Top Indian Innovations

As they say, Creative thinking inspires ideas and Ideas inspire change. Here are the top innovations that changed our lifestyle. Take a look at these inventions that shows how creatively the mind works.

1. Venus portable washing machine

Mumbai-based Indian startup Vimbas Navrachna’s Venus mini washing machine, which is a bucket mounted mini washing machine. This device will turn your simple bucket into a washing machine. Venus mini washing machine is a portable washing machine and can be a very interesting product for low-income families as well as those who are living alone in hostels or away from their families.

The operation of the Venus mini washing machine is very simple.  The users need to fill water in a bucket, add detergent, and mount the machine in the bucket. It lets users wash upto 2.5 kgs load per 5 minutes wash cycle.

The Venus mini washing machine will be priced at Rs 1500 and is expected to be available by the second quarter of 2015 in India. You can watch the bucket mounted mini washing machine at work here.

2. Mitticool fridge

Mansukhbhai  Raghavjibhai  Prajapati  a famous rural innovator from India known for his earthen clay based functional products like:

• Mitticoo
• Non Stick Clay Tawa
• Low cost water filter

A school drop-out, he has achieved a feat that many in the world envy today.  The simple and unassuming Mansukhbhai is not keen on money. His ambition is to make more low-cost and eco-friendly products for the masses. He is the holder of the Indian patents for these products that boast high efficiency and an eco-friendly nature. This fridge is made of clay and requires zero electricity. It can keep food fresh for up to 5-6 days!

3. Automatic Coconut Palm Climber

This Patented device invented by Shri. P.M. Cleetus (200983), was granted on 27-Sep-2006.

The Agricultural Research Station Mannuthy has successfully developed and tested a new version of mechanical coconut climbing device.

The total weight of the device is 8. 400 kg and can can lift a maximum weight of 400 kg.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the research team is to develop coconut palm tree climbing as a high-tech profession. ARS Mannuthy is planning to go in for large scale production of the device at the industrial level.

The climber unit consists of two parts — the seat unit and the pedal unit.

The entire unit is fitted on the coconut tree with seat unit above the pedal unit. By standing on the pedal unit, the seat unit can be slided up or down the tree.

Since the operator is safely held against the tree by the seat unit, there is practically no risk of falling down or accidents.

An operator takes about 40 seconds to safely climb a palm tree having a height of 12 metres.

Similarly, by sitting on the seat unit, the pedal unit can be slided up or down.

The operator can ascend or descend the tree by operating the seat and the pedal units alternately.

A lynch pin harnessing method is adopted here, which provides easy harnessing and dismantling within 26 and 10 seconds, respectively.

The device named KAU Kera Suraksha has been designed and developed by Dr U. Jaikumaran, Professor and Head of ARS Mannuthy, Ms Suma Nair, Dr V. R. Ramachandran, Ms Sakeena Beevi and Mr P. Ajith Kumar.

OVERALL COST

The overall cost of the machine is approximately Rs. 7,000, but it could be reduced if is produced at the industrial level.

The price of the safety harnessing unit is Rs. 10,000. The ARS is also making use of an overall suit and safety harnessing belts for palm tree climbers.

This gives total safety and security to the climbers.

The ARS Mannuthy will also provide a one-week training programme for coconut palm tree climbing, cleaning the crowns, cross pollination techniques on crowns, developing of hybrid coconut nuts etc.