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Thursday, October 20, 2016

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MEDIA INVITATION

UN Day (24 October) 2016 Celebrating Innovation at UN House, 55 Lodi Estate

Houses that can help withstand natural disasters; drones that can improve forest management and enable rapid response; India's first electronic public toilet integrating electronic and web-mobile technologies; necklaces that tell doctors your entire medical history; India’s next mission to the moon; and video games that help fight violence.

Our journey to 2030 has begun….

Join the United Nations, NITI Aayog and XPRIZE as we celebrate United Nations Day on Monday, 24 October 2016, in recognition of India’s innovators who are helping transform the lives of people in the country. Innovators from government, the private sector, civil society, and educational institutions from around the country will share their innovations that will help India to achieve AGENDA 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.

We invite members of the media to interact with some of India’s most exciting innovators on Monday, 24 October 2016 at 11.30 AM at UN House, 55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003.

Media will also have an opportunity of interacting with Yuri Afanasiev, United Nations Resident Coordinator: Muralikrishna Kumar, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog, Marcus Shingles, CEO XPRIZE and Zenia Tata, Executive Director, XPRIZE.

Please carry a Press Photo ID with you to facilitate your entry into the UN Premises;

You will have to trade the Photo ID at our security desk for the visitor’s pass; and follow standard security procedures.

For more information contact:

UN Information Centre Nandita Surendran

unic.india@unic.org nandita.surendran@undp.org

Ph: 46532242 Ph: 9810084776

LIST OF INNOVATIONS TO BE SHOWCASED INCLUDE:

Revolutionizing healthcare

· Bringing medical care right into homes through a cost-effective portable healthcare gadget [Team Danvantri, American Megatrends India]

· eVIN, a path-breaking mobile and web application that enables real-time monitoring of vaccine logistics systems across India [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India]

· Khushi Baby, a necklace for patients that interfaces with a mobile app for health workers to provide complete health records [UNICEF, ARM, and Frog]

· Made in India, a portable diagnostic kit along with laboratory equipment, powered on solar [ Accuster Technologies]

Exciting steps in water and sanitation

· A water purity monitoring device which can be easily attached to taps, indicating the safety of water for drinking [Khushi Kumari, Rosy, and Rani Kumari]

· India's first eToilet, integrating electronic and web-mobile technologies [ERAM Group]

· SoaPen, a wearable and portable soap re-designed to encourage hand washing amongst young children [UNICEF, ARM, and Frog]

Resilient and safe housing:

· Urban housing materials and technologies that are cost-effective, disaster resistant, and environmentally friendly [Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India]

· Rural housing innovations using local knowledge and materials, capable of serving the housing needs of poor households [Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India]

Exploration and connectivity

· India’s exciting Lunar Spacecraft and Rover, which aims to land a spacecraft on the moon in 2017 to transmit high-definition media from the lunar surface to earth [Team Indus]

· Forest, ambulance and connectivity drones, unmanned aerial vehicles to improve forest management, provide internet, monitor illegal activities, enable rapid response, and facilitate movement of people and organs in medical emergencies [Agni Foundation]

Energy solutions for India

· Solar powered street food cart using energy cake technology, converting bio-mass into smokeless energy for cooking [Energy Research Applications]

· Biomass Gasifiers that emit clean gas and ensures extremely low tar concentrations [TERI]

All’s fun in education and games

· A series of video games that help players responsibility gather and allocate resources; provide an understanding of choices and their repercussions on inclusive growth; and a virtual knowledge commons that allows players to share their visions and opinions [UNESCO MGIEP]

· Solar powered education solutions tools that creates a digital classroom in the middle of nowhere [4SLearning]

Virtual Reality

· A Culture Lab platform or platform that allows users to engage with great ideas of the past and interpret current breakthroughs in our understanding of the self and the universe [Memesys Culture Lab]

Accessibility

· Smart Cane, an electronic aid which helps the visually impaired by detecting obstacles using sonic waves communicated through vibrations [ Student project at IIT Delhi, supported by Media Lab Asia, Wellcome Trust, Phoenix Medical Systems and Saksham Trust]