RML has been recognised nationally and internationally for positively contributing to the development at the bottom of the pyramid.

 

World Economic Forum, 2010 Reuters Market Light was discussed widely in the IdeasLab session led by the London Business School faculty at Davos, Switzerland. The session revolved around breakthroughs in business strategy.  Read More

Harvard Business Review, 2010 Reuters Market Light was featured in the story 'Creating Shared Value: How to reinvent capitalism - and unleash a wave of innovation and growth' by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer.  Read More

RMAI (Rural Marketing Association of India) Award, 2010 Reuters Market Light won the Gold award for the best internet / SMS / mobile initiative for rural markets   Read More

The Manthan Award South Asia, 2010 RML Direct has been recognized by the Grand Jury of The Manthan Award South Asia as an Award winner for 2010 for mobile phone based professional information service for the Indian farmer community in India.   Read More

Accenture Report - 'Masters of rural markets: The Hallmarks of High Performance' RML was featured as a case study in the Accenture Report - 'Masters of rural markets: The Hallmarks of High Performance' along with brands like Hero Honda, LG and Hindustan Unilever Limited.   Read More

The World Business and Development Award (WBDA) Conferred by the United Nations Development Programme, the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Business Leaders Forum   Read More

FT & Justmeans Social Innovation Award in 2010 Reuters Market Light won the FT & Justmeans Social Innovation Awards 2010 for "Best Base of the Pyramid Strategy" awarded on 25 March 2010   Read More

mBillionth Award South Asia 2010 Reuters Market Light has been recognized by the Grand Jury of the Mbillionth Award South Asia as an Award winner for the year 2010 for pioneering a mobile based information service for farming communities in villages across India   Read More

Coffey International Award Reuters Market Light has won the Highly Commended, The Coffey International Award, supported by the Department for International Development, 2010   Read More

ICRIER study in 2009 An independent study carried out by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), an Indian think-tank, in 2009 showed that all RML customers they interviewed had benefitted to the tune of 5% to 25% of their annual income (which is on an average approx $2800 p.a. for Maharashtra)   Read More

World Economic Forum in Cape Town in 2009 RML was showcased at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town in June 2009 as a video case study of businesses having a direct positive social impact.

London Business School case study in 2009 World leading strategy guru, Professor Costas Markides wrote a 20-page case study on Reuters Market Light as a strategic business model innovation. This case study is registered with the European Case Clearing House (ECCH) and is taught in Senior Executive Programs at London Business School

10, Downing Street in 2009 RML along with a small group of representatives from other companies, was invited by Brendan Cox, Special Advisor to the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown in June 2009 to share the experience and progress . This was part of the Business Call to Action (BCtA) initiative of the UNDP and the UK government.   Read More

The UNDP accolade in 2008 RML was recognised by the UNDP and the UK government as one of the six initiatives that have a potential to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Cambridge University Business and Poverty Leadership Program RML was used as a case study at the Cambridge University as part of the Business and Poverty Leadership Program in Dec 2008.

Mention in Nandan Nilekani's book 'Imagining India' Nandan Nilekani, former CEO and co-founder of Infosys, made reference to Reuters Market Light under the chapter on ICT of his book 'Imagining India' as a service that has begun to impact rural India.   Read More

Prof. C.K. Prahalad's latest edition of the path-breaking book "Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" The latest edition carries four pages on Reuters Market Light (RML).  Read More