The sun was about to set in the local craft market, where we had gone to experience art, culture and food. Kelli Ryan complimented my talk that I had given earlier this day at the inaugural session of the World Indigenous Network Conference WINC2013 in Darwin, Australia, and said that she was trying to do … Continue reading
More than 1200 activists, professionals, community representatives, elders, herders, academics and students from 55 countries got together in Darwin, part of Larrakia Country, to exchange, explore and embed their concern about the cultural erosion of knowledge of elders and about how to tap the curiosity of young people to preserve and persist with what should … Continue reading
Today SRISTI explores in a workshop with experts technological ideas and innovations for the elimination of child labour. In this initiative that is carried out in cooperation with ILO, we are trying three alternative approaches: a. Eliminate the demand of child labour by substituting the task in which children are engaged by mechanical or other technological processes. It … Continue reading
Student Team : Naveen Kumar Rai Supervisor Name: Dr. Amit Sethi College Name: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati The proposed device will assist visually handicapped people in navigating the outdoor environment. It will look out for three specific types of visual patterns that are of high importance. These are written text and road signs, … Continue reading
Student Team : KANWALJIT SINGH Supervisor Name: Dr. P.M. Pandey ( Dept of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi) University: IIT Delhi College Name: IIT Delhi Clubfoot often technically referred to as ‘congenital talipes equinovarus’ (CTEV) is a complex foot deformity which is present from birth and causes one or both feet of the new born … Continue reading
Student Team : Kalpesh Wani ,Vivek Bavishi, Venkat Rao University: VNIT, Nagpur College Name: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Most of the digital pens (computer input device) available in the market need their own specific surface (which are pressure sensitive) and are very costly (ranging from $22 i.e. Rs.1100 to $99 i.e. Rs.5,000). The … Continue reading
Student Team : Alap Kshirsagar ,Abhijit Patil, Vikalp Jambhulkar Supervisor Name: Prof. Suhas Joshi University: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay College Name: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay The team has automated the manual cutting old sarees into ribbons for weaving mats on handlooms. The prototype machine developed by the team has three assemblies: the saree … Continue reading
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