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insular leaders: indifferent followers--creating a market for merit

Posted on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:22:04

When the merit suffers, many stakeholders keep quiet either out of fear or on account of collusion or sheer indifference. The institutional decline then does not take much effort. If institution after institution go through this process, the performance that society expects will obviously not follow.

Jan

irony of equity: universalization of food subsidy is a recipe for disaster

Posted on Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:10:24

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for last three decades, governments have played a consistent game with poor people of this country. In order to avoid removal of extreme poverty, they choose easy option of universalization of all developmental programes and subsidies. it is easy to exhaust budget on less poor, and that is what government wants to do, it thinks it can fool poor all the times, it would not succeed this time.

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creative communities and innovative individuals presentation at valladolid jan 18, 2011

Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:08:44

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can the experience of honey bee network in india trigger innovation movement in valladolid, spain was the question i addressed in my talk on jan 18, 2011. Could the mistake of columbus, who was buried in this city be a trigger for a new journey

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Innovations for inclusive growth: CONNECTING SOIL AND SOUL

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:24:38

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Do we have a list of inspired teachers in different disciplines, classes, levels today? And can we not empower them to infect others with the virus of their optimism and dedication? No educational reform can ever succeed without making inspired teachers the centre of the reform process. Every state in the country has such teachers at all the levels from primary education to college level. If only the secretary and Chief Minister meet such teachers once in three months and start acting upon their advice, the education system can be transformed within a year. The agriculture has shown buoyant growth, thanks to the minor irrigation, technological change and remunerative prices. But micro-nutrient imbalances are known to affect the productivity of macro-nutrients. Some studies are already available which indicate a cause of concern. These deficiencies will eventually figure in the food chain and affect human health. Soil and soul are intricately linked, said Munshi. May be we nee

Jan

six major elements of cultural revitalization required for creating hunger for excellence and passion for providing high quality service to the people

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:36:55

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While the infrastructure and human resources can be managed given the budgetary provisions from central and state government, creation of an entrepreneurial culture, strong peer group and rigorous research standards requires different kinds of interventions. What will make a good university, a great one depends upon the values and the culture that permeates everyday discourse and decision making process in the University.

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Water, wisdom and wasmo: a learning journey

Posted on Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:41:27

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Water, wisdom and wasmo: a learning journey I recently met a large number of village community leaders and innovators who have achieved remarkable results in collaboration with WASMO in Gujarat in dealing with the problems of drinking water and sanitation.

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