In what could be a significant boost to the Rural BPO industry in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Cisco Systems is partnering with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College – Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) to nurture and support ICT entrepreneurs in the country [via Economic [...]

Editor’s note: In addition to being informative, this post also outlines what IFMR Trust is looking for in potential hires. If you would like to see that immediately, go after the jump. Before Thanksgiving break I had the pleasure of sitting down at an informal roundtable with Dave Wallack, Senior Vice President of People to learn [...]

We, the ThinkChange India editors, extend our deepest condolences to those affected by the recent atrocities committed in Bombay, India. The most important questions – what actually happened, who was responsible / complicit, why the violence spiraled out of control, and what could have possibly pushed a group of youth to partake in such heinous [...]

The TATA NEN Hottest Startup Awards recognizes high-potential startup organizations in India. Startups seems to be a dime a dozen these days, so beating out hundreds of other new ventures is quite a feat. I’ve picked out some nominees that have a social twist to their operations. Three startups are featured after the jump, but [...]

Here is what looks to be an amazing opportunity to work for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Here is the description: Independent Consultant: South Asia Agricultural Development Department, Market Access Team Global Development Program We are searching for a full time consulting resource to help us shape our strategic approach to  India and assist [...]

L-RAMP‘s blog announces the Rural Innovation Network‘s fellowship program, an exciting new hands-on opportunity to hone social entrepreneurship skills. Vinay previously blogged about RIN, an NGO that assists rural entrepreneurs to bring their product to market. Details on the fellowship: Rural India needs ideas that can deliver inclusive, eco-friendly and sustainable prosperity. A handful of [...]

The Final Inch is a documentary funded by Google.org and produced by Vermilion Pictures, chronicling the final stages of the global fight to end polio. A large chunk of the movie was filmed in India, given that the country is the final frontier in the global effort to eradicate polio. There were 496 confirmed cases [...]

Look out for the TiE Entrepreneurship Summit 2008 scheduled for December 16-18th to be held at Hotel Grand Ashok, Bangalore. The theme of this year’s conference is Inclusive Entrepreneurship and features a keynote session on Social Entrepreneurship. Speakers at the keynote include Dr Carl Schramm and Rohini Nilekani. Looks like they also have an entire [...]

TC-I Fundwatch has recently reported a Rs. 60-crore investment by Omidyar Network and Unitus Equity Fund (UEF) on Comat technologies, a profitable social enterprise doing business with the rural poor. The CEO of Comat technologies Sriram Raghavan recently talked to NASSCOM Emerge Blog and offered some good insights into Comat’s success in becoming a profitable [...]

Nirantara Community Services, Arohan, and Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services have been announced winners of Royal Bank of Scotland and PlaNet Finance’s India’s Microfinance Process Excellence Awards . They were the third annual awards and the winners for the awards were selected from a pool of 67 nominees, which were shortlisted after receiving applications from the initial pool of applicants. The [...]