Brainstorming India Forum

05/12/2010

If you haven't already, please sign up for the Brainstorming India Conference here at Stanford on May 21st!! www.brainstormingindia.com

05/03/2010

Presenting the first annual Brainstorming India Conference on Friday May, 21! Register at www.brainstormingindia.com

04/08/2010

The Kahani movement - a chronicle of the stories of Indians in the United States. http://bit.ly/cwL0Yr

A social network to capture untold stories from first-generation Indians in the U.S. and provide those stories with a platform to be heard.

04/04/2010

Have you ever paid a public official for "chai-pani" ? Presenting the zero rupee "tea money" note - a surprisingly effective tool in fighting corruption http://bit.ly/dypzlW

That’s the intriguing question raised by the new “zero rupee note” now circulating in southern India. It looks just like the country’s 50 rupee bill but with some crucial differences: It is printed on just one side on plain paper, it bears a big fat “0” denomination, and it isn’t legal tender.

03/24/2010

How information revolution combined with behavioral economics has opened a whole lot of opportunities for the citizens to contribute effectively in the running of their country...

TED Talks The leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping ...

03/24/2010

A must read essay that explains the drivers of US-India relationship

Should relations between the two be purely transactional, or be based on benevolent liberalism, where the US helps India grow without expecting anything in return? Ashley Tellis argues in favour of a third approach, strategic realism, which serves the common interests of both nations ...

03/21/2010

New Delhi Airport: one of the many ambitious projects to be finished before the commonwealth games.

Delhi airport?s T3: bags packed, ready to go, Larger than the new terminals of Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore combined, T3 cannot afford the just-in-time approach that much of Delhi is taking, Home

03/15/2010

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Foreign-university-bill-gets-Cabinet-nod/articleshow/5685525.cms

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a bill to allow foreign education providers set up campuses in India and offer degrees, in a move that could reduce the flow of Indian students abroad.

03/11/2010

Have you seen the PRS Legislative Research site? The best way to understand how the Indian government works. http://bit.ly/bgcGDM
Don't forget to check out the MP track tool!

March 10, 2010Discussion on General BudgetBill for IntroductionThe Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010

03/03/2010

An Outlook India story on social entrepreneurship and social venture capital in India. Extremely informative and enlightening! http://bit.ly/9ZI7MC

These women in Nagaram village, AP, pay as little as Rs 1.50 for 10 litres of water, thanks to Water Health International-India and its backer, Acumen Fund.

02/28/2010

Want to help end poverty in India? Help 'Rang De' today by telling all your friends! http://bit.ly/bYON0h