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17 Jun Recognizing disruptive innovations since 2006 — MIF Awards 2018 is here

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Marico Innovation Foundation, the CSR arm of Marico Limited, works towards nurturing innovation in India. Started in the year 2006, this platform identifies and awards innovations that hold potential to generate large scale impact. Innovations are recognized under two categories – Social Impact and Business Impact. In 2018, MIF is introducing a new category- Innovations by Start-Ups- a first of its kind to encourage newer enterprises to innovate. Process: The process of selecting the list of the final few to be accoladed is a robust one- with a meticulous outreach and two rounds of juries. Applications are welcomed after an exhaustive outreach program....

01 Sep The Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 draws to a close

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Ennovent is hosting a roundtable on September 7, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss the final phase of the Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 (SIA '16). SIA ‘16 is committed to nurturing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the sanitation sector. The agenda of the roundtable is to discuss requirements across the ecosystem to drive for-profit innovations in sanitation. We will also present our key findings and learning over the past six months. Our SIA '16 mentors are supporting ‘scale’ initiatives for selected innovations with our 30-day virtual capacity building program. The program caters to two specific areas – tactical and strategic guidance as well...

31 Aug Organisation Design Workshop, December 2016

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In partnership with trainconsulting, Ennovent is conducting one-day Organisation Design workshops in December 2016 across Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. The aim of the workshop is to help social enterprises better understand organisation management and design through insights from industry leaders. Through the workshop's intensive learning process, participants can expect to gain the knowledge, tools and skills necessary to successfully manage organisational change and build a stronger foundation for their enterprises. The workshop is free. The Organisation Design workshop is being held as part of the feasibility assessment of an innovation project – the Organisational Evolution Accelerator. This project implements new approaches...

14 Aug Bringing affordable lighting solutions to low-income people in Africa

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Ennovent is engaged in a project with Kairos to provide Sunlight energy solutions for off-grid regions in Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, and India. The project aims to help Sunlight expand its African market, implement a feasibility pilot in India and refine its business model to provide affordable lighting solutions to low-income people. Read more about Ennovent's Innovation Projects...

17 Apr An Electronic Supply chain of Medical products in Rural India

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Some time back in November of 2014, I was approached by a customer to create a platform for a Electronic supply chain, with backend automation for the Pharma industry. The platform was conceptualized as a SaaS (Software as a Service) model connecting the medical community, providing order placement engines to the chemists and creating a channel of Chemists, Distributors, Pharma companies and Doctors as well as medical reps. The platform thus created would cater to the following - Distributors - Chemists - Pharma Companies - Medical Reps - Doctors - Consumers As a solution, this is a unique product and while it is in the piloting stage, we...

17 Apr Technology and the Critical needs of today

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When there is any discussion regarding technology, one tends to think Nuclear, IT, E-Business, E-Commerce among the more common areas of technology usage. On further thought we find Technology defined as the ‘application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.’ With the advancements in technology, be it medical, business, health or arms and energy, I sometimes feel we are at the far end of technical discoveries and of the ones we have already in hand, how much we have used for critical human needs? Technology and Innovation Another buzz word today is “Innovation”. What is innovation? I like to...

08 Feb Never Waste A Good Crisis

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India has received much fanfare for its financial inclusion efforts in recent years. A few weeks ago we declared it our Financial Inclusion Country of the Year for 2015 in recognition of the major steps it took, which resulted in achieving the greatest improvement in its Global Microscope score between 2014 and 2015. It recently granted new bank licenses that dramatically diversify and grow the country’s services landscape, widely applied new cost-saving technologies like biometric identification, and rolled-out historically ambitious public programs like PMJDY that dramatically reduce the portion of the population that is unbanked. “Never waste a good crisis” said...

28 Sep Creating awareness about breakthrough innovations

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In the Global Innovation Index ranking 141 economies across the world on innovation capacity and efficiency, India’s ranking has further slipped – 81 as compared to 76 in 2014. The ranking takes into account factors such as policy, decision-making, political environment and ease of doing business. While the findings may reflect public perception and the relative inactivity in the making of innovative policy decisions, one of the key transformative events is the Innovation for India Awards (IIA) 2016 by Marico Innovation Foundation. Now in its sixth edition, IIA 2016 recognizes the greatest innovations within the Indian business and...

28 Aug Innovate to Outshine

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Established in 2003, MIF aims to foster innovation within the business and social ecosystem in India. This Award is an opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to showcase their innovations, receive acknowledgement and build a culture of innovation and learning. The winners will have a chance to showcase their innovation in front of an audience comprising of leaders from India Inc. leading entrepreneurs and innovators from the business and social ecosystem, heads of various private equity and seed funds and academia associated with the innovation ecosystem in India. The ceremony will be held on March 16, 2016 in Mumbai. The last...

01 Jun Ennovent Impact Investment Holding invests in Karma Healthcare

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Member of the Ennovent Circle, the Ennovent Impact Investment Holding, closed an investment round in Rajasthan based healthcare provider Karma Healthcare. The company had earlier raised money from Ankur Capital. This investment in Karma is the ninth investment facilitated by the Ennovent Circle – an exclusive group that collaborates to accelerate innovations for low-income markets – since its launch three years ago. It is also the fifth investment made by Ennovent’s Impact Investment Holding. Healthcare services in India have improved over the last 25 years, however significant challenges still remain, especially in rural India. Access to healthcare, healthcare financing and...