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Scaling Frugal Innovations: Insights from India

by Vandana Kumar
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9788126922260
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: Business Management
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 206
  • Original Price: INR 295.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 250 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Every individual, organisation, or society uses energy in some form or the other. Increase in world population, and consequent material consumption in both the developing and the developed hemispheres is leading to a phenomenal increase in world energy requirements. The challenge is not only to satisfy this huge energy need but also to look out for ways to secure, affordable and sustainable energy.

The book starts with the basics of energy, greenhouse effect, energy scenario of India and the world at large. Then it broadly describes wide range of renewable energy technologies like wind, solar, hydro power, geothermal energy, and biomass. Finally, the book goes beyond renewable energy to the areas of sustainability, covering nuclear energy, clean coal technology, carbon capture and storage, and more importantly, energy efficiency in the building, transportation and smart grid. Besides describing relevant technologies of renewable and sustainable energy, various academic programmes in India and abroad in these areas, and huge career prospect in the emerging green field areas have been described.

The book is primarily intended for the discerning students who are looking for an exciting career in the niche field of renewable energy technologies. It will be a useful guide to enthusiasts who are interested in the greening the world.

Vandana Kumar, an officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service, is a graduate from Delhi University and a postgraduate from Carnegie Mellon University. She is presently Integrated Financial Advisor at the DRDO Headquarters. During her 23 years with the Government of India, she has worked in diverse assignments, including defence establishments and programs under Ministry of Defence and Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles. An expert in defence procurement and expenditure management, she also has a keen sense of issues contributing to achievement of outcomes.

Vandana has an abiding faith in the potential of India. She believes that unshackling decision-making and crafting an ecosystem which fosters innovation can propel India towards achieving her full potential and taking rightful place on the world stage.

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • SECTION 1

  • 1. Aravind: Making Millions of Eyes Sparkle
  • 2. Narayana Health: A Beacon of Hope to the Indian Health Care System
  • 3. BMVSS: Enabling People with Disabilities
  • 4. National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH): Connecting with the World
  • SECTION 2

  • 5. Amul: Transforming a Milk Deficient Country into the World’s Largest Milk Producer
  • 6. Sulabh International: Scaling Sanitation and Rehabilitating Scavengers through Innovative Affordable Toilets
  • SECTION 3

  • 7. Tata Nano: Hits and Misses
  • 8. Tata Swach: Promise of Pure Water to People at the Bottom of the Pyramid
  • 9. What We can Learn from Organizations Scaling Frugal Innovations

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