5 Innovations That Will Transform India in the Next 5 Years

MUMBAI, India — Following the United States and China, India is the world’s third largest Internet population. The country is projected to be home to 243 million Internet users by June 2014 -– but that’s still only a fraction of the country’s 1.2 billion population

As access to the Internet penetrates deeper into the Indian population, it is changing the ways politicians campaign, companies lead and people connect.

Mashable was in Mumbai last week to explore the influence connectivity is having on the country at the first-ever India +SocialGood conference. The event brought together more than 400 members of India’s technology, social media and non-profit communities for a day of exchanging ideas and networking. More than one million people participated in the social discussions and joined the event via Livestream. Read more...