THE EVOLUTION OF 'JUGAAD? TECHNOLOGY IN THIS COVID-19
Time and again pandemics have threatened the human race.
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Updated November 2026. This was first published on 13 September 2020. The idea is the same. Any number below is what the original piece said then. It is not a new count.
Key takeaways
- Time and again pandemics have threatened the human race.
- And with each outbreak technology plays a significant role to manage the unexpected impact of its spread and the fatality that it brings forth.
- The onset of the pandemics cannot be prevented.
Time and again pandemics have threatened the human race. And with each outbreak technology plays a significant role to manage the unexpected impact of its spread and the fatality that it brings forth. The onset of the pandemics cannot be prevented. technology can surely help control its spread, warn mankind, and empower better management of the disease. The converging technologies like of the mobile phones, cloud, AI/ML, robotics, analytics, and the high speed of the internet of 4G/5G gives creative approaches to respond to a grave situation like a pandemic. Better still the local skills and indigenous expertise have given a spurt to accessibility to technology which the masses can identify with.
Indian brains are coming up with innovations to combat the outbreak. Doctors, engineers and even students are pitching in to make the best use of technology. To eliminate the import of machinery, home grown engineers from NIT and IIM Calicut and a start-up firm from Bangalore and Rajkot are now manufacturing these machines. With a 40% reduction in cost now surgical masks and N-95 masks are produced in bulk within the nation.
Manufacturing Ruhdaar, the low-cost ventilator was initiated by IIT Mumbai and the engineers of the Design Innovation Centre (DIC) of Islamic University of Science and Technology. The overall cost has been fixed at Rs 15000 for these homemade ventilators, bringing in massive relief to the Covid-19 positive Indians. Besides Ruhdaar, REVA University has invented a portable ventilator which is the size of an oven and ideally inexpensive. It delivers 500-600 ml of air per breath and 15-18 breaths per minute, as prescribed medically for Covid-19 patients.
The Indian Navy has developed a low-cost PPE made up of a special fabric, suitable for our tropical weather and a high level of ‘breathability?, validated by the ICMR.
J&K Police team had created a hand wash machine which could be foot-operated rather than being hand-operated. This idea was improved upon by the Talegaon Dabhade Municipal Corporation that the user need not touch the soap dispenser or the tap but can push a lever with one’s foot which would activate both.
COVISAFE was discovered by the Nagpur doctors. are boxes which ensure the safe transport of the Covid-19 patients. It’s an airtight box which fits well in the stretchers and the emergency fixtures like oxygen cylinders and ventilators can be easily installed in COVISAFE. When the virus affected patient exhales, the air that comes out of the box is filtered for the prevention of the spread of the virus to the medical staff.
In Chikballapura district, a Nodal Officer set up the country’s first disinfectant tunnel in just two days. It is 20 feet high covered at the sides with polythene sheets. He used local materials like organic fumigant replacing Sodium Hypochlorite.
The BMC has constructed phone booths like kiosks, where a person can be tested in isolation. Besides, saving a lot of time these booths do not let the air escape outside, thus preventing the spread of the virus.
technology is catching up in India due to its easy availability and low-cost features when compared to the imported stuff. These health-friendly technologies are helping the world to embrace the new normal.
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The draft already used these words. The lines below only say what they mean. They are not new findings.
5G is a generation of mobile network. It is the radio and the core network behind it, not a single app.
What the original did not show #
The draft did not include a later count, a new quote, or a promise about today. Read the claims above as a record of the day it was written.
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What is the main point? #
Time and again pandemics have threatened the human race.
What else did the original piece say? #
And with each outbreak technology plays a significant role to manage the unexpected impact of its spread and the fatality that it brings forth.