Spring collection: The forgotten beans, fruits and flowers that are making a comeback in menusBefore the advent of summer, explore the beans, fruits and flowers that are enjoying a resurgence in menus even if we don’t see them much i...
Chinese newspaper's caustic response to an ET article on how Beijing is trapping Asia in debtThe Economic Times article cited the case of Sri Lanka which has run into a huge debt trap by welcoming Chinese-funded projects under OBOR.
Choosing homeopathy in 1973 was a tough career decision, says Dr Mukesh BatraBatra says the most difficult challenge was to change the way homeopathy was perceived
Social Enterprises: Bubble building within the space, creating fissures in the sectorThe foundation of social businesses has historically rested more on the first word than the second. But now the focus is shifting to the se...
We hope the idea of social enterprises becomes redundant: Jacqueline Novogratz, AcumenAll enterprises are expected to serve & make profit in a way that makes us all proud, says Acumen Founder Jacqueline Novogratz.
Power of Ideas 2012: More enterprises, investors across various sectors seek to combine social good with profitsMore enterprises are now seeking to combine social good with profits. We turn the spotlight on a clutch of such ventures across the country.
- Case study: High-value care at low cost
Forced to choose b/w crowded and unhygienic govt hospitals and poorly run private nursing centres, affordable healthcare is a mirage to mil...
NS Raghavan on way to change Indian philanthropyWhat NSR hopes to do is chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can perhaps take on, and ...
Making healthcare affordable, accessible, and ubiquitousThe Acumen Fund that has invested in LifeSpring is one example. But as these models scale up, 'they will attract traditional investors.'
- Does India compare poorly with China on people's well being?
China’s superior growth performance has given it a per capita income more than thrice India’s
- Charity Reinvented: Disruptive approach to philanthropy
Many of the world's richest men & women built their business fortunes through disruptive innovations in the for-profit sector. Now, they ar...
- VCs making profit through biz of social good
Venture capitalists invest more in new breed of for-profit social enterprises.
- HLL Lifecare targets 44% topline growth
Public sector healthcare major HLL Lifecare based here, which had a 31% topline growth in 2007-08 for a turnover of Rs 318 crore, is expect...
Social entrepreneurship in IndiaWith the slowdown taking the shine off urban, higher-income target markets, organisations focusing on ‘bottom of the pyramid’ audiences hav...
- HLL targeting 60% growth
Contraceptives major, Hindustan Latex Ltd (HLL) is targeting a 60 per cent growth in the current fiscal eyeing a turnover of Rs 350 crore t...