Civil society organisations, networks and support organisations in the non-profit sector have much to gain from making allies of professional advisors in fundraising for philanthropic causes

Vijayalaskhmi Das, who featured in Business Today's list of the \"Most Powerful Women\", will always be remembered for her contribution to the Indian micro-lending sector

After the liberalisation of the economy in 1991, despite economic growth, India has not done well in terms of protecting the natural environment

Vijayalakshmi Das once hand-held the microfinance institutions. Now, she is doing the same with farmer collectives and churning out women entrepreneurs.

This case study looks at how M-Pesa, a service that originated in Kenya, was tweaked for India and whether it can succeed.

The Andhra Pradesh Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending) Rules lead to a near-collapse of all MFI companies in the state. Here's how siz women leaders in the sector are coping.

The MFI industry's loan portfolio grew in 2012/13 after falling in the previous year. The resurgence began when the Reserve Bank of India announced in 2011 a series of measures, including a cap on interest rates MFIs charge borrowers, to govern the hitherto unregulated industry.

Dozens of businesses and a concerned government get down to training India. Saumya Bhattacharya and Shamni Pande join the dots on India's skilling revolution.

Innovation in India is not just about patents filed but about affordable scalable solutions.

The recession, downturn or whatever you call it, has dented most kinds of lists - lists of billionaires, lists of most valuable companies, lists of top recruiters and so on.

BT asks the who’s who of India’s corporate world—as well as some professionals and leaders from other fields for good measure—to jog their memory and recall the best advice they ever got. What the advice was, who gave it to them and when, and how it helped them.

Microfinance in India  has grown fast. But has it also grown right?

Vikram Akula has revolutionised Indian microfinance by building SKS—one of the biggest brands in rural India. His critics feel that he has ignored the very people he should be helping.

Named one of the most powerful women in the world, Nancy M. Barry, 59, the Founder and President of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former President of the New York-based Women’s World Banking, is no stranger to the limelight.

They span generations and are there in every field, from biscuits to banking, from HR to hospitals. Denied entry into a male bastion, they create another industry. They are the most powerful women in the corporate world.

By giving small loans to poor people, this entrepreneur is transforming rural India like never before.