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Unleashing the Creative Potential of the Base of the Economic Pyramid     Abstract     Innovations for inclusive development seem to be an imperative in Indian society.  Recent elections have reminded the elites about the...

Yatra of Innovations   The Champaran Shodhyatra was interspersed with pleasant discoveries of innovations; most of them were born out of compassion to assuage the sufferings around. Silencer cum Pollution Control Device   Birendra Sinha, had...

while J and K is in news for many unfortunate tragedies and i pray that that the peace returns to valley soon. One war that they have won has not received enough attention in popular mind...

gary Lamphier obsrved yesterday on jun 11: “Just look around. Many of the most important innovations of our lifetime –cellphones, micro-machines, personal computers, the Internet, satellite communications– were created decades ago. As a thought-provoking piece in...

Laying the foundation : Sowing the seeds of future   Indian dream to become a knowledge society depends upon India’s ability to make knowledge assets more valuable and precious than physical assets. The lack of possession...

Two decades: The challenges ahead   H oney Bee Network has completed more than 20 years.  That by itself matters a little.  In the life of a civilizational society like India, 20 years is but a...

Shall this summer be a summer of ideas? DNA | 6/7/2009 | Author : Anil Gupta     I hope kids will not only document the traditional knowledge but make some products which even go to...

http://www.india-seminar.com/2009/595/595_anil_k_gupta.htm  Learning from people ANIL K. GUPTA THE delivery of new seeds, water and chemical inputs, when synchronized through public policy, can dramatically transform traditional agriculture. It is true that regions which have uniform, well-drained and...

a) How do you find that the drug has started working, after snake bite? If salt or chill taste brackish or bitter, the drug seems to have started working. We need to find how these diagnostic...

key lesson was that frugal innovations have come to stay, indian brand can make their presence felt if only they persist with being what they are and not what they think others want them  to be;...