Indigenous innovations

This low-cost life saving device only requires the administrator to power it up in less than 12 seconds by rotating a small hand paddle. While the price of electricity powered defibrillators at airports and hospitals are skyrocketing, this made-in-India defibrillator costs less than a quarter of the same amount.

The seaplane is fitted with the engine of a Maruti Omni car and has a maximum speed of 100 km per hour. This comes as an advantage, for regular boats cannot operate at such an elevated speed in the backwaters.

Falling under the 'Make in India' project, the jacket was designed using indigenous technology, involving lightweight thermoplastics.