Clean drinking water may not be easy to find, but it’s definitely being made affordable by Basic Water Needs. We spoke to Klaas Van der Van who tells us about the inexpensive Tulip siphon water filter that is changing the lives of millions. » Read more

The Center for Rural Development’s (CRDEV) Rickshaw bank provides vehicles to rickshaw pullers as a means of self-employment to earn a living. Already 2000 rickshaw pullers own their rickshaws across 12 cities in India. In a conversation with Naveen Krishna, former CEO, who has implemented the program for the past four years. » Read more

We thank our ennovent community who has given fantastic feedback on our blogs and a great response to the Global Energy Challenge. In a collaborative manner we can create new opportunities for the Base of the Economic Pyramid in India.

We asked our fans on Facebook, whether “Being a Social Enterprise is harder than a purely For Profit Enterprise?”. We received some interesting responses which inspired this… » Read more

As part of our mission towards sustainable change at the Base of the Economic Pyramid in India, we present an exclusive Interview with Harish Hande, Managing Director, SELCO, India. Q. Congratulations on the awards and recognitions for Selco. What inspired you to start Selco; what problem and opportunity did you see? » Read more

We caught up with Saranya Buddhi, Founding member, of the E-cell at the Saveetha Engineering College and were amazed with the simple yet highly effective innovations the students are creating. Question: Interesting initiative of a Vermi Compost, what made you think of this? » Read more

India, one of the fastest growing and largest economies in the world is facing a huge challenge in terms of proper and adequate infrastructure. One of the major parts of which is “energy”. The lack of cheap and reliable energy is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up new power plants is inevitable, but it comes attached with another burden and dependency on highly scarce natural resources. » Read more

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced an interesting initiative for rural India. The National Biomass Cookstove initiative which aims to provide efficient cooking stoves to rural areas.  This is a step which we see as a positive sign of the realisation of creating sustainable, clean and cheap sources of energy and making sure that the same is available at a large scale to the relevant market… » Read more