Long time ago, Akbar and Birbal, known for having game of one-manupship, are known to played a game to find out how cooperative the people in the kingdom were. A tank was dug up and an announcement was made that everybody would put a pot of milk in it before sun rise. What was the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Science and technology for inclusive social development in 12th Five Year Plan
Science and technology for inclusive social development in 12th Five Year Plan Continue reading
Roots of creativity and innovation in Indian society_A honey bee perspective
Roots of creativity and innovation in Indian society_A honey bee perspective Continue reading
Role of Farmers in Use, Dev. and Maintenance of animal gen.resources
Role of Farmers in Use, Dev. and Maintenance of animal gen.resources Continue reading
Roadmap for educational innovation in institutions of higher learning
Roadmap for educational innovation in institutions of higher learning Continue reading
Rewarding_conservation_of bio genetic resources
Rewarding_conservation_of bio genetic resources-WIPO final… Continue reading
agenda for the first 100 days of the new Indian government: a wishlist
written in mid May We are in the month of May and the rains may arrive in early to mid-June. Skymet forecasts 77 percent chances of below the normal rainfall in June. Most other forecasts also are sanguine about the prospects due to el Nino effect. What should we do then? Obviously, if the rain … Continue reading
Rewriting the developmental paradigm: from doles to dignity
When a society makes a transition from paradigm of patronage to entrepreneurship, it recognizes that not all can take equal amount of risk, not all can wait for long time to get returns from present investments, and not all can be opportunistic to diversify options and try a portfolio of opportunities. Internal colonialism must stop. … Continue reading
Rewarding Traditional Knowledge
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Why do we wait till small problems become gigantic?
Why do we prioritizing the important over urgent? Why do today in the age of social media, a message gets priority over a pending mail, and a mail gets priority over a paper letter? It has nothing to do with content of message, or mail. Same way many of us in our real life do the same. We … Continue reading