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Every time we walk through the villages, forests and the fields, we are struck by the culturally diverse institutions of conservation but also of conflict.  While walking through the Ranchi region from Silly to Sundru early this...

Inverted Model of Innovation: children inventors Mohamad Sajid Ansari,  a student of class seven had observed his mother Mrs. Robiah Khatun cleaning the rice every day.  Some of the rice gets broken while beating the paddy...

world-class academic performance, but without a world class mindset? there has been a debate recently about the quality of research and  its impact. I will not deny that there is huge need for quality improvement in research...

Nurturing excellence in institutions of higher   Nurturing excellence in institutions of higher education > > Recently, a statement by a Cabinet Minister has triggered country wide > debate about how have IITs and IIMs earned their...

The DIPP has specifically invited comments/views and suggestions backed up by facts, figures and empirical evidence by June 30, 2011  on Section X.  We encourage our readers to post their comments to the issues listed below.  Section...

Mining the Minds of Masses : Open Innovation Models There has been an upsurge of attempts by media, corporations and even public agencies to learn from . the ordinary minds on the streets. Of course, such efforts are not...

Engaging with one of the fastest growing economies of Africa: Ethiopia     A country where  seventy percent students in higher education pursue a future in science and technology with only thirty per cent in humanities has shown...

went to vegetable market in Adis Ababa and noticed that vendors on the street had very diverse aromatic and other spice plants, while the shops had uniform, mono-cultured tomatoes, onions, brinjal etc., Big markets behave the...

Agricultural biotechnology conference in Addis Abeba, ethiopia concluded yesterday, may 14 2011 by Anil Gupta on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:08am  The conference on Agricultural biotechnology organsied by Prof Calestous Juma with teh assistance of...

झीलों की गहरायी नदिओं का वेग किनारे  पर उगे  पेड़ों की छाँव पत्थरों को तोड़ने का अभिमान सब कुछ बाहर  ही नहीं है, भीतर भी है क्षमा  का अभिप्राय, उसके पैरों में समर्पण बिना हेतु पलायन...