Formal innovations do not come about overnight and such innovations attain a state of stagnancy after some time. This paper discusses the possible approaches of formalizing the informal innovations in the agriculture sector especially in sustainable pest management. Out of about 60 informal...

A combined realization of the negative effects of chemical pesticides and the positive attributes of biopesticide have led to an intensive research programs by both public and private institutions across nations. This has generated a knowledge pool and accumulated vast scientific literature....

This article reports a comparative analysis of the thrust in solar photovoltaic (PV) research during 1981-88 and 2001-08. Global solar PV literature in the later period recorded 4.5-fold increase over those in 1981-88. USA leads all the countries in terms of absolute number of publications as is...

Pest induced crop loss is on the rise despite increasing usage of pesticides. Fortunately, realization of the negative effects of chemicals (including on humans) shifted the focus to more reliable, sustainable and environment friendly agents of pest control - the Bio-pesticides. In spite of the...

Energy requirement of Indian economy is enormous and growing fast. Growth of industry implies growing requirements for energy. Coal, oil and natural gas are the three primary commercial energy sources. Huge parts of this demand for energy are met through imports of energy resources. The recent...

The system of organized business enterprise is amongst the important actors of the national innovation system. Given the wide variations in ownership, size, nature of competition, there would be similar differences in the depth and types of innovative activities. The economic dynamics of this...

Innovation behaviors of listed firms are likely to be different from business enterprises that are not listed, such as privately held family firms. The listing entitles a firm access to supposedly cheaper capital market. Listing also makes it obligatory on the part of companies to divulge...

Knowledge of national research trends and thrusts as well as R&D capability in solar photovoltaics has become all the more essential post launching of the National Solar Mission. The present study is perhaps the first attempt that analyzes the status of solar PV research in India encompassing...

Due to their influence on the extent of sophistication and standard of living, materials have defined the ages of mankind. The development of the field is determined to a great extent by societal needs ranging from national security and communications to health and housing. Aspiration of India...