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Land without latches and locks:  learning from northeastern borders After crossing Brahmputra rivers, 85 farmers, artisans, students from various parts of the country reached Dhemaji to learn from local communities and creative people in Assam.  In addition, 20...

The sandals invented by Bangalore geek Prayas Abhinav help you explore the urban jungle the hi-tech way. The LEDs and the vibrator fitted in them guide you to new destinations in the city Shashwathi Bhanukumar Posted...

Listening to heart, not mind : When a movie entertains masses and moves them to ask even a simple question, it does more for re-formatting the mental hard disk, than any amount of research papers and...

Attended national innovation council first meeting today chaired by sam pitroda, shekhar kapoor shared his very irreverent approach to learning, i liked that, Dr Mashelkar was emphatic as usual about reducing the learning lags. why does...

Small steps towards strangers: the sustainability of small acts   Anil K Gupta[1] In everybody’s life, there comes  a moments when some elderly person passes away.  Not only a library of experience gets burnt or buried...

Mumbai: As India prepares to launch itself into a new decade of economic growth, the year’s top movie is energizing a rapidly expanding national network of grass-roots enterprise. If you’ve seen 3 Idiots, a frothy film...

Individuals can make a difference: part one Today when most institutions are coming under the strain due to mismatch between rising social aspirations and declining ability of public and private system to deliver, will it not...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office to Accelerate Review of Green Technology Patents to Speed Deployment to Marketplace  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will pilot a program...

see this report and we have to empower our own tribal communities to assert their rights Chilean Supreme Court Upholds Indigenous Water Use Rights     In late November, Chile’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor...

Several students from svnit and elsewhere responded to the ongoing discussion between me and Hiranmay. Bhavik, Praveen, Biswranjan, Vishesh, and Satyaprakash are among those who are also involve din building techpedia.in or techepdia.sristi.org , and have...