From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Democracy on sale

April 14, 2009

Kunjan Pulayan is like any other agricultural worker in Thrissur/Kerala literally living on the edge. What makes him special is his determination to contest the ensuing elections. He is not fighting to win, but to create awareness about the plight of farmers.It is so heartening to see a landless farmer taking the electoral plunge for [...]

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Microfinance: India vs China

April 14, 2009

Last week, I attended a presentation by Tarun Khanna, professor of strategy at Harvard Business School. His presentation focused on microfinance, a theme in his new book, “Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures–and Yours.” To propel discussion, he discussed the dynamics of micro finance in India and China and how the impact [...]

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Microfinance and Information Systems (MIS)

April 14, 2009

Greg Chen represents CGAP in the South Asia region. Recently he visited a new and innovative microfinance institution (MFI) that has begun operations over the last year or so. India has 850 million people who live on less than $2 per day. There is strong government interest in expanding financial services, an active microfinance sector, [...]

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Will Dr Mangla Rai be the last chief of an independent ICAR?

April 13, 2009

World’s second biggest research infrastructure in the public sector, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), is head hunting. A search committee, chaired by a former Minister of State and a former vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dr Y K Alagh, is likely to meet in the next few days.The search committee has been [...]

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Springwise Newsletter – 8th April 2009

April 13, 2009

Given below is the latest issue of Springwise a website dedicated to highlighting new trends and business ideas from around the globe. The latest issue is now online and can be accessed here Given below are some of the highlights of this issue Rooftop beekeeping at Fortnum’s Food & beverage / Retail / Eco & [...]

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IndusInd, Grameen Capital, Bandhan complete Rs 75-cr transaction

April 13, 2009

MUMBAI: IndusInd Bank said that it has completed a Rs 75-crore transaction in association with Grameen Capital India and microfinance institution Bandhan. The three entities have completed a Rs 75 crore portfolio assignment of microfinance receivables, a press release issued here stated. The transaction was structured and arranged by Grameen Capital India and comprised a [...]

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Corporates vs People — The fight for land continues

April 12, 2009

Yesterday, Ground Reality had carried a report from Shubhranshu Choudhury which clearly showed how the companies were trying to forcibly aquire land from the tribals in Chhatisgarh. While the tribals are resisting the takeover of their land, their only economic security, somehow the impression we get in the cities (through the media reports) is that [...]

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The Inconvenient Truth — the real face of Corporate governance

April 11, 2009

This truly is an inconvenient truth. I am not talking of Al Gore’s film on Climate Change, which in a way brought him the Nobel prize. The inconvenient truth I am talking about will not bring the writer, Shubhranshu Choudhury, an intrepid journalist, any laurels. I am sure instead it will invite him more problems, [...]

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Agricultural universities are the main obstacle in promoting sustainable farming

April 10, 2009

It is business as usual for the agricultural universities. Established under the land grant system of education borrowed from the United States, agricultural universities in India are actually the biggest stumbling block in the regeneration of agriculture, in resurrecting the badly devastated natural resource base so as to restore sustainability in agriculture.There are more than [...]

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The Rural Loot Begins — modern Mahmud Ghaznis eyeing the villages

April 9, 2009

About 15 years back, I spent a few months in the infamous Kalahandi belt of Orissa researching for my book In the Famine Trap. As I traveled from one village to another, I came across several stories, many of which found space in my book, but some I still can’t forget. I remember visiting a [...]

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Peer-to-Peer Lending Pain – Online Lending Setbacks

April 9, 2009

Via Seattle Microfinance Peer-to-Peer Lending Pain It has been a year of setbacks for peer-to-peer lenders such as Prosper, Lending Club, and Zopa, which use the Web to connect those who need a loan with individuals willing to act as lenders. Once positioned to become an alternative financing spigot for entrepreneurs, the nascent industry has [...]

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Microfinance Podcast 8 – Center Meeting Process

April 9, 2009

Microfinance Podcast 1 – Group Formation Process Microfinance Podcast 2 – Compulsary Group Training Process Microfinance Podcast 3 – Group Recognition Test Microfinance Podcast 4 – Disbursement Process Microfinance Podcast 5 – Loan Utilization Check Process Microfinance Podcast 6 – Loan Collection Process Microfinance Podcast 7 – Delinquency Management Process Microfinance Podcast 8 – Center [...]

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Microfinance Podcast 6 – Loan Collection Process in JLG

April 7, 2009

Microfinance Podcast 1 – Group Formation Process Microfinance Podcast 2 – Compulsary Group Training Process Microfinance Podcast 3 – Group Recognition Test Microfinance Podcast 4 – Disbursement Process Microfinance Podcast 5 – Loan Utilization Check Process Microfinance Podcast 6 – Loan Collection Process Link to Video

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NBFC – Frequently Asked Questions – RBI

April 7, 2009

Reserve Bank of India Microfinance bill

Non Banking Finance Companies(NBFC) have emerged as the most preferred vehicle for MFI’s in India and most of the MFI’s intend to convert into a NBFC in the coming years.To better understand what NBFC’s are we are posting the FAQ’s about NBFC’s from the RBI Website The information given in the FAQ is of general nature [...]

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Dress rehearsal for new Corporate Democracy — Elections, Money and Poverty

April 6, 2009

Sometimes I wonder whether we even realise that the days of the Great Indian democracy are almost over. We are being told day in and day out to come and vote, but vote for whom? The only choice we have is between the stinkingly rich and not-so-rich. I wonder whether we even have time to [...]

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Microfinance Podcast 5 – Loan Utilization Check Process

April 5, 2009

Microfinance Podcast 1 – Group Formation Process Microfinance Podcast 2 – Compulsary Group Training Process Microfinance Podcast 3 – Group Recognition Test Microfinance Podcast 4 – Disbursement Process Microfinance Podcast 5 - Loan Utilization Check Process Link to Video .

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If pesticide effects can be passed on for generations, what about GM crops?

April 4, 2009

[This picture is from OpEdnews.com]This is disturbing news. A report published in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail (April 1, 2009) quoting a study published in an American medical journal Acta Paediatrica says that the harmful effects of chemical pesticides can be passed on from generation to generation.The report quotes Paul Winchester, a …

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GM battle hotting up

April 4, 2009

From North to South, the battle for saving our favourite vegetable brinjal from being poisoned with genetic modification is heating up. The day (April 2) a large number of protestors under the banner of Safe Food Alliance, and led by Mr Vellaiyan, a leader of the Tamil Nadu Traders Association, were arrested for staging a [...]

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