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Entrepreneurial transformation: Kerala model

Entrepreneurial transformation: Kerala model Few states, if at all, have taken such bold steps as Kerala has undertaken in the last few years to change the landscape for promoting innovations and entrepreneurship. There has been some impact of Startup Village also in this story. key elements of this strategy has been: On Jan4, state has…

We need linkage between people’s knowledge, practitioner’s knowledge and researcher’s expertise

it is a known fact that india needs innovative strategies and techologies to make healthcare affordable and accessible to every citizen. However, the question that arises is how far have we reached in this journey? Raelene Kambli quizzes Prof Anil Gupta, Founder of HoneyBee Network and executive Vice chair, National Innovation Founcation, Government of India…

Manifesto for Deep Green revolution: transition to new politics

spraying without safety gear in punjab, dec 2013 Recent shodhyatra in Punjab has given us new insights about the deepening crisis in agriculture growth and sustainability. The ominous signs were visible for quite some time. The agricultural science and extension system needs complete recast. Political parties can not sustain the declining profit margins in agriculture…

manifesto for new politics: education

manifesto for new politics: educati When Jay Prakash Narayan gave call for total revolution (Sampoorna kranti), in 1974, he meant well. But he faltered in not insisting on developing indicators and tools for mid course correction. i hope we dont repeat that experience. After all, in real politics, no visionary can ever anticipate all contingencies…

in search of new meanings: shodhyatra in punjab

in Punjab, jalandhar, 32nd shodhyatra for walking in search of schools where inspired teachers intrigue children with mysteries of nature, villages where female foetus does not struggle to survive, soil of farms which does not get poisoned by the toxic chemicals just because she is tired, farmers who still maintain diversity of coloured cotton, yellow…

isnt it nice that most tech innovation competitions in india borrow nominations from among those first scouted and awarded by Techpedia.in at sristi?

yet another distinction by GYTI( Gandhian Young Technologcial Innovation Award winner— http://www.techpedia.in/award/project-detail/Apparatus-for-making-silk-fiber-based-lamellar-biomaterials-to-solve?PHPSESSID=2f7242d054fc9bf279d6339ed88eab2d while sristi only gave them citation, they have now won a ten lac rs award at power Of shunya award function in Delhi 2 Dublin http://www.powerofshunya.com/Winner.aspx

an incomplete ritual

so many remembrances of injustice, so many homages will one more prayer flag please you o Ma Kaali i can install it here just now but i will not do that will complete the ritual and that is the problem completed ritual are forgotten till its anniversary i want you to remember it and suffer…

32nd Shodhyatra in jalandhar

32nd shodhyatra in punjab http://www.sristi.org/cms/32ndshodhyatra We are trying to pursue following goals during the 32nd shodhyatra: a) recognise the selfless volunteers, community members and other functionaries in different field of social action such as education, technology, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, nature conservation, looking after elderly and sanitation etc., b) we are particularly keen to…

The President of India launches innovator in residence and artist, writer in residence program at President’s house: first of its kind program any where in the world

PRESIDENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE “IN-RESIDENCE” PROGRAMME FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS AND INNOVATION SCHOLARS ON BIRTH DAY Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi : 12-12-2013 The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee launched an ‘In-Residence’ Programme for writers, artists and innovation scholars yesterday (December 11, 2013) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of his birthday. He also kicked…