grassroots innovation Archive

18 April

saving in-situ and ex -situ genetic diversity from war and climate stresses

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How Syrians Saved an Ancient Seedbank From Civil War http://www.wired.com/2015/04/syrians-saved-ancient-seedbank-civil-war/?mbid=nl_041715 for those who may not know, it is useful to also recall Cambodian war and how Pol Pot, the dictator had banned cultivation of local varieties...

biodiversity genebank, climate change, saving diversity, war Leave a Comment

26 March

Celebrating soliloquy amid endless chattering

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Celebrating soliloquy amid endless chattering Today in the age of endless conversations, chatter, social media exchange; how do we celebrate dialogue with oneself? I m asking this question because I see that not many people are...

CREATIVITY, dialogue within, inovation, rashtrapati bhavan Leave a Comment

19 October

Will government support creative communities and young inventors?

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Will new budget support creative communities and young inventors? The entrepreneurship and people’s knowledge are two themes, which recur repeatedly in the manifesto of the ruling party. And yet, there has not been any declaration in...

Stolen Childhood: greatest robbery of this century

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Stolen Childhood: greatest robbery of this century There couldn’t be a more opportune moment for remembering millions of children who toil in cotton fields, brick making Bhatta, construction industry, roadside dhabas and restaurants and above all,...

What can a District Collector do to promote innovations: an open letter

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What can a District Collector do to promote innovations: an open letter Dear District Collector I have had the chance to meet many of you at LBSNAA foundation program during the last five years. LBSNAA Mussoorie...

DIF, district collector, district innovation fund, DM, honey bee network, iima, improvement in education, innovation, invention, nif, open, school, sristi 1 Comment

29 July

BRICS by Bricks: need for new values and ethos for BRICS development bank

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BRICS by brick: An emerging new pole in the world Recent agreement, among BRICS nations [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] to develop a new development finance institution is a highly welcome step. A unipolar...

bank, brazil, brics, china, CULTURE, ethics, india, russia, south africa, world bank Leave a Comment

21 July

how not to support start ups

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there are several problems with these policies: a) unless we decide to invest in student ideas when they are still students, that is, they r in their colleges and not when they join incubators, we will...

entrepreneurship, government, innovbaion, msme, start up Leave a Comment

13 July

Making budget more responsive to the aspirations of the youth

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Making budget more responsive to the aspirations of the youth There have been several welcome announcements in the budget that deserve appreciation, even if some of them are symbolic and segmented. For instance, the venture capital...

angel, budget upa, fund, innovation, mistakes, nda, risk Leave a Comment

06 July

Will new budget support creative communities and young inventors?

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budget, communities, innovation, youth, youth budget 1 Comment

29 June

Frugal innovation is not just about affordability

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Frugal innovation is not just about affordability There is a global interest in frugal innovations, particularly emerging from the grassroots level under the constrained environment of material resources. We have received more communications in the last...

baseof economic pyramid, bop, engineering, frugality, gian, honey bee network, innovation, institutions, nif, not jugaad, sristi, TECHPEDIA.IN 1 Comment

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