Find out about the latest happenings and annoucements for Spark the Rise.
Spark the Rise Winners Announcement
Dear friends, This has been a great adventure. After 6 months of competition where we have seen amazing ideas, passion and innovation sparking from all over the country, we now know the final winners for this first edition of Spark the Rise. 1st place: SAM - Transforming Young.. Read more
22nd April 2012
Dear Sparks, Take a look at our brand new discussions forum here. It sports a new design along with usability improvements and new functionality. Don't forget to Introduce Yourself in the section here! --Rise Team .. Read more
05th April 2012
Introducing Mobile Verification and SMS Voting
Dear Sparks, Three days to go before the Grand Finale! To ensure fairness in voting and allow non-users of the site to cast votes, we will introduce Mobile Verification and SMS Voting during the Grand Finale. Please note that due to regulatory guidelines regarding the usage of SMS, voting in the Finale is limited to mobile subscribers in India. Also some operators in Jammu & Kashmir may not allow users to cast votes.. Read more
30th March 2012
Spark the Rise Grand Finale Mechanics
Dear Sparks, 3 weeks to go before the Grand Finale! Wondering about voting schedule, Jury's picks and voting mechanics? Everything you need to know for the Grand Finale has been published on the FAQ Page. Click here to find all the answers to your questions. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive live.. Read more
11th March 2012
Regarding the Results of Round 6
Dear Spark the Rise Community: Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation in Round 6 of Spark the Rise. It’s been an incredible journey thus far and we’re very excited for the Grand Finale. There have been some concerns expressed on our Discussion Forum and Facebook about the results of Round 6. Let there be no doubt: We re-assure you that the results announced yesterday are accurate and were.. Read more
02nd March 2012
Jury Picks for the Grand Finale
Hello everyone, The jury has chosen 6 finalists to enter the Grand Finale, along with the 12 finalists selected by public vote. Drumroll… AVANI: Caring for the Earth. Avani generates energy from pine needles to power rural areas. HEAD HELD HIGH: A Social Movement Towards Transforming Rural Poverty. Head Held High trains rural Indians to become knowledge workers for BPO companies. .. Read more
01st March 2012
Round 6 winners and Jury's finalists announcements delayed
Dear Sparks, Important Update! Spark the Rise Round 6 winners and Jury's 6 finalists announcement is postponed to tomorrow Thursday at 5 pm. .. Read more
29th February 2012
Facebook is experiencing bugs at present
Dear Sparks, We are currently experiencing bugs on our Facebook page. Posts that our fans are posting are disappearing. Also, posts that we are making ourselves are not showing on the Mahindra Rise Facebook Page. We have spoken to.. Read more
23rd February 2012
Clarifications on the results of Round 5
Dear Spark the Rise Community, Once again, thank you for your hard work and for your active participation on the site – this has been an exciting month. Regarding the final results for Round 5: in the weeks leading up to our announcement yesterday, we conducted a series of thorough security checks to ensure that no fake votes were included in the final tally. These security checks were the same as.. Read more
08th February 2012
Dear Spark the Rise Folks, We will no longer be accepting votes coming from users using email providers listed below. Any votes cast from these domains will be voided. We recommend people that would like to register on the site to use traditional email providers such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo. We shall ban any other unusual domains from the.. Read more
07th February 2012