Special Report
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Hasiru Dala is lifting waste pickers up from the dumps
Nalini Shekar and Shekar Prabhakar are bringing dignity to the lives of waste pickers besides being green warriors in the fight against trash
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How Milk Mantra became the taste of Odisha
With its ethical sourcing model, Milk Mantra has transformed the dairy sector in eastern India, pulling farmers out of poverty along the way
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These social enterprises have been helping corporates with CSR, long before it became law
Samhita Social Ventures and Sattva Consulting have been bringing stakeholders together to help implement CSR projects
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All heart and sole: This dynamic duo upcycles discarded shoes into slippers for tribal kids
Mumbai-based startup GreenSole reduces urban waste and its carbon footprint, and expands its social impact
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Reliable data can drive sustainable development
With worsening living conditions, citizens are frantically looking for information that can bring about a positive change in our cities
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Behind the scenes at CIAL—the world's first solar-powered airport
The Cochin International Airport's solar plant sells excess electricity to the grid and even doubles up as a farm
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Water of plenty: Meet the trio practising soilless farming in Delhi
Triton Foodworks aims to change the face of urban farming through hydroponics
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Amazon: The 'Prime' competitor
The ecommerce giant is winning over subscribers with a bouquet of services while Paytm is investing big in its offline-to-online strategy
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Walmart: The click and the dead
What Walmart's entry means not just for ecommerce but also for physical retailers
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Softbank: Harder battles
Why the Japanese investor will have to revisit its gambit of investing in the bellwethers of Indian ecommerce
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Flipkart: Born to race
How will Flipkart, the internet company from India backed by $7 billion of venture capital, be remembered? As a tech startup that solved problems at high velocity