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Highest number of innovations from Manipur at National Innovation Foundation
A gadget that makes lines shockproof, a soap made out of milk and honey :: Indian Express
Adam Halliday / Indian Express, Mon Mar 14 2011, 04:10 hrs
It's an electronic gagdet that can be attached to the household's main electricity board. It then makes all power lines shockproof.
K Nicholson's "shockproof converter", a device validated at IIT-Guwahati, is a standing example of how much innovation necessity can mother. Nicholson is from Manipur's Imphal Valley, a region that has struggled for decades against the scarcity of essential commodities, apart from militancy and human rights abuse. And it is from this area that the National Innovation Foundation has tested and certified 26 creations, including Nicholson's. ......
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"We have received the highest number of innovations from tiny Manipur, especially the Imphal Valley region," said Anil Gupta, NIF executive vice-chairperson and professor at IIM-Ahmedabad.
Among other innovations are two variants — "improved mechanised " and "double shuttle"— of the traditional loom.Biren Singh's mechanised version runs on a half-horsepower motor. In contrast, Ngangom Nabakumar Singh's version does not modify the working principle but is broader than the traditional loom and admits two sets of warp rolls instead of one. ....
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Jina Khumujam's "herbal soap", made of milk, honey, oil, caustic soda and a host of local herbs, has been validated as having "high medicinal value".
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