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Partnership request from ZambiaPamela Kapayapkapaya@ntbc.co.zmI write to request for our institution’s membership to Honey Bee Network. The National Technology Business Centre is a Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Agency under the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education (MESVTEE).As the institution’s documentalist, one of my tasks is to identify local and international networks and associations appropriate for the institution’s membership and affiliation. Honey Bee Network is one that I have since had the opportunity to explore and access online and hence my request for a membership.The NTBC works with innovators, SMEs, technology developers, youth and women groups, other line ministries and agencies to provide services on: Business development support, Technology audit and validation, Technology transfer, Technology marketing and commercialisation, Provision of Technology information (through our Resource Centre) and Provision of Advisory services in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)I greatly appreciate your reaching out to us. We are keen to bring strong relations with your centre and support your effort to disseminate and incubate green grassroots affordable solutions for farmers and small entrepreneurs. Please plan a visit to SRISTI, National Innovation Foundation as well as our Fablab and Natural Products Lab. We will be happy to share our entire databases for translation into local language for community use. -Ed. Reaching out to the unreachedVishal Agarwal p14vishala@iimahd.ernet.inWhile interning in Yavatmal on a project with farmers, I was pleasantly amused to hear your voice on radio at a street side tea stall. I asked the owner which channel it was and he said it was the local channel of Yavatmal though I believe it was probably the All India Radio. Are you by any chance in Yavatmal or have visited Yavatmal? In any case it was pleasant to hear you again especially the example of a factory worker solving the problem of soaking oil.Thanks Vishal. It was Vividh Bharti and a recorded interview. I am happy through these democratic means of radio my thoughts reached a roadside chaiwallah as well as an IIMA student. Looking forward to see you again in June. All the best. -Ed.How to promote local innovations?Sneh Koul sneh.koul@gmail.comI am a student of class 11 interested to know about Honey Bee Network because I believe that local innovations can help in solving some of the world issues. I also want to spread awareness on local innovations in my locality. I would like to know details about the mechanisms SRISTI employs to scout, market and protect business interests of the innovators as well as the challenges and success stories.Nice to hear from you. My colleagues will explain to you about innovation clubs, ignite competition, see nifindia.org/ignite and also see sristi.org/shodhyatra and more papers at anilg.sristi.org on my blog also see nifindia.org/bd and download the Ignite award books. If your questions are still unanswered, please do write back, I will be happy to answer. -Ed.Healthcare & sustainabilityThomas Payyapilli tom@axilor.comI represent Axilor Ventures (www.axilor.com)  - a Bangalore based start-up accelerator (from idea stage) and an early stage fund. We aim to focus on Life Sciences, Healthcare, Sustainable Clean-tech and E-commerce. I got to know about Honey Bee Network and the grassroots level impact that you have had. We have just launched our first batch of start-ups at the accelerator, and have made a modest beginning with 5 ventures. We believe that problems in Healthcare and Sustainability can be thrown open for potential entrepreneurs to work on. I would like to talk to you to explore partnership opportunities. Thanks Thomas for reaching out to us. Please see http://gyti.techpedia.in/search/health also see gyti.techpedia.in techpedia.sristi.org we have recently signed an agreement with BIRAC, DBT and shortly going to sign with health research and medical devices wing of ministry of health research. 15 grants of 15 lakh each have been sanctioned this year and 100 additional grants will be sanctioned to 100 innovator students in various sectors including the ones you mention. If your group wishes to be a co-investor and also mentor, we will surely welcome such a synergy. It will help young innovators get the industry linkage. SRISTI and DBT will be happy to help more youngsters. -Ed.Worldwide Cycling AtlasMatteo de Mayda info@matteodemayda.com I am a photographer from Italy. We’ve talked in 2012 for Worldwide Cycling Atlas, when we’ve published your project on the 2nd edition of book (pictures attached) and the website http://www.worldwidecyclingatlas.com/initiatives/national-innovation-foundation-india .I am contacting you because I would like to come to India in April to shoot some of your bicycle projects. Last year, I went to a little village in Guatemala following a group of farmers who use bicycle to produce shampoo, shelling corn or pulling out the water from a well for the community www.matteodemayda.com/Maya-Pedal-Guatemala.  