Growing rural demand is making Godrej Appliances target consumers at the bottom of the pyramid with new products pegged below Rs 3,000. Read more »

Hyderabad-based Caspian Advisors has said it would set up a $40-million fund to provide debt capital to a wide range of institutions serving low-income or financially excluded communities. Read more »

In order to avoid excesses of the kind that derailed the Indian microfinance industry three years ago, nine entities doing 'impact investing' - picking up equity stakes in businesses that are anchored in both financial and social returns - have come together to form a grouping that will define what they can do and cannot do in their investment practices to always stay aligned with their stated objectives. Read more »

The cost of immunising millions of the world’s most vulnerable children against five deadly and debilitating diseases is set to fall, thanks to a major price reduction of one third for pentavalent vaccine. Read more »

Twenty social enterprises have been awarded grants of $100,000 each by the India Development Marketplace funded by the World Bank Group. Read more »

The most sought after social enterprise recognition in India - the Sankalp Social Enterprise Awards - announced winners in five sectors. Read more »

Aspada Will Also Invest in Agricultural Supply Chain Companies in an Effort to Support Small Holder Farmers. Read more »

The Artha Venture Challenge, a national competition run by the Artha Platform to find the most ambitious, early stage social entrepreneurs in India launched at the Sankalp Forum on April 17th, 2013. Read more »

Pollinate Energy — a Sydney and Bangalore-based social enterprise NGO dedicated to using renewable resources to eradicate energy poverty in India -– has joined forces with ChipIn, a new Australian website designed to raise funds for Australian non-profits, to launch a new clean energy crowdfunding campaign. Read more »

Rural areas in India can operate as back offices for the country's urban centres, like Bangalore has emerged as a crucial centre for the US, National Innovation Council Chairman Sam Pitroda said on April 3rd 2013. Read more »