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		<title>Cultivating storage space: Staragri</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kavita Krishnamurthy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
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		<title>From Idea to Market- Rural India&#8217;s One-Stop Shop: Villgro</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/03/from-idea-to-market-rural-indias-one-stop-shop-villgro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our endeavor to create value for the entire ecosystem supporting disruptive innovations, we bring the perspective of Villgro. It is one of the leading organizations transforming rural lives by identifying, grooming and marketing innovations that have rural benefits. Since 2001, Villgro has activated close to 1500 innovations and impacted more than 3.5 lakh rural lives. We spoke to Ms. Sucharita Kamath, who heads the Innovation Ecosystem.]]></description>
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		<title>Telemedicine for Rural India: Aravind Eye Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/telemedicine-for-rural-india-aravind-eyecare/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/telemedicine-for-rural-india-aravind-eyecare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aravind Eye Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aravinds Healthcare System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of the many stories of determination and success is one of Aravind Eye Care System, the largest and the most productive eye care facility in the world. It sees over 1.4 million patients and performs over 200,000 sight restoring surgeries each year. Two-thirds of its services, are free. Aravind’s a range of activities cover the entire spectrum of eye care delivery. An exclusive conversation with Dr. S. Aravind, Director, AMECS, from Madurai.]]></description>
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		<title>Converting Waste into Useful Manure &#8211; Students Driving Change for the BoP in India</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/converting-waste-into-useful-manure-students-driving-change-for-the-bop-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eweek]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vermi Compost]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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		<title>Meal for a Family of 5 for Less than $0.10 &#8211; First Energy</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/meal-for-a-family-of-5-for-less-than-0-10-innovation-for-sustainability-by-first-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/meal-for-a-family-of-5-for-less-than-0-10-innovation-for-sustainability-by-first-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy Stove]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our endeavor of showcasing emerging thought leaders and the real heroes who are making a difference in the Rural India, we caught up with Mahesh Yagnaraman from First Energy, on one of the most unique sustainable energy solutions Oorja Stove. Question: What actually inspired you to start First Energy...]]></description>
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		<title>Students, Leading the change for Rural India Towards a Better Future</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/students-leading-the-change-for-rural-india-towards-a-better-future/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/02/students-leading-the-change-for-rural-india-towards-a-better-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our endeavor of providing a platform for promoting Individuals and Businesses working towards creating new opportunities for the Base of the Economic Pyramid in India, we are reaching out to leading institutions in the country to assess the action on the ground. Paritosh Sharma, in conversation with Prateik Pothuneedi- CEL President, BITS Pilani explores how students are leading the thought towards a new future for the Rural India.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media for Social Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2010/01/social-media-for-social-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Energy Challenge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media has today evolved into a transformative force for society. Every individual is now connected to serveral others with the communities expanding as you read on. There is a whole new world of opportunities opening up with the increased awareness and engagement on the social web. But one of the biggest and by far the most expansive effects of the new media are subjects of social change.]]></description>
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		<title>ennovent Update: Clean Cooking Gas for the Rural Areas a Step Forward by the Government of India</title>
		<link>http://blog.ennovent.com/2009/12/ennovent-energy-for-the-bop-update-clean-cooking-gas-for-the-rural-areas-a-step-forward-by-the-government-of-india/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ennovent.com/2009/12/ennovent-energy-for-the-bop-update-clean-cooking-gas-for-the-rural-areas-a-step-forward-by-the-government-of-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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