A one-day workshop is held at IIM Ahmedabad on 28th January 2013 bringing together experts and contributors from IITB, Mindtree, CTS, Code4Cause, GE, MIT and the Honey Bee Network to take the Techpedia.in innovation and collaboration platform to the next level. Techpedia.in was initiatied by SRISTI in 2009 and has up to date pooled more … Continue reading
Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations are held at Shri Ramakrishna Ashram from 26th – 28th January 2012. Youth from various states of the country celebrate this event in Rajkot with classical Indian music performances and various distinguished guests and speakers. Prof Gupta was invited to give a speech on creativity and innovation and appealed … Continue reading
Inspired by ancient Indian wisdom and Sattvik- traditional food festival (organised by SRISTI), a group of scientists working at ISRO-Ahmedabad organised “SATVIK- Aaharostavam-II” on 24th January 2013. This was first organised in 2011 by them to promote healthy eating habits amongst their community members. During the festival, an exhibition on “Science behind Satvik food” reflecting … Continue reading
The larva of eri silkworm, Philosomia ricini, leaves a small aperture at one end while spinning the cocoon. The mature, adult moth comes out of the cocoon by cutting open the thin film of fibres covering the aperture. For this reason, eri silk is commonly known as mooh kata silk or cut-by-mouth silk. The cocoon … Continue reading
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