MICROCAPITAL STORY: SKS Microfinance Raises Rs. 75 Crore (USD 15.8 million) Debt and Lists Bonds on Bombay Stock Exchange Airtel Unveils it’s NetPC Tough road ahead for India’s new environment minister Bootstrapping Your Startup in India – How much does it cost? Social sector boost to be new Govt’s immediate priority – Hindu Business Line

Your daily dose of headlines: Energy: Four ultra mega (super duper?) power projects have been greenlit by the Indian government across the country. Education: Microsoft is investing $20 million in education initiatives in India over the next five years. Along with their current programs which focus on resources and training, the company will partner with [...]

Top 3 posts from the week: Although from the previous week, Prerna’s discussion on waste management continues to attract readers and comments. Vinay’s featured interview with Gautam Ivatury of CGAP from last Sunday was the most read as a new post from the past week. Santhosh’s post on the partnership between Airtel and the IFFCO [...]

IFFCO Kisan Sanchar (IKSL) is a unique partnership between India’s largest mobile operator, Airtel and Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO). According to the brief on iGovernment: IFFCO Kisan Sanchar (IKSL), would be focusing on communication requirement of rural India, besides providing agriculture related information to enable villagers take right farming decisionsIKSL will offer handsets, co-branded [...]