Water, wisdom and wars: when hunger stalks, anger is not far behind When several parts of the world are facing flood, talking about drought may seem queer. But the fact is that millions of hectares and people have been affected by once in hundred years drought in china, and Vietnam, worst drought in two decades in…
dissent, disagreement and diversity: agenda for national innovation council It was very gratifying that in the first formal meeting of NIC held recently in Planning Commission, diverse opinions were expressed about how to take forward the agenda of inclusive innovation model for the country. While there was yet not a consensus on how will NIC prioritise…
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/business/30501 Grassroots innovation swirls at Nairobi’s Maker Faire GEreports.com | September 8th, 2010 at 8:53 am | All around the world, Maker Faires bring out an array of inventors, tinkerers and hidden geniuses. Africa recently held its second one in Kenya, but as South Africa’s The Daily Maverick summed it up, the innovative energy in Africa takes a decidedly practical path:…
Social challenge awards of Rs twenty crore: A Gandhian legacy The fact that there is not a single challenge award at the national level illustrates the logic of inertia and indifference that the state has towards the unsolved problems of common people. Not to speak about the problems that are emerging as a consequence of…
innovations in public systems: who will bell the cat? May be not many people noticed two of the important recommendations of the 13th Finance commission ( FC). One was to create an institutional framework for systematic scouting, documentation and replication of innovations in public systems which make the impact on the lives of common people. A…
Dreaming a museum of innovations and crazy creativity: where will it happen? Will children be my allies? After all, there are so many science parks and museum, there are also technology parks, art and culture museum every where but where is an innovation museum and that too of innovations and traditional knowledge of common people? Let me share what kind of…
Underdog Creativity Free condoms are used to lubricate machines and transport water, men declared dead try to get arrested to prove they are alive 3 BY Shubhangi Swarup EMAIL AUTHOR(S) TAGGED UNDER | dead | machines | alive | condoms CREATIVE INDIAN All these men (from rural Uttar Pradesh), declared dead by their relatives to grab their land, resorted to desperate means like kidnapping…
Convergence Is not Congruence Convergence is not just about technology but is a combination of technology, institute and culture. Take the case of villages, where physical communication is tough vis-à-vis in the cities. But, despite distances being lesser, communication in cities is poorer than in villages. Technology is not necessary for communication. In terms of…
Jackfruit Paradise Shree Padre <shreepadre@gmail.com> JACKFRUIT or kathal is India’s most neglected fruit. Except in Panruti. This sleepy coastal taluk in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu is the heaven of jackfruit. It produces the best jackfruits in the country – fat, sweet and tasty. You can buy the fruit round the year. The…
Jackfruit Paradise Shree Padre <shreepadre@gmail.com> JACKFRUIT or kathal is India’s most neglected fruit. Except in Panruti. This sleepy coastal taluk in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu is the heaven of jackfruit. It produces the best jackfruits in the country – fat, sweet and tasty. You can buy the fruit round the year. The…