IC Meets; Disruptive technologies
well suited to save environment
By Parthvee Jain
O
n 7th April 2018, a gush of
fresh air of innovative ideas
buffeted gently a modest
wood paneled auditorium
in central Delhi as two enterprising
innovators unveiled their ongoing
disruptive technologies - based projects
to depollute air and save thousands
of litres of water as well as million units
of electricity.
As audience clung to these innovators’
narratives in rapt attention, another
eminent speaker Denny John dwelt
at length on an absorbing theme of
how to assess a healthcare technology
for larger interest of society. “Mine
is a disruptive technology”, a lanky
This is the age of Disruption, Sebastian Thrun, computer scientist says, and hits bull’s eye.
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but hefty new age entrepreneur
stole lime light at the meet as he, in
his baritone voice, said as an
industry always have tremendous
appetite for future technologies and
thereby revolutionize deliverable.
He was Monish Bhandari of
OptiMaserTM which works for
disinfection of hospital wastes
including many other things.
An engineer, who appeared firmly
grounded and did not betray any sign
of tremendous potential his “Shudh
Vayu” and “Swasthgram” campaign
holds for the society by cleaning tons
of carbon in air by a simple filter
on roofs of cars threw light on his
disruptive innovation for combating
menace of spiking pollution plaguing
many cities.
The engineer Amit Bhatnagar said
920,000 children die under 5 years
due to air pollution worldwide. In
Delhi, it is 3000 in 365 days, almost 8
deaths per day, according to UNICEF
report. Air Pollution inhaled during
pregnancy can cross the placenta and
affect the developing brain of a fetus.
Swasthgram and Shudh Vayu was
founded by Mr. Amit Bhatnagar
and his common friends. Mr. Amit
Bhatnagar is an IITian turned into
social entrepreneur. He did his M.S.