Original Dravidians, First Farmers?

31 January 2006

Keep a lookout for an article to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in which geneticists from the National Institute of Biologicals (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) present findings from their analysis of nearly 1,000 Indian men representing 77 castes and tribes.

Nearly all the men - and by extension nearly all Indian men regardless of caste or tribe - apparently are descended from native South Asians who developed agriculture about 10,000 years ago and migrated north.

Reported in Science News.

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Technology Transfer from Inside

Waleed al-Shobakky reports in SciDev.net about TechBridgeWorld, founded by Carnegie Mellon robotics scientist Bernardine Dias “to collaboratively design and implement creative technological solutions that will benefit developing communities around the world.” Dias, who grew up in Sri Lanka, knows the importance of appropriate technology transfer - starting with a dialog within communities about what they need.

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Innovations from Rural India - The Honey Bee Network

23 January 2006

The BBC’s Peter Day reports on a clearinghouse of sustainable technology from rural India - and a way to support great, simple ideas: The Honey Bee Network.

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