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0.4% Rural and 6% Urban Households have Internet Connectivity: NSSO Report

If you thought India was well connected on the Internet, this may be a shocker. If the Akamai report stating India’s 114th position globally when it comes to internet speeds was not enough, here is another by our own Read More →

IIT Kharagpur Based iKure Brings (Wireless) Health Incident Monitoring System to Rural India

In a country like India, some our districts have populations that are comparable to an entire country. For example, Burdwan District of West Bengal at 8 million has a population comparable to that of Bolivia in Latin America. However, the Read More →

Recap of Union Budget 2011–PCs to Become Dearer, Double blow for small, medium IT firms

The Indian government has set ambitious target for Rural broadband penetration, i.e. to provide broadband connectivity to 2,50,000 Panchayats in the country in three years.

“The government will dig into the Universal Service Obligation Fund established in 2002 Read More →

MobilizingHealth Brings Emergency Healthcare to Rural India [A SMS Saves The Day]

Hard facts first. - In India, more than 6 million people die annually from treatable diseases in India. - There are only 10 physicians per 100,000 people in rural areas. - While 50% of the upper-class has health insurance, only 10% of the Read More →

InfiBeam To Power Rural e-commerce In Gujarat: Rs.2000Cr Investment

Ahmedabad based E-commerce startup InfiBeam is trying to do everything possible on earth that can be associated with a web company. From e-store to branded mobiles, from Pi to Phi, classifieds site to education Read More →

A Look At Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) in India [The Global Research & Innovation Hub]

The Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) has emerged as a dominant concept in business, propelled by C.K Prahalad's "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid". The BoP is the largest, but poorest socio-economic group. In global terms, there are Read More →
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