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'Jugaad' — a misnomer for majority of grassroots innovations
- 6 days ago
We should be discreet in using terms which make sense and do not denigrate the experimental and innovative ethic of common people. It is true that many a time people may do right things for wrong reason. But then, identifying the right reason and feeding it back to the people is the responsibility of the scientists.
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Shun child labour, grant them right to learn
- 2 weeks ago
The social power often manifests with a desire to dominate a weaker person: women in some cases, children in others and tribals too, when resources have to be extracted without any accountability to nature or the disadvantaged.
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Summer of ideas: Engaging minds and matters
- 3 weeks ago
Most students have either proceeded on summer vacations or will be having holidays in a few weeks' time.
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Nine grains, nine neighbours: Rethinking urban architecture
- 4 weeks ago
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How do we learn from innovations?
- 1 month ago
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Re-innovation in govt: Competitive Accountability
- 1 month ago
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Open innovation has emerged, but needs to be sustained
- 2 months ago
Whenever research involves collection of data from people, researchers seldom share their findings with providers of the information.
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Making horses drink water: Let corporations learn
- 2 months ago
Years ago, representatives from Mahindras contacted me to understand how they should go about developing a small tractor. They were aware of the increasing need for farm machinery for small farms.
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Pursuit of true happiness: GNH vs GDP
- 3 months ago
We need to redefine the very purpose of growth... Consumptive society is going in a direction which we all have to realise is not sustainable.
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NIS for social, ecological & industrial connect
- 4 months ago
Devised several decades ago to forge social connect, the National Social Service Scheme (NSS) perhaps has outlived its utility.