Starting up your social venture is an experiment. You need the right ingredients, good tools at hand, a clear mind to start with, a safe environment around – and still you won’t know if it works out. It’s focus, it’s tension, it’s excitement. » Read more

If you thought farm produce could not fetch loans, think again. Staragri’s warehousing facility allows rural farmers to use their harvest as collateral to avail loan finance. Amit Agarwaal, Founder and CEO tells us how this works! » 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

Over the past few weeks we have received fantastic feedback on our efforts of showcasing the real heroes across India and abroad, who are redefining opportunities for rural India. In keeping with that spirit, we are glad to introduce Prashant Lingam, Co-founder, Bamboo House India, which aims to provide 5 million jobs to bamboo artisans in North-East India. Q. How did the idea of Bamboo House develop? » Read more

Albert Einstein once quoted “Necessity is the mother of all invention” and this quote today stands true to many a heroes who are setting new rules to the game by creating opportunities for the Base of the Economic Pyramid, giving new hopes to the millions of faces who live below the poverty line and are part of the India we are calling the next billion. I count my personal experience… » 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

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