Chaotic, mismanaged and so wasteful.. yes does it ever occur to us, how much do traffic chaos and perpetual jams reek of inefficiency of the system that we live in. Just asRead More…
ICICI Bank’s MicroFinance Innovation
Interestingly, ICICI does solutions in the area of MicroFinance for requirements as diverse as buffalo loans, education or healthcare, tractors etc.. using technology like digital kiosks, biometric cards for recognition etc..more informationRead More…
MicroFinance
Heres an interesting link for folks to follow.. http://indiacreditcard.blogspot.com/2008/07/gram-sabha-credit-cards-issued-to.html Apparently, basic level credit cards have been issued to rural folks and credit provided to eligible people in villages. A step in theRead More…
GreenPeace and Solar Initiatives
Heres what I found on the GreenPeace website… ! Greenpeace’s ‘Solar Generation’ youth programme provides an opportunity for young people to take charge of your future in fun and creative ways. YouRead More…
MicroFinance and Energy – Rural Sector
Folks, am back and am seriously evaluating options through which microfinance can be provided to financially challenged rural folk to avail of energy solutions. It may be my naive assumption that financeRead More…
India – EcoTourism
My recent visit to Sonapani – a small village near Nainital – about an hour and a half away, opened my eyes to the immense possibilities that enterprise and nature bestows inRead More…
Solar Power
Its time that India (and its people) realise how fortunate they are in owning so much of land resources. Being one of the larger countries ( in terms of population of courseRead More…