Aakash Ganga Wins DST Grant
Saturday, October 29, 2011 (0 Comments) Posted by: Rama Mishra (rama.mishra022@gmail.com) & Sukanya V Sustainable Innovations (www.si-usa.org), USA, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani were awarded a grant of Rs 60, 00,000 by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to demonstrate Aakash Ganga’s social enterprise ...
Engineering Social Change
A Visionary social entrepreneur, Dr. B P Agrawal combines business insight with pioneering technologies and was chosen for the award for his community driven rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics that "have the potential to improve the global health system and better the quality of life of villagers.".... To read the ...
Join us at ‘Giving Back to India – Forms and Accomplishments of Indian American Diaspora Philanthropy’
Ms. Meera Shankar, Ambassador of India to the United States, has invited Dr. B.P. Agrawal to serve on this panel to share Aakash Ganga's success in alleviating the perennial scarcity of drinking water in rural Rajasthan.
BITSian in the Limelight
"BITSian in the Limelight" is a new series from "BITSian of the month" created by BITSAA Communications team. In the series "BITSian in the Limelight" the team profiles star BITSians. Dr. B. P. Agarwal, Founder and President of Sustainable Innovations was the series' first star. Aqsa from the BITSAA Communications team caught up with Dr.B.P Agrawal at Pilani. ...
The International Finance Corporation to visit Aakash Ganga sites in India.
The International Finance Corporation is intrigued with our public-private-community partnership or social enterprise model. An IFC team is likely to visit the Aakash Ganga sites in February 2011. Earlier, another team of economists visited Aakash Ganga sites in Raila and Kakreu Kalan. One of the economists exulted: I would have ...
Invitation to speak at World Health Care Congress
April 2011, The 8th World Health Care Congress has invited Dr. BP Agrawal to speak, at its meeting in Washington DC, on health care innovations. Sustainable Innovations is building a cadre of social entrepreneurs to deliver health care at extremely low cost. These social entrepreneurs go door to door delivering ...
Dr. BP Agrawal to speak at World Economic Forum in Davos.
January 2011, The World Economic Forum has invited Dr. BP Agrawal to its 2011 annual meeting in Davos, January 25 - 30. Dr. Agrawal will share Sustainable Innovations' experience of building social enterprises, ensuring holistic sustainability, and promoting social innovations. The cultural traditions and social bonds are an asset or ...
Water in My Father’s Land
A Story by Nilam Agrawal: We are in Sardarpura, a sleepy village 150 KM southwest of New Delhi, India. Women have gathered at village square. They are tapping empty matka, earthen water pot, to produce melodious beats. One is humming the lament of bride, "Dhola thare desh men, moti marvan aant. ...
Children Rushing Home!
A Personal Story It is midday. The Sun is blindingly bright. Temperature is hovering over 100o F. A little girl in blue skirt is running away from the school, leaving her footprints in the sand. Is she skipping the classes? Did she leave her homework at home? Or, is she tending someone ...
Lemelson – MIT Award
Eighty percent of health problems and five million deaths per year in developing countries are linked to inadequate water and sanitation according to the World Water Development Report 2009. This, coupled with the lack of medical attention for rural villagers, highlights a dire need for reliable access to clean water ...
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Aakash Ganga Wins DST Grant
Saturday, October 29, 2011 (0 Comments) Posted by: Rama Mishra (rama.mishra022@gmail.com) & Sukanya V Sustainable Innovations (www.si-usa.org), USA, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani were awarded a grant ... -
Engineering Social Change
A Visionary social entrepreneur, Dr. B P Agrawal combines business insight with pioneering technologies and was chosen for the award for his community driven rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics ... -
Join us at ‘Giving Back to India – Forms and Accomplishments of Indian American Diaspora Philanthropy’
Ms. Meera Shankar, Ambassador of India to the United States, has invited Dr. B.P. Agrawal to serve on this panel to share Aakash Ganga's success in alleviating the perennial scarcity ... -
BITSian in the Limelight
"BITSian in the Limelight" is a new series from "BITSian of the month" created by BITSAA Communications team. In the series "BITSian in the Limelight" the team profiles star BITSians. Dr. B. P. Agarwal, ... -
The International Finance Corporation to visit Aakash Ganga sites in India.
The International Finance Corporation is intrigued with our public-private-community partnership or social enterprise model. An IFC team is likely to visit the Aakash Ganga sites in February 2011. Earlier, another ...