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Simpler and cheaper Weddings, Really?

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: April 19, 2011

Weddings in India are usually an extravagant affair. Even among the poor, many households save years of income to prepare for a marriage in the family. The problem also reinforces the gender discrimination already prevalent in the country since it is traditionally…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Primary | Also tagged Fresh Ideas, National Advisory Council, Policy, Wedding | Leave a comment

Freedom from Corruption Summit | April 27-28, 2011 | New Delhi

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: April 7, 2011

Its a remarkable coincidence that Transparency International India and 5th Pillar have come together to organize the Freedom from Corruption Summit in April 2011. In the last few days, we have witnessed an unprecedented national movement –…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Conferences, Primary | Also tagged 5th Pillar, Anna Hazare, Anti-Corruption, Transparency International | 2 Comments

Can Conditional Cash-transfers be Used to Slow Population Growth?

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: August 22, 2010

India has achieved significant success is the population growth of the country over the last couple decades. While some of the gains were achieved through sometimes coercive and controversial sterilization programs, large scale education and awareness building initiatives also played and important…

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[Op-Ed]: Free mobile phones for the rural poor – let’s call it “Wireless Welfare”

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: June 24, 2009

The idea popped when I was reading this NY Times article on a federally funded program in the US where wireless carriers receive a subsidy to provide people under welfare with a mobile phone and 68 minutes of talk time…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Op-Ed | Also tagged Digital Divide, ICT, mobile phone, Op-Ed, Rural Connectivity, social welfare, subsidies | 6 Comments

[TC-I Tidbits]: SKS, Airtel and Environment Ministry

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: May 23, 2009

Posted in ALL POSTS, Primary | Also tagged Airtel, Environment, NetPC, OLPC, SKS, start ups | Leave a comment

CGTMSE helps move away from collateral-based loans

By Vinay Ganti | Published: May 20, 2009

The Indian Government established the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGFTMSE) in order to provide lenders with partial guarantees on loans they make to borrowers. In doing so they provide sufficient assurance…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Primary | Also tagged CGFTMSE, Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, Microcredit, Microfinance | 9 Comments

E-governance Gaining Momentum in India

By Shivam Srivastava | Published: February 25, 2009

A few weeks ago, Vinay wrote about the growing business opportunities in the e-governance sector. An exciting recent development in this area has been the announcement by the Government of India of knowledge kiosks being…

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In Theory v. In Practice: The India Development Gateway

By Prerna Srivastava | Published: July 21, 2008

In line with its National E-Governance Plan, the Government of India recently launched the India Development Gateway, which seeks to “foster inclusive growth and empower its rural users through relevant information in six languages – Hindi, Telugu, Tamil,…

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