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February 1, 2013
Indian e-Governance project for corporations enters phase 2
The Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has begun working on the second phase of its e-governance initiative for corporates in India. Named MCA21, this initiative aims to fully automate processes pertaining to compliance and enforcements of legal requirements for companies in India. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
How mobile phones are saving lives in Mumbai, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro
This post maps out a number of mobile phone initiatives that are helping the development of the underserved in a number of places like Mumbai, Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro and more. It enlists the mHealth initiative called MAMA, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, Wikimapia, which enables the mapping of sites […]
February 1, 2013
Intel to launch low end smart phones for developing countries
Intel is aiming to capture a slice of the market for low end smartphones in developing countries through a new range of smart phones based on Intel’s new Atom processor platform. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Africa: SunnyMoney now the biggest last mile seller of solar lights in Africa
SunnyMoney, the ambitious social enterprise of SolarAid has become the largest last mile seller of solar lights in Africa, ahead of oil giant Total. This is a culmination of the dedicated work of the charity SolarAid over many years. Read more about their distribution techniques here.
January 28, 2013
GravityLight: The low cost lamp powered by sand and gravity
A couple of designers from London have managed to create a lamp that runs on sand and gravity, which could sell for as little as £3. GravityLight is charged by a bag that is filled with about 9 kgs of material and hung from a cord below the light – […]
January 28, 2013
Luci: A solar-powered inflatable LED lamp for the developing world
Luci is an inflatable solar chargeable light source which can run for 6-12 hours, once charged in the sun for about 6 hours. It has a built-in Lithium-ion battery and can be inflated with just a couple of breaths. Designed by engineers at MpowerD, and priced at US$20, these lights […]
January 28, 2013
Delivery Models for Decentralized Rural Electrification: Case studies in Nepal, Peru and Kenya
About 1.3 billion people in the world still lack access to electricity, of which 95 per cent live in SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) or developing Asia, and 84 per cent in rural areas. This report by the International Institute for Environment and Development analyses the delivery models which work best in […]
January 28, 2013
The Greenway Smart Stove
The Greenway Smart Stove is a stove made by Greenway Grameen Infra, an India-based start-up begun by student entrepreneurs. They have been the recipients of US$50,000 at the annual Intel Challenge at UC Berkeley. The team claims that their stove performs better than an electric fan stove, and can run […]
January 28, 2013
The Himalayan Stove Project: How cookstoves can change the world
According to founder of the Himalayan Stove Project, George Basch, the initiative was borne out of his in depth understanding of the environmental and socio-economic issues of the region. Their stoves, which implement superior designs, and use only 20 per cent of wood to cook the same as traditional cooking, […]
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