Big mandates: Bigger Vision and Even Higher Compassion

When society gives big mandates to parties and social standpoints, it also expects  magnanimity and inclusiveness in the same measure. I want to list some of  the reforms that are crying for implementation in the larger institutional interest of an inclusive society.  For a long time, we have been trying to universalise the benefits of food security, … Continue reading →

Rural start-ups: making a policy and institutional highway

I inaugurated the GIC unit set up by  Subhash ola, a Presidential  Grassroots Innovation Award winner of NIF at Behror, midway, Delhi-Jaipur highway. He invented a very cost and energy efficient way of recycling steam to generate power, and/or improving efficiency in textile, food, pharma, plywood industry etc. Sixty per cent saving in water and … Continue reading →

STMicroelectronics to boost technology innovation in rural India

Honey Bee collects ideas from all over India through a drive called ShodhYatra (“search trip”) and brings rural innovation to light to help mankind. Continue reading →

Simmering of subtle change: AntiCafé of conviviality

Europe is going through a tough time, a lot of questions which were never asked are being asked. But when the euro-zone is becoming suspect, the deficit is expanding, the social disaffection with politicians is increasing, the debate is becoming more intense. The unemployment rate in the South has gone up to 30-40 per cent … Continue reading →

Pressure cooker operated coffeemaker

Conventionally, pressure cookers have been used only to make food. However, Mohammed Rozadeen touched new milestones by modifying the ordinary cooker and converting it into a pressure cooker operated coffeemaker. This modified cooker is now being used to boil water and generate steam. Through a long delivery pipe, which has a regulator, high pressure steam … Continue reading →

Technology transfer for Sugarcane Juice Extractor by Bachubhai Thesia

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 →

Dharamveer Kamboj’s innovation featured on The Disruptive Investor

One of our innovations, the Multi-Purpose Processing Machine by Dharamveer Kamboj, Haryana, India, is featured on the site of The Disruptive Investor. It is a platform to connect the most disruptive technologies to the investment, licensing and acquisition communities. Please register your vote for our innovation titled – Immaculate Fluid Extraction to ensure it gets … Continue reading →

Hyacinth artisans

Abdur Mukit Bin Rouf, a small entrepreneur from a village more than hundred kilometres away from Guwahati observed the huge resource of water hyacinth floating over the nearby lakes and wondered if it could be put to better use. He succeeded in developing lamp shades, ladies bags and dozens of other products. He goes from door to door in … Continue reading →