Isn’t it fascinating how rapidly things evolve? It was not too long ago that outsourcing was all the rage. In the present scenario, the trending concept of crowdsourcing is proving to be more fruitful. Unlike outsourcing, which metes out tasks to a defined group of people, crowdsourcing distributes tasks to random people who aren’t on … Continue reading
Mr Kirankumar Mohanlal Panchal , entrepreneur from Ahmedabad, bought the non exclusive manufacturing and marketing rights @ Rs.21000/- + 3% royalty for Bachubhai Thesia’s innovation, the Sugarcane Juice Extractor. Bachubhai from Jamnagar, Gujarat, also agreed and in his presence, NIF executed the agreement today on 30th October 2012. Bachu Bhai, an inventor as well as innovator … Continue reading
While conducting a literature review on the informal economy, I came across a very interesting research paper “Can the Hidden Economy Be Revolutionary? Toward a Dialectical Analysis of the Relations Between Formal and Informal Economies”. It was published in 1988 by Stuart Henry in the journal Social Justice (Vol. 15, No.3-4). What caughte my attention, … Continue reading
Sparrows are the most common sighted birds in cities but their number is ever dwindling. Scriptures refer to them in very benign terms, Farmers will scare the bird in hot summer sitting on a perch to not let them feed on mature crops but would not kill them. It is easy. But they would let … Continue reading
I am an undergraduate student at University of Edinburgh and worked under Professor Anil Gupta’s guidance for a little over 4 weeks to do a project on street side welding. When I first met Prof. Gupta (referred to as ‘Prof’ hereon), he talked to me about the possibility of welders depositing too much material while … Continue reading
NIF announces the results of the IGNITE 2012 Awards and the selected creative children will get awards at the hands of Bharat Ratna Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on 10th November, 2012 at 3pm, RJMCEI auditorium, IIMA. Those interested in attending the function may write to Nitin at ignite@nifindia.org for the invitation. A few passes will be … Continue reading
Biju Varghese, an innovator from Mukkoothuthara, Kerala has won the India Positive Award 2012 organised by CNN-IBN for his retrofitted car kit for the physically challenged. Varghese has been previously awarded a National award at the Fourth Biennial Award Function of the National Innovation Foundation. The car kit can be attached as a unit onto … Continue reading
Submit your ideas for the Gandhian Inclusive Innovation Challenge Awards to the National Innovation Foundation until October 30th, 2012. NIF invites innovators in the informal and formal sector to offer solutions to the following three challenges, all concerned with the drudgery that the women of India, especially the resource poor women of India, have to … Continue reading
There is a dire need to bridge the widening gap between the opportunities available for creative communities and individuals in the formal and in the informal sector. While individual innovators in every sector endure limitations, their handicaps multiply several times when language barriers, remoteness and illiteracy, so characteristic for the informal sector, further impede the … Continue reading
Just like how numerous platters of sweets, exotic lights and exquisite puja ceremonies are an integral part of every Indian festival, fasting is equally integral as it often precedes the festivities. Unlike Muslims who fast throughout the day for Ramadan or Christians who observe forty days of lent, the Jains practice various degrees of fasting. … Continue reading
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