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Nov

creating state level innovation councils

Posted on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:36:26

National innovation council(Ninc), centre for innovations in public systems( cips) and National innovation foundation ( NIF) are trying to galavanise the innovations at all levels including centre, state and district levels. Recently a meeting was held with Chief Secretary UP and also planning secretary to explore the linkages of nif and honey bee network could be strengthened while galavanising state innovation council as well. Some of the ideas that can eb taken up such councils are discussed here.

Nov

dillemma of a hesistant secularist! a comment

Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:21:09

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several colleagues responded to thsi column yesterday saying the meanings were obscure, it was thought provoking and that it has led to some rethinking, well that was the purpose, secularism is not cheap.

Nov

Dilemma of a hesitant or may be a pseudo-secularist!

Posted on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:30:51

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has secularism become tokenism? this is a truthful account of a secular person who is wondering if the current times provide much scope for an authentic exchange on the subject without being accused of false motives.

Nov

Overcoming nutritional deficiency for a healthy society: paradox of a prosperous state

Posted on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:30:02

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SRISTI has been organizing sattvik ( traditional food festival, this year, dec 18-20) for last several years at IIMA. We need to create awareness about the fact that many of the food poor people take ( millets, local pulses, local vegetables some of which are removed as weeds from farms) are actually rich and the foods of the rich are really poor. Incorporation of AYUSH principles about healthy life style must be shared with young minds. While part of the malnutrition problem is caused by the problems of poverty and lack of employment, a large part in a relatively developed state like Gujarat is also caused by inadequate atttention to the way existing calories and nutrition is used for healthy living. Even the poor people in some of the dry regions offer white rice rather than the parboiled rice ( which has more nutrients than polished white rice) or kodri or nagli, other millets to guests, thinking that to be the better way of treating the guests. When have we shared the nutrition

Nov

One Idea You Need To Know in 2011: The Floating Bicycle

Posted on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:29:15

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This post is part of an ambitious project at Forbes Magazine to crowd source the cover of its January issue. Read the column of nicole which opens a new chapter in magazine designed by involving readers. How does she begin, of course by drawing upon the example of honey bee network. If you have not subscribed for Honey Bee newsletter ( http://www.honeybee.org or www.sristi.org , you either dont care about being informed about the potential of grassroots innovations or know it all!!

Nov

Laying the foundation: Education for innovation

Posted on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:07:47

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second part of nif awards for creative and innovative children, class 11-12, Dr Kalam will give way the awards on nov 8, 2010 at iima at 5pm, welcome, IGNite 11 has begin, encourage children in school ro out of them to send their ideas, we will convert these into products and patents if they wish.

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