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Delhi-based Micro Home Solutions, a “design services company for low-income urban dwellers” has recently developed two new projects for low-income and/or homeless Indians. The first project is the creation of a sanitary shelter for those who do not have access to private, clean, and safe sanitation services. The second project involves helping slum dwellers construct better designed homes that will..read full article ›››
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Energy
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Spreading light
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Housing
Long a scourge of land owners and those building homes and offices in India, the government is introducing legislation...read more ›››
Companies develop housing colonies for workers
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Microinsurance
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Generali Goes Global With Micro
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Real Estate
A New York Times article explores the paradox of India: large cities with shopping malls, luxury stores, and massive...read more ›››
Retail
Recent news reported on CNBC describes how India’s fringe consumers will help propel the country’s next phase of...read more ›››
Reasons to be wary of retail giants
Adidas to launch $1 shoe in India
Rural Economy
IT C is set to share its new business model for ITC e-Choupal, the ten-year old initiative that has helped create...read more ›››
Rural India offers growth
Lok Capital invests $3 million in rural BPO
Tourism
YES Bank and Queen Margaret University in Scotland are collaborating in order to develop a cooperative tourism...read more ›››
Transportation
A NextBillion guest post by Akshay Mani discusses a range of issues that auto rickshaw drivers in India face including...read more ›››
Utilities
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Masdar solar modules power sustainable villages in India
Waste
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Partnering with the poor for waste management in Pune
India working on recycling infrastructure
Water
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World Bank plan for Kerala villagers
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Other
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