editorial HBN 36 (2) 2026 There is no doubt that a welfare state can not leave common people to survive only by the play of market forces. It is well understood that those people who have very limited purchasing power or budget surplus, might not attract many market goods and services. The role of the…
why am I reflecting on the issue of institutional decline when our focus should be on improving their quality and prospects? Maybe we can learn from our mistakes more than from our positive acts, may be.. I have taught institution building to doctoral students at IIMA for over a decade and also help build several…
There is a need for a new social & moral contract among business, academia & knowledge rich, economically poor conservators of biodiversity & associated knowledge systems Shared at World Health Organization (WHO) summit on #TCIM, how a start up @thelittlehimalayan co by Anamika Dey supported by @deptt of biotechnology goi & @Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation…
visited Jakarta and Bandung for last 3 days 19-21 Dec, 2026 at the invitation of Ministry of Education, Science, technology and Innovation to share the lessons of the Indian GRI ecosystem. The Honey Bee Network’s four-decade-long journey has many lessons that can be helpful to other countries. prof Yudi Darma, head of science, tech amd…
‘I’ for Innovation at shop floor: A Shodh Yatra in manufacturing sector[1] Anil K Gupta Having walked for about 7000 kms., during summer, winter and autumn in different parts of the country over last eleven years, I am convinced of the pervasiveness of creative spirit in India at all levels, among all sectors but particularly…
beyond lectures: getting 200 village micro sites made by students of #mietjammu –a remarkable initiative i have given thousands of lectures to youth, around the world but the kind of translation of an idea i Found at MIET JAMMU, I am yet to see elsewhere The credit for the spectacular and pioneering step taken by…
Knowledge based empowerment of local bodies: Generating entrepreneurial approach to development[1] anil gupta Abstract The entire developmental paradigm in the post independence history has been based on the premise that the role of state is to give, what people don’t have. The infrastructure, the skills, the resources and the framework in which all of these…
Strategy for CSIR to reach the masses: For any technology to be made applicable in variable agri and socio-ecological conditions, diverse on farm or in-field trials are necessary. Let me list the concomitants of a viable action-learning strategy for CSIR to reach scale. At the same time, it should be noted that per long tail…
Emergence of distributed social enterprises for inclusive development When the market and state both fail to clear the demand for certain services and products, the intervention of civil society organizations and social enterprises becomes inevitable. Whether such enterprises will indeed emerge depends upon the ability of local disadvantaged communities to articulate their unmet needs into…
पाठ्यक्रम और शैक्षणिक नवाचार Chetan Patel १. प्रत्येक जिला तालीम भवन (डाइट) में इनोवेशन कॉर्नर होना चाहिए। जिसमें जिले के उत्कृष्ट प्रयोगधर्मी किसान का छोटा सा प्रदर्शन हो जहां सभी टीचर उनकी इनोवेटीव प्रयोग का अपना कलास रूम में उपयोग कर पाए। २. शिक्षा विभाग अलग-अलग ट्रेनिंग प्रोग्राम का आयोजन करते है। उसमें में इनोवेटिव टीचर को…