scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
TopicFrugal innovation

Topic: frugal innovation

Indian innovators are building on age-old traditions now—mud beehives to bamboo boats

The People’s Festival of Innovations at India International Centre is an exhibition of life sciences innovators from grassroots to deep-tech.

Aravind Eye Care to Jaipur foot—India did well in frugal innovation but new innovators needed

The locus of frugal innovation has shifted to the government and startups. While this needs to be sustained, industry must partner as well.

On Camera

The big fat IPS wedding people just can’t stop talking about

IPS KK Bishnoi and IPS Anshika Verma’s palatial Jodhpur wedding missed a key truth—power complicates tradition and personal joy.

Govt hikes commercial LPG price amid global surge, shields households; regular petrol, diesel rates same

Citing West Asia tensions & 44% jump in Saudi benchmark rates, Centre raises 19-kg cylinder rate but caps ATF hike, holds domestic LPG and auto fuel rates steady despite OMC losses.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.