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From China to India: VSBK’s Low-Carbon Leap

The story of the adaptation(s) of the VSBK technology and brick production processes in India is an example of collaboration among a range of partners coming from varied backgrounds, experience, expertise and skill sets, across formal and informal sectors, from artisans to technical experts and public sector agencies. This was …

The Paradigm of Technology: Innovate or Incubate

India is home to some of the earliest and greatest inventions in the world, which started and flourished under the Indus Valley Civilisation. Among the greatest innovations were the technologies for producing pottery and burnt building materials in Mohenjo-Daro, efficient water harvesting and conservation systems in Dholavira, and other tools …