Haryali Handi: new signatures of sustainability from grassroots to Global Saatvik 2010 is the eighth edition of tradition Food Festival organised by SRISTI in collaboration in collaboration with National Innovation Foundation ( NIF), Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network( west) GIAN, and a large number of colleagues form IIMA . While there are variety of traditional and…
Future Group Creates ‘Khoj Lab’ with National Innovation Foundation To re-define grassroot innovation in the Indian context To provide a national market platform to the indigenous innovations New Delhi, December 14, 2010: Future Group along with along with National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India today announced a strategic…
building Institution of excellence: thoughts from the margin Two of the premier institutions, IIMA and NID are celebrating their golden jubilee this month. The spirit of Vikram Sarabhai would feel vindicated that seeds sown by him continue to flourish and grow in a distinctive, notable and socially meaningful manner. He was a remarkable institution builder because…
one vaccine you dont want: corrruption or How to be morally corrupt but procedurally correct There has been a tremendous upsurge of social revulsion in the country in the recent past about the corruption. People wonder why the conscience of so called leaders does not troubling them about their betrayal of public trust. Corruption seems…
National Innovation Council (NInC) has written to various states to set up state level innovation council. Had detailed discussions with the senior officials of Uttar Pradesh to develop a vibrant platform for scouting, spawning and sustaining innovations in various sectors, among different social segments and over diverse spaces. Such council are needed in every state…
Dilemma of a hesitant or may be a pseudo-secularist! He believes that no religion has a monopoly on issuing passports to heaven. But he also believes that one can only practice rituals of the religion in which one is born. He recognises that peace may follow when one practices some of the rudimentary rituals. But argues,…
Dilemma of a hesitant or may be a pseudo-secularist! He believes that no religion has a monopoly on issuing passports to heaven. But he also believes that one can only practice rituals of the religion in which one is born. He recognises that peace may follow when one practices some of the rudimentary rituals. But argues,…
As a part of an ongoing research project on soil, plant, human health, a consortium has been formed with agricultural, animal scientists, medical doctors and other stake holders to pursue the socio-ecological linkages and developing a system biological approach to analyse and solve nutritional problems of our society. I will discuss it in detail in future…
Nicole Perlroth EVERYTHING VENTURED This post is part of an ambitious project at Forbes Magazine to crowd source the cover of our January issue with “Names You Need To Know in 2011. Click here to submit your ideas for names and ideas that have potential to shake things up in the coming year. The best…
Laying the foundation: Education for innovation Large scale reforms are currently being tried in the educational sector. Despite the current decade being a ‘decade of innovation’, nothing much seems to be happening to rethink the school curriculum to make it more conducive for promotion of creative and innovative minds. The awards recently announced by NIF under IGNITE…