Frugal innovations aim to ensure ‘good-enough’ quality, with simplicity and affordability in an environment where necessity reigns and resources are limited. The need for frugal innovations has been felt the most in the healthcare sector globally, particularly since the onset of the pandemic. Although discussions on frugality have existed for a long time, the Covid-19 […]
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Researching Frugality: Conceptual and Practical Issues, 23rd – 24th April 2022, TERI, TERI Gram, Haryana. In the introductory session, Dr. Saradindu Bhaduri briefly described TRCFS and its purpose. He mentioned many keywords used in the frugal innovation research literature- simplicity, good enough, low cost, etc. He acknowledged the term “Frugality” used by Adam Smith and how “thrifting” […]
Read MoreDr Saradindu Bhaduri did a seminar presentation titled ‘Frugal Innovation Research in India: Thematics, Challenges and Lessons’ at IFRIS Scientific Seminar, LISIS Laboratory, Room No. 101, Gustave Eiffel University, Marne la Valley, France, on Friday, 17th June 2022.
Read MoreDr. Saradindu Bhaduri delivered a guest lecture on ‘From Margins to Mainstream: Locating Frugal Innovations in Science Diplomacy Discourse’ at the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, FAU Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany on Thursday May 19 2022.
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Prof. Dr. Raju Vaishya, a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon, at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi and Dr. Abhishek Srivastava, a Senior Consultant on Spine Surgery at Max Hospital, Vaishali discuss on: Nature and scale of orthopaedic innovations in India Role of doctors in orthopaedic innovations Opportunities and challenges in the Orthopaedic Innovation […]
Read MoreDr Bibhuti Ranjan Bhattacharjya delivered a lecture on “Frugal innovation and the relevance in Economic Development” at Cotton College, Guwahati, India on 14 December 2021.
Read MoreThe research paper entitled “The making of a frugal innovation ecosystem: a case from North-east India”, co-authored by Dr. Bibhuti Ranjan Bhattacharjya, Dr. Saradindu Bhaduri, and Prof. Sashindra Kumar Kakoty adjudged the best paper award in the track “Frugal Innovation and Digitalization: Crossing Boundaries and Creating Impact” at the Conference R&D Management 2021 organized by the University of Strathclyde Glasgow held […]
Read MoreDr. Bibhuti Ranjan Bhattacharjya Delivered a lecture on Science Popularization at the Sipajhar College as a part of Science Day program organized by Sipajhar College Science Forum on 27 February 2021.
Read MoreDr. Bibhuti Ranjan Bhattacharjya participated as a guest speaker in the 17th Foundation Day of the Senior Engineers Forum, Northeast Region, Guwahati, India held on 20 February 2021 at the Seminar Hall of The Institutions of Engineers (India), Guwahati, Assam. The title of the presentation was “Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Rural Development“. A number of successful cases of frugal […]
Read MoreDr Saradindu Bhaduri delivered a lecture on “Frugality, informality and resilience: Towards a good enough innovation system in Indialics Public Lecture Series-5 on 28 November 2020.
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