• [Round One Winner: 1/8] Vijay Bhaskhar – Kisan Raja – Smart Irrigation Automation Solutions.

    [Round One Winner: 1/8] Vijay Bhaskhar – Kisan Raja – Smart Irrigation Automation Solutions.

    Living Rise | December 23, 2011

    Vijay Bhaskar, one of the winners for Round 1 for Spark the Rise, has developed a product that improves the lives of farmers–providing them safety, and saving them time, money, and labor—by allowing them to water their fields remotely via their cell phones.

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  • SOLBEN: Biodiesel Entrepreneurs Paving the Way In Mexico

    SOLBEN: Biodiesel Entrepreneurs Paving the Way In Mexico

    Energy & Technology | October 24, 2011

    In 2007, high school student Daniel Gómez Iñiguez was working on a chemistry research project about the production of biodiesel. This project would become the tip of a big iceberg—one that highlights just how far vision and innovation can take a small group of individuals. And, above all, the difference they can make.

  • No crying over chilled milk: Promethean Power

    No crying over chilled milk: Promethean Power

    Agriculture & Rural Development | December 29, 2011

    When Sam White and Sorin Grama of Promethean Power Systems...

  • You don’t need to be a chef to make a burger – how I became a human rights activist

    You don’t need to be a chef to make a burger – how I became a human rights activist

    Culture & Education | January 25, 2012

    After receiving a UN award that recognized me as human...

  • Sahaya Speaks: What is Sahaya Society?

    Sahaya Speaks: What is Sahaya Society?

    Living Rise | December 23, 2011

    Sahaya Society is an organization that pairs thousands of children who want and need to be educated with college students who have the energy, enthusiasm, and time to teach. We aspire to provide each child with a strong educational foundation in English, basic computer knowledge and life skills.

  • Mexico’s Digital Divide

    Mexico’s Digital Divide

    Entrepreneurship | January 4, 2012

    This 'digital divide' is starkly evident in the city of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico state, which hugs the hem of Mexico City. It’s also a place where solutions are being created.

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  • Business today: Are we ready for Gen C?

    Business today: Are we ready for Gen C?

    Energy & Technology | August 11, 2011

    Much has been made of Generation Connected: It demands this;...