In June 2008, we wrote about Husk Power Systems in relation to how it is one example of the type of ventures that are capitalizing on the fact that India is a prime nation for renewable energy innovations and adoption. The…

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and Nextbillion.net recently published a great interview with C. K. Prahalad on the role of private enterprise in development and poverty alleviation. Prahalad is the author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid and one of…

The Centre for Development Finance (CDF) announces some very exciting internship opportunities for this summer.  If you’re looking for something more long term, word has it that CDF will likely be releasing postings for BoP related full time positions in the…

Top posts from the past week:

1. Prerna talked about the flourishing gay-lesbian scene in Bangalore
2. She also touched on a new venture using rice husks for renewable energy
3. Shital highlighted a few activities in India around World Environment Day

Reaching into the archives:

Vinay’s op-ed on…

India has been found to be particularly fertile ground for experimentation with renewable energy initiatives. The latest version of Ernst & Young’s “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index” reaffirms this fact, ranking India as the third most attractive market for renewable energy…

Top posts:

1. Prerna’s op-ed on income generation for women
2. Shital’s post on a promising model for ecotourism
3. Vinay’s feature of the pot-in-pot

Reaching into the archives:

A few months ago, Santhosh featured SELCO, a company focusing on renewable energy that is trying to scale up, and its…

• Health: According to a report, India is not on track toward the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child and maternal mortality. The number of children who die before their fifth birthday stands at 76 per 1,000 live births, while the goal…

• Renewable Energy: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India has announced a demonstration programme to support mega watt size grid interactive solar power generation projects, up to a maximum capacity of 50 MW, in the country. Similar efforts have…

Some headlines to start your evening off right:

• The government of Himachal Pradesh announced at a three-day international conference this weekend that they are drafting a master plan for the development of backpack tourism in the state through strategic public private…

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, along with other high ranking politicians traveled to India from the United States to learn from Indian businesses on how to become leaders in climate change and renewable energy.

Speaker Pelosi said,…