As the sun rose over the lush Araku Valley, history was being made. For the first time, visitors from around the globe gathered for the 2012 Livelihoods Network Camp to co-build solutions for rural communities to live in healthy, sustainable ecosystems. More »Cultivating livelihoods: A global gathering in Araku valley
When Fahad Azad met Syed Ross Farooq, a senior at Mumbai University, he was blown away. Here was someone who shared his geeky passion for robotics, so nascent a field that he could barely find someone to have a conversation with. More »The bots are marching in
KG SINGH AND Sidhartha Bhimania set up EnNatura. By outsourcing the manufacturing to small companies, they got by without making major capital investments. But getting companies to use the ink was another matter. They paid companies to use the product. The gamble paid off. More »Printing a Green Future
Mom, I Know How You Feel More »Mom, I Know How You Feel
Avoidable blindness affects millions of people in India, the majority of whom cannot afford treatment. But in the darkness, there is a shining light of hope. In this two-part cover story, Ingelise Jones visits Aravind Eye Care Systems to learn about an inspiring institution delivering a vital service. She also discovers a special department, the Instruments Maintenance Department, who work behind the scenes to ensure that the essential instruments needed to perform eye surgeries and care are maintained. More »From Darkness to Light
Manoj Kumar, the CEO of Naandi Foundation, explains how and why the corporate sector should play a role in the development sphere, a theme that was at the fore in the three-day Livelihoods Camp in Araku Valley. More »A Corporate Approach to Development: Interview with Manoj Kumar
