Could you kindly give a brief overview of how NIF, SRISTI and Honey Bee are interlinked, and the work of each body connects with the other? Honey Bee Network was the first to come about more than 21 years ago to essentially recognize, respect and reward knowledge rich, economically poor people at the grassroots level. Cross-pollination of…
a multi stakeholder workshop on Bridging Academia – Industry Gap: A Consultation to Create Collaborative Platform between 10 am – 1.00 pm at KLMDC Conference Hall on February 3, 2010. As you are aware, www.techpedia.in has tried to map the mind of technological youth of India. So far, summaries of 104,000 final year engineering projects by more than 300,000 students…
Land without latches and locks: learning from northeastern borders After crossing Brahmputra rivers, 85 farmers, artisans, students from various parts of the country reached Dhemaji to learn from local communities and creative people in Assam. In addition, 20 more streams were crossed on the way from Okajan to Hathigargh in this 24th Shodh yatra. Not one had a bridge. Though…
The sandals invented by Bangalore geek Prayas Abhinav help you explore the urban jungle the hi-tech way. The LEDs and the vibrator fitted in them guide you to new destinations in the city Shashwathi Bhanukumar Posted On Saturday, January 09, 2010 at 02:06:46 AM Wear these sandals and unleash the explorer in you. This e-footwear…
Listening to heart, not mind : When a movie entertains masses and moves them to ask even a simple question, it does more for re-formatting the mental hard disk, than any amount of research papers and policy pronouncements can ever do. I will not go into the merits of the various scenes and the messages…
Attended national innovation council first meeting today chaired by sam pitroda, shekhar kapoor shared his very irreverent approach to learning, i liked that, Dr Mashelkar was emphatic as usual about reducing the learning lags. why does it take so long to implement simple ideas in India. Why are we so patient with inertia in India?…
Small steps towards strangers: the sustainability of small acts Anil K Gupta[1] In everybody’s life, there comes a moments when some elderly person passes away. Not only a library of experience gets burnt or buried but also a legacy remains to be built. Mr. Rambhai Charan honored at SRISTI Sanman function saw an opportunity…
Mumbai: As India prepares to launch itself into a new decade of economic growth, the year’s top movie is energizing a rapidly expanding national network of grass-roots enterprise. If you’ve seen 3 Idiots, a frothy film about an impoverished, smart-alecky student-inventor who lives by his wits, you can’t miss the scooter-powered flour mill, a cycle-powered…
Individuals can make a difference: part one Today when most institutions are coming under the strain due to mismatch between rising social aspirations and declining ability of public and private system to deliver, will it not be useful to recall the contributions of those individuals who have kindled a ray of hope. SRISTI honoured many…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office to Accelerate Review of Green Technology Patents to Speed Deployment to Marketplace WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will pilot a program to accelerate the examination of certain “green” technology patent applications, Secretary Gary Locke announced on Monday. The new initiative,…