Investing in Indian Microfinance – Swimming Fully Clothed! | VCCircle – Great guest post at VC Circle by folks from Unitus Capital making an argument for investing in the Indian Microfinance sector Pluggd.in’s continuing coverage of Social Entrepreneurship, the topical theme for the fortnight Social Entrepreneurship – Meet the Inspiring Heroes/Social … Social Entrepreneurship – Interview with [...]

What is EXIMIUS? EXIMIUS is the entrepreneurship summit at IIM Bangalore, which aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset amongst the Indian youth. It is organized by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell. Visit http://www.eximius-iimb.com What is so great about Eximius? Last year’s inaugural Eximius saw more than 2000 footfalls. We had partnered with reputed VC firms [...]

ePods, a handheld device manufactured by a California-based company Tidaldata has contributed its bit to revolutionize the way Indian students, especially the disadvantaged, learn by introducing its devices to them, CIOL reports. Pothapragada (a co-founder of Tidaldata) says a consortium of NGOs, Tidaldata, MyFi (another handheld manufacturer) and philanthropic organizations are working together with education [...]

In Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India, about 150 dalit and tribal women were subjected to virginity tests during a government-sponsored mass marriage recently. Ironically the scheme is designed to make marriage less onerous by making it free for its participants, but not at this cost. The full article is here.

The Microfinance India Summit, organized by Access Development Services, will be on October 26th to the 28th in New Delhi. The summit aims to address issues concerning “the trade-offs and points of convergence as the microfinance sector copes to balance between building the social as well as the financial capital; scale and soul; social performance [...]

Finalists from the Open Architecture Challenge, which focuses on the need for better designed classrooms this year, were announced by Architecture for Humanity.  Among the impressive finalists is a group from Gujarat under the Cohesion Foundation and Hunnarshala Foundation. Cohesion Foundation works with salt pan workers in the desert region of Gujarat, called Kutch.  These [...]

It is a dusty, sun-baked road that takes us to Singampet village in Mahbubnagar district, over a hundred kilometers away from Hyderabad, the capital of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The surrounding fields are bare, waiting for the first monsoon rains to begin before the summer crop season starts. Yet economic activity here [...]

Access For All Sachin Malhan has been an entrepreneur his entire life, or at least he has felt like one. In 2003, knowing that corporate law was not his cup of tea, he started his first venture, and then his second, and then his third. But, his latest venture is the one that brings us [...]

Kids are dying, why can’t we move faster: Gates – Yes we Can, sir! Social Entrepreneurship – Interview with RangDe Founder – Folks at Pluggd.in interview the founder of India’s first p2p micro-lending site India Financial Inclusion Fund To Invest in Allahabad-based MFI – India Financial Inclusion Fund (IFIF) is advised by Caspian Advisers, the [...]

EXIMIUS is the entrepreneurship summit at IIM Bangalore, which aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset amongst the Indian youth. It is organized by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell. This year Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Biocon) & Sudhir Sethi (IDG Ventures), Prof. Narayandas (Harvard Business School) will all make an appearance to name a few!! Last year’s inaugural [...]