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Excellence, relevance, frugality and empathy: Young Gandhian Innovators

Excellence, relevance, frugality and empathy: Young Gandhian Innovators While appreciating the contributions of young technology students invited to showcase their innovations at the second Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards recently at IIMA, Ms. Ela Bhatt, Founder of SEWA expected the youth to spread the Gandhian philosophy through their action. A large number of innovations recognised on…

india needs new models of drug development

“Is race for generics shunning out innovation from Indian pharma sector?”   well, It is true  that many big R and D based  Pharma companies have folded back their special purpose research vehicles, have reduced number of patents they maintain,  reduced number of PhDs they had for the internal R and D and have gone aggressively in pursuit of profits from generics. At the same time, it…

Inspired teachers: Need for changing the frame of reference

Inspired teachers:  Need for changing the frame of reference   Hon’ble President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee took some decisions recently which can have far-reaching consequences.  During the meeting of the Vice Chancellors of the Central Universities, he proposed several initiatives which could perhaps help in transforming the environment for higher education and connection between…

Harnessing innovative potential of youth in formal and informal sector of IDB member countries: Lessons of Honey Bee Network

Harnessing innovative potential of youth in formal and informal sector of IDB member countries:  Lessons of Honey Bee Network[1]   Anil K Gupta[2]   The spirit of creativity, collaboration and compassion pervades in all religions.  However, while designing institutions for inclusive governance, we often fail to draw upon the wisdom inherent in the time-tested traditional knowledge…

Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Cultural Expressions, inter-governmental meeting feb 4-8, wipo, geneva

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/topic.jsp?group_id=22   Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Cultural Expressions, inter-governmental meeting feb 4-8, wipo, geneva: how do we create a mutuality of interest amiong developing and developed countries so that there are incentives for those who conserve resources and associated knowledge to continue to do so. can we conserve by keeping people poor, as has…