Category: innovations by tech youth

Ahmedabad Declaration issued on the concluding day of ICCIG 2, IIMA dec 2012: a plea for giving voice, visibility and value-add to the creativity and innovation at grassroots

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Ahmedabad Declaration Second International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at Grassroots December 2012, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Grassroots innovations evolve in response to local problems but not always the ones faced by the innovators themselves. Many times, third party problems inspire the innovators to attempt solutions. Thus, these unaided, self-triggered and self-inspired solutions…

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Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve?

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Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve? The popular adage is that people get the government they deserve. I am not sure that the current tenor of the electoral discourse is either dignified or graceful. We surely deserve better. If there was a debate on the quality of education in government and…

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sristi: what does it stand for

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SRISTI SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions www.sristi.org), which means creation, was born in 1993, essentially to support the activities of the Honey Bee Network to recognize, respect and reward creativity at the grassroots. The objectives were: systematic documentation, dissemination of, and value addition in grassroots green innovations, providing them…

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manifesto Part two: Ten policies that must change soon-the case of education

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Part two: Ten policies that must change soon-the case of education In this season of manifestos, I am sharing my own agenda, which is actually not my own in the true sense. It belongs to all those who wish to see a significant change in Indian polity that empowers unsung performers and those who wish…

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My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values).

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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…

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agenda for new government ( if it really cares For the Gospel of Dirty Hand–a la K A Munshi ):

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Ten policies that must change soon: Agenda for new government – part 1 With different parties vying for voters support, it is paradoxical that the debate on policies is so feeble or confusing. There is not a strong critique being presented by any party either to herald an incremental change or complete overhaul. Let me…

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Manifesto for compassionate cities

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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…

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

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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…

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Manifesto for revitalizing MSMEs

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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…

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32nd ShodhYatra Punjab, 28th December, 2013 to 2nd January, 2014, inquiries welcome at shodhyatra@sristi.org or sristi100@gmail.com

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32nd Shodh Yatra Punjab,28th December, 2013 to 2nd January, 2014 we pay tribute to the valiant efforts of Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal who mobilized local communities to clean the Kali bein river when state and the legal systems proved inadequate in the matter The next Shodh Yatra will bepursued in JalandharDistrict, Punjab, from 28th December…

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