In China, workers around the Forbidden City use their bicycle as mobile shops www.matteodemayda.com/Pedal-Powered-Beijing-China. I am making a personal project about different bicycle cultures and different ways to use it and live it, all around the world. Can you put me in contact with your fabulous bicycle based innovators.I hope you got all the information you wanted. In case you need some more information for planning your meetings with innovators, please let us know. We hope that your interest in Honey Bee Network will continue. Please do share with us any worthwhile innovation you come across. –Ed.Menstrual HygieneErin Goldson egoldson16@gsb.columbia.eduI am visiting Ahmedabad with two of my classmates from Columbia Business School in New York City. We are interested in learning more about the menstrual hygiene issue in India (and Ahmedabad specifically) and came across your organisation in our research. We are leaving this Friday, but would love to meet with someone from your company if time permits to ask a few questions. We saw on your website that you sell Mini Sanitary Napkin Making Machines and would love to understand more around your various customers and the success of that productI assume that you got response from our colleagues already if not, then you are welcome to meet colleagues in NIF when you are here in Ahmedabad. –Ed.Sense of Purpose and Meaning of lifeSubir Bhaduri RA / PhD student, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, subirbhaduri@gmail.comI am from a small town called Nasik, in Maharashtra. I would like to meet you when I am back in India, after completing my PhD in biomass gasification and HCCI engines.I am a tinkerer by nature, having a passion for repairing cameras and engines, or designing electromechanical stuff from scratch. I love the smell of oil on my hands and some marks of hard work on my face. I wish to get back to my roots. I am a hard follower of open-source tech and I feel that you may have some advice for me that will help me develop mechanisation tools for serving the poorest. I would love to do, provide some form of support to the rural innovation chain.I completely understand your quest and desire to connect, create and collaborate with creative people at grassroots. Honey Bee Network and National Innovation Foundation are always looking for passionate people to serve innovators all over the country. Do stay engaged with the Network, we are currently having a summer school to design solution for slum dwellers and poor farmers, children and women at techpedia.sristi.org. Let me know nearer the date and we will work out the logistics of our meeting. You can visit also visit our Fablab. - Ed.Social EntrepreneurshipAnant Majumdar I am currently a grade 11 high school student seeking to expand my understanding of social entrepreneurship. I am wondering if there is a project you are currently working on that I could be of use to in the summer. I can adapt to situations and learn quickly, and I’m willing to spend the time necessary to gain the skills I need to make an impact in working with you. I believe that these are two main values that will help me succeed in a project. Thanks Anant. I am happy to learn about your interest in social impact. I am not sure what have you read about drivers of social change and impact. Let me read your thoughts and then will get back if something is possible. All the best. – Ed.Innovators and Change makersDheeraj Kumardheerajkumar@mmis.edu.inI am extremely glad to communicate with you. I saw your speech on www.ted.com/talks/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention. It is undoubtedly the most inspiring speech of all the talks that I have seen so far. I am a first year student of Narsinh Mohanji Management Studies (NMIMS) at Bangalore. We organise TED at our campus. We are planning to arrange a talk on rural innovations and ideas which could reflect a summary of your talks. We will be obliged if you can guide and assist us by providing information or recommending people whose ideas deserve to be on such a platform. Sure Dheeraj! You can check our website where you can find uncountable innovators and change makers. –Ed.New marketing model for agriculturePrathmesh Gurav and Pratik Nachaneprathmeshgurav92@gmail.comWe reside and have graduated in engineering from the Mumbai University. One of our professors told us about Honey Bee. We came to know that your organisation is working for dissemination and new innovations in sustainable agriculture. Currently our team is working on a project related to the field of agricultural which has the potential to benefit the agricultural technology in the near future. We urge you to provide guidance in this area. Dear friends, this is a welcoming thought. In my opinion you should work with people who have been connected and working in this field for several years. This will ensure we will get best results using everyone’s strengths. We can have further discussions whenever you visit Ahmedabad – Ed.Information on methods of organic farmingNazimbhai Iqbal bhai SolankiMain Post Virdi, Dholka taluka, Ahmedabad We were introduced to SRISTI and Loksarvani during the meeting of farmers engaged in organic farming. Currently I am engaged in organic farming whereby I cultivate paddy varieties of Dehradoon and Basmati, 496 wheat variety, vegetables and turmeric. In my organic paddy farm, there is an increased infestation of Gabhmarani earthworms and sucking pest. In wheat there is an infestation of army worms whereas turmeric is affected by fungus. Please assist me in my organic farming and suggest remedies for these problems. Dear Nazimbhai, we publish such remedies in Nighantu column of Loksarvani. We have such practices even in our book ÒJaivaik Paak SanrakshanÓ which will be helpful. It will also be convenient to contact the editor of the book. Charges will be Rs 120 + postal charges extra - Ed. |
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