Rural technology development and delivery : RuTAG and Its synergy with other initiatives /: RuTAG and Its synergy with other initiatives. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Subir Kumar Saha and M. R. Ravi.
• Other Names: Saha, Subir Kumar; Ravi, M. R
• Contents: Intro; Conference Organization; Preface; Message from the Mentor (Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India); Message from the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Message from the Director, IIT Delhi; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Past, Present and Future of Rural Technologies; 1 Summary of Keynote Lectures and Panel Discussions of RTDD-2018; 1 Introduction; 2 Summary of Keynote Lectures 2.1 Keynote Lecture by Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on 'Rural Technology Development and Delivery: Many Dimensions'2.2 Keynote Lecture by Prof. Akimasa Fujiwara, Hiroshima University, Japan on 'Can AV Alleviate Transport-Related Exclusion in Aging Rural Areas?'; 2.3 Keynote Lecture by Prof. Balakrishnan Shankar, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, on 'Amritapuri on Amrita Technology for Society'; 2.4 Keynote Lecture by Prof. B. K. Chakravarthy, IIT Bombay on 'Collaborative Innovation' 2.5 Keynote Lecture by Prof. P. L. Dhar, Ex-Professor, IIT Delhi on 'Rural Development & Technology'3 Summary of Panel Discussions; 3.1 Panel Discussion on 'Taking Products to People Through Social Enterprises' Held on March 9, 2018; 3.2 Panel Discussion on 'RuTAG and Its Future' Held on March 10, 2018; 4 Conclusions; References; Reviews of Technology Interventions at Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG); 2 Improved Technologies Under the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) at IIT Delhi; 1 Introduction; 2 Rural Technology in IIT Delhi; 3 RuTAG Technologies at IIT Delhi 3.1 Improved Device for Making Beads from Holy Basil (Tulasi)3.2 Improved Design for Treadle Pumps; 3.3 Animal Driven Gear Box for Multiple Rural Applications; 3.4 Bullock Driven Tractor (BDT); 3.5 Groundwater Level Measuring Device; 3.6 Indigenous Device for Sheep Hair Shearing; 3.7 Improvement of Furnace for Bangles; 4 Conclusions; References; 3 Technology Interventions for Rural Development by RuTAG IIT Bombay: A Review; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Philosophy of RuTAG; 1.2 RuTAG IIT Bombay; 2 RuTAG IIT Bombay's Approach in Designing Rural Development Interventions; 2.1 Scope of Work 2.2 Process for Identification of Projects2.3 Selection of Problem; 2.4 Detailed Background Study and Literature Review; 2.5 Identification of Faculty Members to Work on Interventions; 2.6 Writing Project Proposal; 2.7 Presenting Proposal to Program Advisory Committee (PAC) and Approval for Seed Grant; 2.8 Presenting the Proposal to Central Project Evaluation Committee (CPEC) for Approval; 2.9 General Approach for RuTAG Projects and Field Trials; 3 Thematic Analysis; 3.1 Animal Husbandry; 3.2 Design Interventions; 3.3 Fishery; 3.4 Handicraft for Physically Challenged
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 307.14120954; PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics; Rural development -- Economic aspects -- India; Regional planning -- India; Community development -- India; Technology -- India; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811364358; 9811364354
• Related ISBNs: 9789811364341
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 9, 2019).
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