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TRICKS 2007

TRICKS 2007 is India's First National Level Junior Robotics Championship scheduled on 29th April 2007 at IIT, Mumbai. About 110 teams are expected to participate from all across the country. Free Robotics workshops (Fundae sessions) are sponsored by TePP as a part of its mission to kindle creativity .

Microwind turbines from Gambarota

Microwind turbines from Gambarota are in the news. The innovator claims that his micro wind turbine developed in conjunction with the University of Hong Kong can be placed on rooftops or apartment balconies yet able to generate as much as 40 percent of a household's energy needs. Interested in buying- read the product description.

The Tech Museum Awards

The Tech Museum Awards were founded to cast a spotlight on innovators around the world who harness technology to profoundly improve the human condition. Awards are given to innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit humanity in the categories of Environment, Economic Development, Education, Health, and Equality. Five innovators called Laureates will share a cash prize of $250,000. Indian innovators are eligible to apply.
One example of Innovation is kickStart a human powered low cost water pump based on simple stair-step mechanism.

Megabucks

Megabucks is an `Annual business and entrepreneurship festival' organised by SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC) of IIT, Kanpur. SIIC is also TePP outreach centre. The event, this time included a workshop on innovations, attended by grass root innovators, students, faculty and incubating firms. TePP team from Delhi interacted with innovators and visited innovation exhibition. Several TePP supported innovators also participated in the exhibition. The highlight of the workshop is the offer made by Director IIT to all innovators to capitalise on the facilities and capabilities available at IIT.

I Create Inc

I Create has developed a successful Skill Based Entrepreneurship Training Program with Seed Money in partnership with the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), New York, which has won several awards for its practical entrepreneurship curriculum. For the past seven years, I Create has trained disadvantaged women and youth to start their own micro and small businesses in India and provided employability skills to thousands of youth. Interested parties can contact info@icreateinc.org

Bio medical waste treatment

Segregation, packaging, transportation,storage, disposal of bio medical waste is covered under rules framed by Central Pollution Control Board. Innovators working in this area may see details at http://www.cpcb.nic.in/bio-medical.htm

Siddaiah Sudarshan

Siddaiah Sudarshan is a serial innovator from Hyderabad. A qualified engineer he has several innovations to offer for potential entrepreneurs. See his web page http://www.prime-project-ideas.com/

new windmill from sasi narayanan

Sasi Narayanan of chennai developed a new design of windmill, which the inventor claims also make a good advertisement medium. The product is offered on license and interested parties can contact innovator at:

SASI. N, 29A St Joseph Garden, Omakkulamedu, Madhavaram, Chennai 600060, India

Ph 9444792946, Email – sasin29a@hotmail.com;sasin29a@yahoo.co.in

Ancient India inventions

A good video on our ancient inventions. See on Pramod blog
http://pramodrane.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/ancient-indian-inventions/

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directory -solar

For all solar appliance innovators- this is an useful link.


http://www.peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Solar

Infosys-Education world Young Acievers awards

Infosys Technologies and Education world instituted young achievers awards in 2006. Applications are now open for 2007. Closing date 15/4/2007. The event is coordinated by ActivityIndia. for details see www.activityindia.com

concise history of Indian patent act

Law office information center gives a concise history of Indian Patent Act. Very useful- read it.

Chinese inventions

When we talk of ancient civilisations and their inventions, great land of China comes first. Read about Chinese inventions in Jun Shan blog.

Ancient Indian Aircraft Technology

Interesting facts out by Krishna prasad in his blog on Ancient Indian Aircraft Technology. Believe it or not, but one must read it. Read his blog and vimanas covered in Hindu wisdom.

International exhibition for young invntors

Several school children demonstrated their creative out put in the 17th International Engineering & technology Fair held at Delhi from 13th to 16th Feb 2007 . Some interesting ones from abroad:

Vietnam: Seashore garbage collecting machine by 16year old Nguyen Thu Phuong
Thailand: Dust free leaf collecting machine by students of Nong Batao school, Automatic gauge bandage folding machine from students of Sura Nari Witthaya school, Fruit peeling and cutting machine from students of Kraburi school, and latex collecting machine from students of Suratpittaya school,
Srilanka: Energy saving display by student Yenushka Madusanka Dissanayake

Indonesia: Tsunami detector from student Yusmar Purwoko

Kerala boy invents amphibious car

The amphibious Maruti 800 is the brainchild of a mechanic called Vinod, who successfully designed and modified the vehicle over a period of five years at a cost of Rs 8.5 lakh.

Source: NDTV

Creative India 2007

Booklet `Creative India 2007' was released by Secretary, DST during Indian Science Congress held at Chidambaram. This contained brief on 50 innovations facilitated by TePP. Copy of this booklet can be downloaded from DSIR web page `Technopreneur Promotion Programme [TePP]'

Fourth NIF awards

Several grass root innovators received `National Grassroots Technological Innovations and traditional Knowledge awards' from President of India today. The winners of National awards are:
1. Shamrao Parhate- for Shivraj Multipurpose Equipment
2.Satish Deb- for Motek Treadle Press
3.Prem Singh Saini- for Phone operated switch
4.Mohamad Aninuddin Ahmed-Dual security alarm
5.PL Banumurti- for Auomatic Saree Border Weft Insertion
6.S.Shanmugam-for conversion of plain power looms into continuous weft feeding looms
7.Mujib Khan - for retrofitted car for physically handicapped
8.Biju Varghese-for retrofitted car for physically handicapped
9.Ganesamurthy Ansari-for tractor operated stubble shaver
10. Dilip Sinh rana- for whole stalk paddy thresher
11.KJ Baby-for white flowered cardamom variety
12.PN Surulivel-for a new cardamom variety
13.PA Francis-for new style of pepper cultivation
See videos at NIF

Innovaors working on medical instruments

All Indian residents now have complementary access to reliable, up-to-date health research evidence on health care interventions from The Cochrane Library- thanks to sponsorship provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Innovators applying for TePP funds for dev of medical instruments can use the facility to assess status of technology.