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‘Aahar’ Wins the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition

By Shivam Srivastava | Published: March 6, 2009

Aahar: Meals for Poor at Rs. 5, has won the grand prize ($10,000) at the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) as reported by IndiaPRwire. The business plan was presented by a group of students from…

Posted in Competitions | Also tagged aahar, Africa, Awards, Brown University, business plan, Competitions, Cooking, criteria, Developing World, Education, Entrepreneurship, featured, global social entrepreneurship competition, Health, Hindi, medicine, Mumbai, nmims, poverty, poverty alleviation, prize, RAND, slum, slums, social entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship competition, Solar, solarcycle, Studies, sustainability, wapgrid, waste | 2 Comments

Cutting-edge initiatives in Punjab

By Vinay Ganti | Published: November 16, 2008

The government of Punjab has been in the news this week, unveiling cutting-edge efforts to boost the local economy and build knowledge capital in the state

The government announced a partnership with Bharati Wal-Mart, a national retail chain to set-up…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Bharti Wal-mart, CSR, economy, Education, Employment, Government, Indian School of Business, ISB, Policy, punjab, supply chain, vocational training, youth | Leave a comment

Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 Finalists [Updated]

By Shital Shah | Published: November 14, 2008

This week has had no shortage of announcements of accepting nominations for some competitions and the unveiling of winners from others. Today, IndiaPRwire reports that the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, Schwab Foundation, and…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged Ahmedabad, Aishwarya, Arbind Singh, Awards, Bihar, BP, Brij Kothari, clean energy, Competitions, corporations, Economics, Education, Employment, Energy, entertainment, Entrepreneurship, film, Finalists, financial services, Health, IIM Ahmedabad, India Economic Summit, informal workers, Jharkhand, Khemka Foundation, literacy, markets, Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, NGOs and Non-profits, Nidan, partnerships, PlanetRead, PPP, Prema Gopalan, Rajasthan, RBI, Rural, rural business, Same Language Subtitling, Schwab Foundation, Self Help Groups, Self Help Groups (SHGS), SHGs, Shiksha, shortage, Singh, social entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008, social entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, social network, Subtitles, Swayam Shikshan Prayog, Swayam Sikshan Prayog, Trade, UNDP, WEF, Women's Rights | Leave a comment

[TC-I Call to Action]: MSME Business Plan Challenge – Sankalp 2009

By Shital Shah | Published: November 12, 2008

IndiaPRwire helps announce the launch of yet another challenge; this time, focusing on micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) business plans. The nationwide challenge, titled Sankalp, is presented by India Development Gateway, a new portal “designed…

Posted in Competitions | Also tagged business plan, call to action, Competitions, expertise, FLOW, IDG, India Deve, India Development Gateway, Innovation, MSME, networking, online platform, Opportunities, portal, prize, Prizes, Rural, rural innovation, Rural Innovations Network, Sankalp, Sankalp 2009, SMEs, social enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, TC-I Call to Action | Leave a comment

International Girl Child Day

By Shital Shah | Published: September 24, 2008

September 24 marks International Girl Child Day, and this year, CRY (Child Relief and You) is launching a new effort focused solely on discrimination against girls. India PR Wire reports:

While highlighting known symbols

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Posted in Primary | Also tagged changemaker, changemakers, CRY, Discrimination, Education, film, Girl Child, girls, interactive, International Girl Child Day, lighting, NGOs and Non-profits, Opportunities, Patriarchy, Public Awareness, sex discrimination, Volunteer, Women's Rights | 3 Comments

Reducing traffic congestion in Bangalore through Carpooling: Commonfloor.com

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: April 2, 2008

Everyone complains about the traffic in Bangalore these days. For that matter, its a chronic problem in every big Indian city. Most of us sit around and complain, and blame the city administration for inadequate planning, not enough roads, poor…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged Bangalore, carpoolilng site, carpooling, commonfloor.com, congestion, Energy, Environment, IIT, IIT Roorkee, maxHeap, maxHeap technologies, networking, regulation, Social Entrepreneurship, social network, start-up, subsidies, Technology, traffic | 5 Comments

Midday Newsfeed

By Prerna Srivastava | Published: March 25, 2008

There is currently an ideological debate brewing in Bombay regarding the preservation of ancient structures versus urban modernization. The building in question is the 139-year Crawford Market in Bombay, which is facing the threat of

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Posted in Primary | Also tagged BBC, Bombay, cloud computing, Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), computer, construction, Crawford market, cultural heritage, Government, Gujarat, Health, human rights, MDRTB, Narendra Modi, National Human Rights Commission, post-Godhra communal riots, Rediff, rights, RNA Corp., special investigation team (SIT), Supreme Court, Tata, Tata Sons, Tata Sons Limited, Technology, Tuberculosis, urban modernization, World Health Organization TB report, Yahoo | Leave a comment

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