http://www.india-seminar.com/2009/595/595_anil_k_gupta.htm Learning from people ANIL K. GUPTA THE delivery of new seeds, water and chemical inputs, when synchronized through public policy, can dramatically transform traditional agriculture. It is true that regions which have uniform, well-drained and rich levelled soils are usually the first to benefit, though many technologies are diffused in the rainfed region as…
a) How do you find that the drug has started working, after snake bite? If salt or chill taste brackish or bitter, the drug seems to have started working. We need to find how these diagnostic heuristics have evolved, what is the scientific basis of taste loss and recovery as related to toxicity reduction. b)…
key lesson was that frugal innovations have come to stay, indian brand can make their presence felt if only they persist with being what they are and not what they think others want them to be; The economist in may 29 issue has carried a story on teh subject Anil K Gupta
Salt of earth: a walk through salt farming areas of Little Rann of Kutchch If one needs a living example of co-existence of wildlife and human beings, then one can see that in the Little Rann of Kutchch. The wild ass sanctuary covers a huge area [?] though the agariyas [salt workers] live in 107…
the mini shodh yatra organised by sristi in collaboration with Ganatar in little rann of kutchh concluded today. will share my impressions tomorrow, but i must say that the knowledge richness of the people does give hope of developing knowledge based approach to poverty alleviation. It was very useful that CSMCCRI scientists joined on two…
i am looking forward to an exciting interaction with pune based designers, principals and faculty of engineering colleges and any body else who believes that adding value to grassroots green innovations can be a very meaningful way of making a difference! any body can just walk in in NCL second floor, classroom, today till 5.30…
Harnessing Stimulus for promoting innovations an entrepreneurship: World over, there is a search for authentic, effective and accountable mechanisms for generating jobs and stimulating economy. Much of the thrust is on improving the working of the same large corporations which through greed and indifference to the large social purpose lead the world into the current…
Unheard, unrecognized and uncared: The knowledge manager: the postman There is no other grassroots functionary in the country who visits thousands of villages and millions of households every day, without fail and without grudge. Rarely, if ever, one would come across a system that delivers so much, so often, so widely and yet so regularly.…
Building bridges with agricultural science and entrepreneurship Foundation Day lecture at Gujarat Agricultural University, Dantiwada on May 1, 2009 [which is also the day when Gujarat state came into existence and the labourers all around the world celebrate Labour Day] was a reminder of the way Honey Bee Network began more than 20 years ago. …
Techpedia.in ( techpedia.sristi.org ) : A portal of technology projects by students to link the needs of industry and grassroots innovators with young minds and to promote collaborative research There are about six lacs technology students who spend at least six months in their final year for doing a project. And yet, nobody knows the…