innovation

99% of those who are reading this blog will have no difficulty in drinking clean, pure water in the next 5 minutes. All that you need to do is open the tap and get as much water as you want, until you close the tap or filter. But not…

IBM Researchers in India have come up with an exciting solution which can kill two birds with one arrow: UrJar, which is a “A Lighting Solution using Discarded Laptop Batteries.” As per the researchers, 70% of all discarded laptop batteries…

With a goal of placing a ‘washing machine in every household’ and with a vision of ‘When technology meets common man, World prospers’, a Mumbai based startup is aiming to offer fully functional, portable washing machines for only Rs 1500.…

“Necessity is the mother of invention” – Old English Proverb The day fire was invented (or discovered?) by human beings, the destiny of the whole human race changed; they understood the meaning of innovation and power and how to use…

If we were to ask you – Does Innovation thrive in India – What would be your answer? While we are not sure about your answer, the recent GE Global Innovation Barometer study points that innovation is happening at healthy pace and over…

Thanks to an Indian innovator from Kochi, you may now be able to experience the magic of Google Glass for just Rs 4500. Arvind Sanjeev, 23, has created a replica of the augmented reality goggles Google Glass, which has a selling price of…

To start with, deal with the fact that 39 million people around the world are visually impaired and 20% of that population resides in India. The literacy level is as low as 10% for even an advanced country like US. The reason? Dearth of…

A revolutionary new smartphone has been developed, which is foldable and flexible enough to be converted into a laptop and a tablet! Human Media Lab at Queen's University, Canada has created this unique smartphone, aptly called…

Amidst all the shiny screens many of us forget that technology comprises more than laptops and mobiles. We are not at fault as well as that is where the fastest growth is usually happening. It however doesn’t mean that technology is not…

Rajesh Adhikari is a 12th class student in the sleepy little hill-town of Nainital in Uttrakhand. Few months back, it snowed heavily in the town, and the community was left powerless as all the electricity transmission was disrupted. He…