By faiqg on June 16, 2009
There are hundreds of NGOs working with thousands of volunteers and employees enabling millions of people in need. Physically, mentally challenged, destitute women, children, juvenile homes, old age homes and all those special places where the socially-different people are taken care of. They get their share of money, food and things they need to sustain [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged India, Innovation, Not-for-profit, Playback theater, theater, USA |
By faiqg on April 30, 2009
On a camping trip, the campers wake up before sunrise to cleanse their digestive system. This involves digging a hole, posting your stuff and putting soil back, thus, making the bio-degradable stuff degrade while neither attracting microbe-carrying-flies nor emitting stench. But what if there is not enough unused, un-dug ground left as the camping spot [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Biodegradable, Healthcare, PeePoo, PeePoople, Poor, sanitation |
By faiqg on April 1, 2009
It doesn’t rain enough anywhere anymore. Every year I read stories about how it hasn’t rained enough this year. Looks like Bangalore’s natural air conditioners have gone dry. The clouds have forgotten the route may be. When I was living in the Malwa plateau, where water woes have been even before I understood what water [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Africa, Healthcare, Hippo Water Roller, Water |
By faiqg on May 17, 2008
The first picture that comes to my mind when I hear “cycling” is of Tour-de-France where hundreds of cyclists pedal hard with heads down but only to be beaten by Lance Armstrong. His surname always made me wonder why it is not Legstrong. Now that he has hung his boots and bike, we could see [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Cycle Rickshaw, India, Innovation, Science & Technology, Transport |
