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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]
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RAJIV CHANDRAN
National Information Officer
United Nations Information Centre
for India and Bhutan
55, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Tel: 91 11 46532237
M: 9810606833
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