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- Two India-born MIT scientists win prestigious US awards
Washington/Bengaluru, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with ...
15 Sep, 2016, 12.05 AM IST
- Indo-American scientist awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) An Indo-American imaging scientist and inventor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been conferred...
14 Sep, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
Social business incubator Villgro completes first round of fundraisingThe fund will have a final corpus of Rs 40-50 crore by the time it makes its final close in March 2017, said PR Ganapathy, co-founder and a...
19 Jan, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
Social enterprise Incubator Villgro invests in three start-upsUjjeewan Healthcare, Aindra Systems and Scholowiz Educational Solutions, all early-stage companies, have secured funding from Villgro.
08 Sep, 2014, 08.29 AM IST
Solar entrepreneur Harish Hande's Solar Electric Light Company taps rural schools, homesThe solar lamp can last for 9 hours after charging and it is sponsored by the schools or donors as part of Selco's light for education proj...
16 Dec, 2011, 11.00 AM IST
- VCs making profit through biz of social good
Venture capitalists invest more in new breed of for-profit social enterprises.
12 Feb, 2010, 01.59 AM IST
- Hande's spirit lights up thousands of lives
SELCO is a company in Karnataka provides affordable energy solutions to the underprivileged sections. Its innovative solar lamps are lighti...
15 May, 2009, 01.29 AM IST
- IITs can play major role in changing India
Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan on Sunday said that IITs can play a major role in changing India if they are more practical.
22 Dec, 2008, 12.50 AM IST