I am just returning form talks meeting of alumni of all the IIMS viz., IIMIMPACT held at Singapore. One of the question most of the alumni asked was ”how can they join the Honey Bee Network (HBN), how can they contribute to the inclusive innovation ecosystem, what is the role that an expert, who is otherwise very busy can play…
When the whole world looking at Indian renaissance as a sign of hope for pulling the global economy out of recession, the policy ambivalence is difficult to understand. In the year about to pass, several initiatives took shape. But a very few could get concretized. One good example is that of BIRAC [Biotechnology Industry Research…
Designing an empathetic start-up ecosystem needs an administrative culture that trusts young people and builds upon their creative ideas. It has to be flexible enough to adapt rules and regulations to match their aspirations without violating ethical norms of transparency and social accountability. Let me explain. There will always be some people who will not…
The two sisters Pavithra and Elakkiya from Tamil Nadu wanted to help their elderly neighbour and created a special handloom, replacing the pedal with a motor and gearbox. “Our innovation will help those who are disabled to be self-employed and independent,” says the elder one, Pavithra
Diva Sharma from Delhi has created an alert for injured or sick animals to identify the most serious case of injury or sickness among all other ailing animals so that can get immediate attention from the veterinary doctor . An animal lover, Diva Sharma has developed an application, which records the respiratory rate, temperature, pulse…
As it turns out, children are born with a very compassionate heart fueled by an unbounded imagination; an undaunted determination and most importantly an immense sense of servitude. They naturally identify with the pain of the lesser privileged and they go out of their way to help them. Ayush and Arnov from Haridwar, were so…
Pests and germs in stored grains could be a thing of the past if Dipti’s seed container with an indicator for temperature, sees the light of the day. Whenever Dipti’s mother stored food grains,pests, insects and micro-organisms used to attack the grains, damaging them. They would not come to know if the stored grains got affected…
Eleven-year-old Tarna has given the idea of an umbrella, which could be held by two children from two sides under which other children can stand and thus go to school together without getting drenched.Whenever it rained, Tarna and his schoolmates walked to school under a shared umbrella as most students in his village could not…
Mohammad Tawseef from Jammu & Kashmir could not attend school regularly during the last academic session due to the 15 surgeries that he had to undergo. His pain did not deter him from thinking about how he could change the lives of people and to begin with he chose the problem his mother faced persistently.…
Homage to a great human being: Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, former President of India and Bharat Ratna was not just a President. He had earned enormous respect and social capital through his humility, support for humanitarian causes and commitment towards grassroots creativity and innovation. He shared this capital with everybody who came in contact with him. …