water Ten policies that must change-3: the case of small enterprises The need for reforms is being felt almost by everybody. But, the pace of reform has not matched the rising societal expectations. On certain reforms, a political consensus has to be achieved. Unfortunately, when this consensus prevents critical and frugal thinking, it can also…
Ten policies that must change-4: Water, sanitation and health The water crisis in the country does not need much underlining. Several urgent measures are called for to bring greater equity in using existing water resources and augmenting future supplies. In most cities of India, roof top water harvesting has not yet become compulsory. Similarly, recycling…
My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values). The Dissent lies at the heart of democracy: great leaders are judged by the extent to which they brook diversity of views and then try to recognize the value of climbing ladder: vyakti ( individual), vichar…
Energy Globe World Award goes to Nicaragua – 13 kg Bronze Statue for “Solar Women” Austria wins prize in category “Fire” with a unique Algae Cultivation Method Salzburg – The Energy Globe World Award goes to Nicaragua! With a happy “Muchas Gracias” Martha Veronica Rocha received the 13 kg bronze statue for her organization FUPROSOMUNIC…
spraying without safety gear in punjab, dec 2013 Recent shodhyatra in Punjab has given us new insights about the deepening crisis in agriculture growth and sustainability. The ominous signs were visible for quite some time. The agricultural science and extension system needs complete recast. Political parties can not sustain the declining profit margins in agriculture…
yet another distinction by GYTI( Gandhian Young Technologcial Innovation Award winner— http://www.techpedia.in/award/project-detail/Apparatus-for-making-silk-fiber-based-lamellar-biomaterials-to-solve?PHPSESSID=2f7242d054fc9bf279d6339ed88eab2d while sristi only gave them citation, they have now won a ten lac rs award at power Of shunya award function in Delhi 2 Dublin http://www.powerofshunya.com/Winner.aspx
Lighting the life of the Children: celebrating diwali this way why not contribute what you wish to spend on crackers to social causes which make not just your life more meaningful but also that of others. Let me share how. If you find a cobra snake injured, what will you do? You might feel…
FPM Course: 2013, Term II-III Institution Building for Sustainable Development Course Instructor – Prof. Anil K. Gupta (Wing 13, Extension Number – 4927) Introduction With the passage of time, the organizations have to renew their mandate, recharge their vision and enhance their capacity to govern themselves. In the process, the organizational members have to increase…
First Published: Mon, Jul 01 2013. 11 41 PM IST MINT Natubhai, from Gujarat, has been trying to develop a machine to pick cotton from dryland varieties of the crop for more than 10 years. To maintain his experimental spirit and to find the right answer to various questions, he has had to go through…
will we forget the lessons of this disaster too? Devastating floods in uttrakhand once again draw our attention to the persistent negligence towards lessons of such past tragedies( even if none had a scale of this order may be). Would we not forget about it in a week’s time when newspapers will have…