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Written by Vimarsh Bajpai   
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 00:00
Chamak Laundry seeks to help people from bottom of the pyramid to become entrepreneurs and run kiosks that target the middle class customers.

Akshat Mehra decided to take the entrepreneurship route after working for Proctor & Gamble (P&G) for nine years, out of which seven were with their...

 
A Pivot Irrigator with a Difference
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Written by Vimarsh Bajpai   
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 00:00
Developed by a Pune-based engineer, this eco-friendly machine saves energy and time while irrigating large stretches of land. However, lack of funds is hampering its commercial production

When rains failed all of a sudden last year after having started on a promising note in June, the...

 
Keeping Babies Warm and Safe
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Written by Aswathi Muralidharan   
Tuesday, 01 September 2009 00:00

A low-cost infant warmer developed by a lady doctor from Tamil Nadu could act as a savior for infants in rural India

India’s infant mortality rate is alarmingly high at 54 per thousand births, according to the UNICEF State of the World’s Children 2009 report.

 
A Low-cost Clay Fridge
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Written by Aswathi Muralidharan   
Saturday, 01 August 2009 00:00

Mansukhbhai Raghavbhai Prajapati, a Gujarat-based potter, makes this fridge that uses no electricity!

When the killer earthquake hit Gujarat in the winter chill of 2001, Mansukhbhai Raghavbhai Prajapati, a potter in the nondescript town of Wankaner, was among those who were left to pick the ruins.

 
Selling toothbrushes with paste dispensers
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Written by Ambrish Jha   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 00:00

The advanced toothbrush looks like any normal toothbrush, but comes with an inbuilt mechanism for dispensing toothpaste

It is quite usual to find people frantically looking for their toothbrushes and paste tubes in their bags in morning while on a train journey.

 
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