Innovators Camp at PSG College, Coimbatore

Workshop for Innovators will be held on 9th April 2009 in PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. Contact TUC Coordinator:
K Suresh Kumar
PSG-STEP
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore - 641 004
Phone: 91-422-4363300,4363301
Fax : 91-422-2573833

PG Diploma in Intellectual Property and Technology Management in Agriculture(PGD-IPTMA)

NAARM is offering this one year residential course. For details:
http://www.naarm.ernet.in/PGDIPTMA/CourseHighlights.asp

Chinese Farmer Innovations

Rick Martin covered some interesting Chinese farmer innovations. See
http://inventorspot.com/articles/7_amazing_chinese_farmer_inventions_and_mods_25322

Agro Business development camp, Patiala

Agro Business Incubator, ICRISAT, Hyderabad in association with Science and technology Entrepreneurs Park of Thapar University are organisig one day Agri Business development Camp in Patiala on 28th March. Interested innovators can contact, Dr Dinesh Goyal (098156 61075) or S.Aravazhi ( 098661 81519)

Innovators meet 2009 at Durgapur

CMERI, Durgapur is organising Innovators meeting at Durgapur on 25th & 26th March 2009. There will also be a workshop on product design for selected TePP innovators. Contact:

Soumya Sen Sharma

Coordinator, TUC-CMERI

Phone: 03436510256 (O), 03436510456 (R), 09232392774 (M)

INNOVATORS MEET AND TECHNOVISION-2009,Bhilai

TePP Outreach Centre, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai is organising this innovators meeting on 20th March 2009 at Bhilai.

The Programme – “Innovators Meet and Technovision – 2009” aims at bringing together the persons having innovative ideas and possessing the capacity to transform innovation to entrepreneurship. Such persons may range from students of technical educational institutions to faculty members, research workers, field professionals and practitioners. The Programme further aims at providing an opportunity to young innovators for showcasing the models and prototypes developed by them.

Contact :

Shri B L Sharma, Programme Coordinator : 0788-2261311

Shri M L Deshmukh, Co-coordinator – 9926633310

Shri V K Agarwal. Co-coordinaor – 0788-2261311

TePP Workshop at Udaipur

Next workshop for innovators and start-ups in Udaipur is planned for 30th March 2009. Contact:

Dr. S.M.Mathur Associate Professor Department of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering College of Technology & Engineering Udaipur-313 001 (Rajasthan) INDIA e mail: shiloo592003@yahoo.co.uk phone: 91-294-2470119 (o), 2471604 (R, 09460028535

TePP counselling center at Rajahmundry

Innovators from Rajahmundry and nearby areas can access government grants for independent innovators under TePP by contacting:

Dr. Sri Nivasa Rao Y, Associate Professor, Department of Geoinformatics, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry - 533105, INDIA, Tel:+91 9849082084

TePP on Doordarshan, Simla

TePP Network partner R.KSud, will appear on Doordarshan Kendra Shimla with the topic "Techno-preneur Promotion Programme - an opportunity to the innovative farmers and other innovators" under the progeamme Krishi Darshan at 6.00 - 6.30 pm on 11.03.2009

23rd Shodh Yatra (28th May 2009 to 2nd June 2009) in Dahod, Gujarat

The 23rd Shodhyatra will commence from Ratanmahal in the Dahod district. Ratanmahal is famous for the sloth bear sanctuary. The yatra will traverse through hills and jungles, pausing at villages, hamlets and will proceed towards Bhabhra covering approximately 100 kilometers over a period of five days. The stretch of the shodhyatra route is inhabited primarily by various tribal groups like Rathawa, Nayak, Bhil, Bhilala, Patliya. Bhabhra, where the Shodhyatra culminates is the birth place of the famous freedom fighter, Chandra Shekhar Azad and a small memorial has also been erected here in this honour. Interested in joining? contact:
RAMESH PATEL, Secretary-SRISTI, Editor-Loksarvani, SRISTI INNOVATIONS, Cell Number: +91(79)9825061139(M)