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Small towns are leading next wave of innovation

Feb 04, 4127 |

A few weeks back some student projects of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi were featured in this column as an example of the lack of innovation in some of India's top engineering schools. A prime example was that of a coin sorter, several commercial versions of which are already available in the market. Secondly, why develop a coin sorter? How many Indian grocery stores need or use them?

This left me wondering why our top grade engineering talent is looking to solve problems that don't exist or which have already been addressed adequately. An answer came from innovation guru Anil Gupta of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad who has mastered the art of scouting for innovation at the unlikeliest of places.

He said if you are looking for innovative solutions to our problems from engineering students, go to engineering institutes and polytechnics (yes, they still exist) in small towns. You may have never heard of places like Bhadu or Miraj or Ambur. It is from such towns that the next wave of innovation seems to be rising.

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Where can I find/buy a portable heater (preferably battery operated but not necessary) that's a decent price?

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I'm gonna be outdoors a long time in November and I'd like a way to help keep warm, with there being no places to go inside for heat.
The outdoors is a big place. How much heat are you looking for? Tent? Cabin? Car? Sleeping bag and a poncho? They make propane heaters that just pop on the top of a small camping size bottle of propane, and cost about $15. They make others that run off 12VDC (your car cigarette lighter) for around $30, and they make gel pacs that you stick in your gloves, socks, sleeping bag etc for about $3 each (but those are single use).
If you could be more specific, I could pop you in the right direction.
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