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and another two from other countries

Its the Monsoon season in India, and whether you like it or not, there are mosquitoes in India. The age old methods of killing them off or making sure that they will not cause any harm are always there, but like I said, they are age old. It is time for the Mosquito to face new technologies as well. I mean if you were a mosquito and were trying to suck on human blood, it is clear that the age old coils and the mats are the weapons that humans have against you. Its time we make the Mosquitoes realise that we have actually improved.

The problem of Mosquitoes is not only in India but in a lot of developing countries in the World, innovation and innovative solutions have been a real issue in this field, even the likes of Bill Gates has got into trying to find a solution for Malaria and eradication of the Mosquitoes in Africa through the Bill and Melinda foundation. But Bangalore based companies seem to be having an edge over the competition when it comes to fighting this prehistoric menace. Here are some solutions that are available.

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The Indian consumer electronics industry is going through a bit of a overhaul. From “Indian” Mobile Phones to various innovative gadgets, the Indian Electronics Industry is definitely giving a good fight to the international players in India like the Nokia’s, the Samsung’s, the LG’s and the likes. It was all play nice, we are the new kids on the block, until they started to make a dent in the markets of these guys. Most of us know that Nokia has not been performing in the smart phone segment, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer has its strength in the low cost mobile sector, and that is now being challenged by the likes of Maxx Mobiles,Karbon Mobiles, MicroMax and others.

But looks like Indian Companies are not just happy with making a dent. They are now going for the Mother load, Apple and the likes. If you have been reading this blog for a while, you will know about my obsession with the Innovation in India as well as a bit of a hatred with the iPad. What sparked off this post is actually a re look into the Indian Pioneer who decided to take on the Pi, Infibeam. And what surprised me was that they have an iPad lookalike ready, running both Android and Windows as optional. Yes, you did hear that right ! I thought it would make a nice look at these so called, “iPad Killers” from India. So, here goes.

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We technically I should say India – Bangladesh. Global Warming, one of the symptoms of which is rising water levels. Water levels rising is an issue of concern for mostly islands and India does have a fair few. Island nations like Mauritius and Maldives are on the forefront of the fight against global warming. And a lot needs to be done to “save the world” from this BIG problem. In what seems to be a preview of things to come, Moore Island off the coast of India has just disappeared off the face of the planet.

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