Last weekend, Shuddham participated in the National Workshop on Environmental Policy Integration for Greening the Indian Economy at Pondicherry University. We were asked to present a paper and give a presentation on approaches to policy development for solid waste management, based on the Shuddham experience.
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Greening the Indian Economy. ZZZZzzzz.
Published 5 March 2008 Environment , Friends , India , Politics & Policy , Science & Technology , Service 1 CommentTags: alternative energy, Auroville, conference, development, ecology, economy, GIS, green, greening, Hemant Lamba, policy, Pondicherry, Pondicherry University, Poya Moli, Poya molli, Prashant Hideo, Probir Banerjee, Shuddham, solid waste, solid waste management
The Auntie-Factor and the Myth of Indian Entrepreneurism
Published 15 April 2007 India 18 CommentsTags: Ahmedabad, Airtel, business, Cisco Systems, competitiveness, economy, enterprise, entrepreneur, entrepreneurism, failure, gossip, India, Indian aunties, Indian aunty, Infosys, Madhu Mehta, marketplace, MBA, middle class, MNC, multinational, Nirma Labs, NirmaLabs, risk, shame, start-up, tech, technology, venture Wipro
Everyone sees that India’s economy is doing well – if we measure success by international competitiveness rather than, say, the successful distribution of wealth within the country – and the prognosis for the immediate future is good. This buoyancy, coupled with the gaudy success of the Indian technology sector, leads many people to hail Indian entreprenuerism.
I see creative enterprise in India very differently.
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