Saturday, March 22, 2014

NITW and Lakshya are together funding student-led innovation projects on campus

1. Electricity: The campus has a massive LAN network. Can this be used to connect all the rooms, classrooms, labs etc to measure, control and regulate the electric consumption of various electrical appliances and machines? The college spends lacs per month on electric bills.

2. Transport: At ~260 acres ours is not a large campus. But it is a pain to walk from one end to the other and thats why we have so many bikes (and cars). Can we design a smart, thief-proof bicycle transport system complete with docking stations, trackable/low-maintenance bicycles, and a system that promotes fair use?

3. Connectivity: What is the easiest way to enable wifi connectivity across the campus (all 260 acres of it and a little beyond)? Like working on a miniInternet.org project on campus.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Koramangala's startup Padhaaro.com brings business to tourism industry

(Having started in January…)

Most people turn to friends and family for advice and recommendations when traveling to a new country. However, no one knows local culture of a place as the people staying there and no advice or guide can give your travel such an experience.

With an aim to make travel more fun and meaningful and help foreign tourists visiting India get to experience something more than fixed itineraries and packages, Ish Jindal of NIT Warangal and Saurabh Jain of IIT Delhi, started Padhaaro.com, a greeter service that connects local experts with tourists, both foreign nationals and Indians.

Having started in January 2012, padhaaro.com today has a network of around 200 greeters/local experts in 18 cities and has partnered with some businesses as well which provide specialized services.

- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-17/news/47412305_1_january-2012-local-experts-youth-forum