Premji Foundation gets nod for university – Estimated investment would be about Rs.2 billion (Rs.200 crore), including the endowment fund of Rs.250 million Banking Lessons from the Campaign Trail – WSJ piece by the Meera Sanyal, Head of ABN Amro India, who also ran as an independent candidate in the recent Lok Sabha elections India [...]

Tom Reilly, TED’s Community Director informs us that the deadline for TED India Fellowships have been extended till  Sunday June 21st at 11:59PM PDT Our original TEDIndia Fellowships deadline was this past Monday, but we have extended the deadline to make it possible for those who have just heard about  the program to apply. Complete [...]

Microfinance Insights is published bimonthly by Intellecap. As the sole print publication in the sector, we provide the latest news, trends and analysis that are current and global in scope. We have a global readership of over 10,000 across 150 countries. Until June 30th, you can signup for a free 1-year e-subscription of this new [...]

Location: Mumbai Dreamcatchers Foundation is a NGO based in Mumbai and offers transformative programs for children and youth. We invite applications from young and enthusiastic individuals for the post of Administrative Assistant. You should be someone starting out in your career in this moment, looking for a workspace that is experimental, enjoyable and dynamic. The [...]

VisionSpring, an organization that helps provide affordable eyewear to the BoP, is looking for a Chief Operating Officer located in New York City. VisionSpring operates throughout the world, including in India. Many of us are probably more familiar with the organization’s former name Scojo Foundation. Here are details of the company and the position: Company [...]

Drawing a Line Under Poverty in *India* - WSJ Delhi Chief offers his criticism of NREGA, using the findings from a recent World Bank Study Food & Agri Business To Require $25-30 Bn Investment in Next 3 Years - Investment in rural business and microfinance no more on the fringe. Hopefully we would start seeing some big [...]

If you are passionate about making grassroots change in India, see below for several exciting opportunities to join the Indicorps team in Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Indicorps (www.indicorps.org), a primarily volunteer-driven organization, encourages aspiring young leaders of the Indian Diaspora to engage in intense grassroots development opportunities that explore the promise of leadership and help leverage their [...]

Here is something that looks up for India’s most vital and at the sametime most sluggish industry – agriculture! A story on NGOpost, talks about Natural Farming and its successes in India. The most recent one was reported in The Hindu on June 11. The story which starts with an impressive rubric “No ploughing, fertilizers [...]

In March, ThinkChange India reported Nokia’s plans to launch LifeTools – a mobile application that caters to emerging markets in the rural areas with services related to agriculture, education and entertainment. Today, Nokia has commercially launched its tools in Maharashtra in partnership with Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB). Nokia India has entered into an [...]

Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Adrienne Villani is an Associate at Intellecap, where she is involved in the conceptualization and creation of content for Beyond Profit, Intellecap’s publication on social enterprise and social entrepreneurship, both in print and online. Trained as a demographer, she received her M.Sc. in Population and Development from the London School of Economics and [...]