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February 19, 2016

Positive energy for industry-academia innovation

19th February 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

Email: rgopal@themindworks.me Website: www.themindworks.me Alongside the Make in India show at Mumbai, it has been reported that the 25,000 bronze cladding parts for the 182 metre memorial statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel are being fabricated at the foundry of Jiangxi Toqine Metal Handicrafts Company, Nanchang, China.

January 14, 2016

Farm vision statement

14th January 2016, INDIAN EXPRESS

We need a national framework to address agricultural problems. The government must decide that it must do brilliantly with regard to farming. India lacks a focused managerial framework to usher in the transformation that agriculture requires.

January 8, 2016

Swachh Bharat : big potential for start-ups

8th January 2016, BUSINESS STANDARD

India has 8 ‘unicorns’, which are start-ups where fund-raising has established a company valuation of $1 billion. Indian entrepreneurs always seek innovative ideas. The most banal human activity offers an opportunity.

December 10, 2015

Shed apathy, embrace innovation

10th December 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Huge gains can be made by giving agriculture disproportionate priority, even more than GST India has more than 140 million farm holdings, of which 20 million account for 80 per cent of the area.

November 13, 2015

Intelligent Farming

13th November 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Farming and agriculture are crying out for business model innovation. India is not short of good farmers, funds, schemes or experts and, in a sense, has too much of these valuable resources; the country needs a unified framework to execute actions in a coordinated manner.

November 13, 2015

Intelligent Farming

13th November 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Farming and agriculture are crying out for business model innovation. India is not short of good farmers, funds, schemes or experts and, in a sense, has too much of these valuable resources;

October 1, 2015

Confront new realities of governance

Published on 1st October 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

UP recorded a large voter turnout during the recent assembly polls. The pundits have finished typecasting, forecasting and broadcasting.

October 1, 2015

What India can do differently in agriculture

A griculture will surely be of great importance in the coming years. It is crucial to appreciate this reality. Although agricultural growth has been excellent since 2000, over the past two years, it has slowed. Back-to-back below-average monsoons during the past two years have strongly affected the Indian economy.

October 1, 2015

Customer-centric innovations by hotels

1st October 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Innovations such as room key cards and the right room temperature are more consumer friendly compared to fancy stuff like enhanced mobile interface