Layoffs hit tech, GCCs; Startups rewrite summer rulesHappy Wednesday! Tech and GCC talent are facing more layoffs as they move up the value chain and integrate into global operations. This and...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Refrigerator that runs without electricity: Check out this clay invention that costs less than a summer electricity billA potter from Gujarat has created a clay refrigerator. This device preserves food without electricity. It uses evaporation to keep items co...
29 Mar, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
‘India is now using ‘lean innovation’ in high-tech — it’s sparked by our economics and geopolitics from both East and West’India's unique 'high-tech jugaad' is driving innovation. This approach emphasizes affordability and scale, creating long-term global impact...
05 Feb, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
The next frontier for India: Building a 'frugal economy'India's rapid economic growth faces challenges like water stress and pollution, necessitating a shift from hypergrowth or degrowth. Navi Ra...
18 Aug, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
Use Vedic wisdom to do better with lesser resources:Navi RadjouManagement thinker Navi Radjou, speaking at an event, urged India to leverage its tradition of frugal innovation and Vedic wisdom to build ...
15 Nov, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
IIT Guwahati establishes department to bolster healthcare in rural IndiaIndian Institute of Technology- Guwahati has established the ICMR-DHR Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Device and Diagnostics Innovation...
02 Aug, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
Rajnath Singh launches startup challenge to find innovative ideas on 11 defence issuesFour of the 11 subjects of the Defence India Startup Challenge 4 (DISC4) are autonomous underwater swarm drones, foliage penetration radar,...
29 Sep, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
India is a leader in Frugal & demand-driven innovation: Francis GurryWhen we look at the speed of innovation, this is one of the big challenges, One being to keep up with the speed of technological developmen...
06 Mar, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
- Ignitho Technologies to expand activities in frugal innovation space
Frugal innovation from India is starting to make a difference to western enterprises and Ignitho is already one of the early movers in this...
28 Nov, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
National IPR policy to promote creativity, innovation: DIPPJoint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Rajiv Aggarwal said the government is making an ecosystem to pr...
20 Aug, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
How to do more with less? Innovators talk frugal"In the age of scarcity companies and facing the pressure from consumers, employees and governments to create first rate affordable and sus...
08 Apr, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
MNCs embracing frugal innovation to succeed in tough economic environmentMost companies, domestic and multinational corporations, are focusing on driving innovation for global and local markets.
20 Jun, 2013, 08.55 AM IST
Simone Ahuja: Blood Orange's 'jugaad innovator' advises MNCs about adopting cheaper waysThere is a lot of difference between jugaad and jugaad innovation. While the former may be symbolic of sloppy the latter is about innovatio...
10 Mar, 2013, 01.58 PM IST
Frugal innovation: Devi Shetty's Narayana Hrudayalaya to conduct heart surgeries at world's cheapest ratesOver the years, India has proven its expertise in creating world-class products and services at low cost, gaining from economies of scale.
26 Dec, 2012, 10.50 AM IST
- Cambridge enterprise expert hails Indian 'jugaad'
A new book co-authored by three Indian-origin authors suggests that western companies can adopt the time-tested Indian concept of 'jugaad.
18 May, 2012, 11.36 AM IST
India will be a centre of frugal engineering in year 2012Low-cost, high-value engineering Bharat-style coupled with maturing R&D bases of multinational corporations will provide many answers to an...
30 Dec, 2011, 09.23 AM IST
- Frugal innovations for financial inclusion
By integrating the specific needs of the bottom of the pyramid markets and working backward to develop suitable solutions different from th...
31 May, 2010, 05.43 AM IST