fund Raising Group, SAFRG, on 30th January  2010. It will be located at Willow  Hall,  India  Habitat  Center,  Lodhi Road,  New  Delhi from 10am  to [...]

Rahul Brahmbhatt is a contributing writer to Think Sport. On December 15 and 16, 2009, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Global Sports Summit took place in New Delhi.  The focus of the conference was to highlight the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the sports ministries of India and the UK [...]

User Submitted Post The issues in changing over 2.6 billion people worldwide from traditional fuel stove to improved biomass cooking stoves lie as much in driving home the health message as ensuring that the process meets the demands of business viability, demographic reach, appropriate pricing and financing options, Shell Foundation India Country Head Anuradha Bhavnani [...]

Nextbillion.net interviewed the Rajesh Joseph, CEO of LabourNet, a social enterprise aimed to help informal urban labour continue to find employment, job security and training. Shital wrote about this venture back in July. The organization’s holistic approach is one that I believe is crucial for actually building successful entrepreneurs within India. Here is a an excerpt [...]

Here are two stories from Microcapital.org on the MFI space in India: SKS Microfinance Partners with State Bank of India (SBI), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) and State Bank of Mysore (SBM) to Integrate 600 Branches Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Takes 11% Stake in Microfinance Institution Bandhan for $10.7m

Using the energy and creativity of students, an organization Challenge:Future has setup a series of competitions to engage the young minds throughout the world to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems. Here it is direct from the source: How can our world become more sustainable? Challenge:Future has asked this question to our [...]