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Grassroot Innovations: New Opportunities for Indo‐German Cooperation? Last few years have seen the rise of several new and dynamic paradigms in innovation management, e.g. the “Bottom of the Pyramid” (BOP) or “Frugal Innovations”. These seek to...

why should centralization of arena of protest be so vital in a society which we want to be governed by decenetralised polity? why should even arena of social protest be centralised, this is not what gandhi...

Educational Experiments for inclusion and excellence When Kesar Singh Rathr  reached his first posting at Akha dungri  about twenty  years ago, there was no school building. He used to teach in the houses of the local...

Educational Experiments for inclusion and excellence When Kesar Singh Rathr  reached his first posting at Akha dungri  about twenty  years ago, there was no school building. He used to teach in the houses of the local...

 Innovations for inflation control: agriculture When prices of agricultural commodities increased by more than sixty per cent in the last few years, pressure on consumer prices  was expected. It is alright for agricultural minister to say that...

  Grassroots innovation challenges   A large number of grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge practices have been scouted through the Honey Bee Network. And yet, many everyday life problems still remain unresolved.    The list below gives an...

SOUTH AFRICA: Intellectual property rights failing Sharon Dell 17 July 2011 Issue: 18 South Africa\’s current intellectual property rights regime is failing to support the national system of innovation and is actively disadvantaging local inventors while...

Why persist with neglect: polytechnic colleges deserve more attention I mentioned last week how small towns were producing big innovations, how small institutions were producing big minds and even bigger hearts. Concern for social  needs  whether...

Small town, big mind One of the most important characteristic features of innovation eco system emerging in India is that lot of good ideas are found in small institutions in small towns.  The connect between the...

Indicators for the Assessment of the local and indigenous innovation[1] Anil K Gupta[2] The search for inclusive development indicators [IDI] through synergy between different ways of knowing and understanding the interface between natural and social resources,...