Small interventions, big change in Sidmakudar
In Sidmakudar village, Jharkhand, every house has a biogas dome. The homes and streets are lit by solar energy. And village development committees make all the decisions
Tata Steel's 'Operation Muskaan' brings back smiles
Hundreds of people born with cleft lips or cleft palates have been operated on, for free, through 'Operation Muskaan' a project initiated by steel giant Tata Steel. It's a small operation that has made a huge difference to people's lives
Protecting the environment, the corporate way
Ion Exchange makes profits in a socially-relevant way: through water treatment, afforestation and organic farming
Basic change in rural India
Basix (India Ltd) provides integrated technical and financial assistance to the rural poor
Ethical business the Alacrity way
Chennai's leading construction company has proved that ethical business is profitable
From diamonds to development
The Bhansalis have ploughed a substantial part of their profits from the diamond trade into health, women's education and disaster management since 1969
Change in the desert
Lupin India Ltd has helped ensure sustainable development in 154 villages in Rajasthan
Cipla prompts a worldwide slide in the price of anti-HIV drugs
The Indian pharmaceutical's move has made anti-HIV drugs more accessible to patients
Social development in Tamil Nadu
Education in a rural community radically changes society in rural Tamil Nadu and makes communities self-dependent
Business mentors help set up 450 units
A hospital in Chennai rehabilitates victims of alcoholism and drug abuse