Category: enterpreneurship

National Inclusive Innovation Centre for Development (NIICenD) takes off at Gram Bharati and ignite awards to creative children feb 19, 2014 at teh hands of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, BharatRatna, Former President of India unveils the foundation stone of National Inclusive Innovation Centre for Development (NIICenD) at Gram Bharati, Gandhinagar district tomorrow feb 19 at 11 am, meets with local community representatives, faculty and students, gives away the Ignite awards to 44 students form 17 states at RJM…

Manifesto for compassionate cities

Manifesto for compassionate cities With the pace of economic development increasing in our country, it is inevitable that there will be increasing urbanization. The urbanization by itself does not say much about the extent to which people care and have love for each other. Certainly, the kind of institutions and technologies we use will influence…

Global energy foundation awards announced at Salzburg yesterday

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…

Manifesto for Public Health: why isn’t prevention better than cure?

Manifesto for Public Health: why isn’t prevention better than cure? If Food subsidy had not been targeted at 65 per cent people but say only 40 -50 per cent people, we would have found enough resources for overcoming anemia among poor women for ever, or nutrition linked blindness among all vulnerable children. One does not…

Manifesto for revitalizing MSMEs

Manifesto for revitalizing MSMEs For any developing country, most jobs are generated by micro, small and medium enterprises. And yet, the policy and institutional framework often is very weak. The reasons are not far to seek. Given heterogeneity of resources, domains, financial conditions and other interests, a unified leadership seldom emerges. Within a region, sometimes…

manifesto for new politics: education

manifesto for new politics: educati When Jay Prakash Narayan gave call for total revolution (Sampoorna kranti), in 1974, he meant well. But he faltered in not insisting on developing indicators and tools for mid course correction. i hope we dont repeat that experience. After all, in real politics, no visionary can ever anticipate all contingencies…

join us at Sattvik Traditional food festival : jaisa ann, waisa mann dec 21-23, new campus, iima ahmedabad

Jaisa ann, waisa mann, as you shall eat, so shall you think… let satt vikta ( nobility and purity) pervade in all our life spaces, all our work spaces and all our thought spaces All of you are kindly invited to visit sattvik traditional food festival during dec 21 – 23, 2013, Pl do attend…

32nd Shodhyatra in jalandhar

32nd shodhyatra in punjab http://www.sristi.org/cms/32ndshodhyatra We are trying to pursue following goals during the 32nd shodhyatra: a) recognise the selfless volunteers, community members and other functionaries in different field of social action such as education, technology, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, nature conservation, looking after elderly and sanitation etc., b) we are particularly keen to…

The President of India launches innovator in residence and artist, writer in residence program at President’s house: first of its kind program any where in the world

PRESIDENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE “IN-RESIDENCE” PROGRAMME FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS AND INNOVATION SCHOLARS ON BIRTH DAY Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi : 12-12-2013 The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee launched an ‘In-Residence’ Programme for writers, artists and innovation scholars yesterday (December 11, 2013) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of his birthday. He also kicked…

Managing an Entrepreneurial surge: learning to replicate good ideas from anywhere

Managing an Entrepreneurial surge: learning to replicate good ideas   The national media obsessed as it is, with grand trivia and hero worship, a la Thomas Carlyle ( 1869);  a series of very important policy innovations coming from south of India have been missed. I think, we need to underline their significance and create a…