auto start and stop hand pumponly 16 kg, can lift 720 litres/hour works on a 12 volt DC

Developed by Vishwamurthy Hegde (of Balekuli, a remote village in Siddapur taluk and a dropout from 1st year diploma), this lower power consuming auto start and stop hand pump, weighting only 16 kg, can lift 720 litres/hour to a height of 30 meters from a borewell of any depth without a submerisible motor and works on a 12 volt DC!!!

This pump can work on solar energy, LGP, biogas, by pedaling, kerosene. It can be used in open wells, tanks, lakes and can be used for watering fields at low cost.

The technology is centered around eco friendliness, less fuel consumption, and work efficiency at an affordable rate. The Balekuli pump has received recognition by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Ahmedabad

Mr Hegde uses a mix of old and new parts assembled in equal ratio. The discarded parts of different old engines, bikes or cars with a little improvement are blended with new parts in the products.

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Banana to bring back shine to your shoes

Have your shoes (leather) started giving a dull look? Have they stopped shining as bright as they used to when you bought them?

Don't Be Sad..all they need is banana peel. Take a banana peel and rub them on your shoe and get the lost shine back.

Try it ...

Need to iron clothes for next morning and no Press around - No Fret

Since hostel days we learnt that there is no need to carry a bulky press when traveling. And now it helps me whenever I'm traveling.

Fold your clothes the way you would pack them, making sure you did not leave any unwanted creases while folding. Then put them under a heavy object. The best bet is under your mattress. Your clothes will be pressed by morning while you sleep on it.

Who said sleeping on the job will not get good results.

Ginger Tea - Best Cold Remedy from the Orient

Ginger Tea

The Best Cold Remedy from the Orient.

In both ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is considered the best home remedy for colds. Drink a cup of ginger tea several times (at least 3 times) a day. Ginger contains a dozen antiviral compounds. And it tastes good.

To make a tea, add 1 heaping teaspoon of grated fresh gingerroot to 1 cup of boiled water. Allow it to steep for 10 minutes. If you use dried ginger powder use 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon of powdered ginger per cup. Drink warm.

Sip the tea slowly. Don't gulp it down. Swish it around the mouth before swallowing. This helps the liquid to mix with the enzymes in the saliva and rapidly assimilates the herbs into the blood stream.

This herbal tea, one of the best cold remedies, helps handle fever and reduce achiness, congestion, and inflammation associated with common cold. This is very useful for common cold and fever.

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Remove Pimple / acne from your face Yourself

Remedies....

1. Apply slices of tomato on your skin ,the pulp of the tomato has astringent properties which can prevent acne.

2. This pimple removing lotion will help to get rid of pimples on the face.
Multanimitti (china clay) powder – 1 tsp, Honey – ½ tsp, Carrot juice – ½ tsp, Garlic paste – ¼ tsp. Mix all the above items to form a lotion, and apply the mask on the pimples. Leave it on for 15 minutes.

3. The juice of basil or tulsi leaves heals the skin and acne scars are not formed.
4. A good face pack of neem leaves with a pinch of turmeric is also very good for acne prone skin.
5. Another face pack for acne prone skin would be that of honey (1 tsp) with 1/2 (tsp ) of cinnamon powder. Apply for 15 minutes. Due to the antiseptic properties, bacterial infections in the skin are treated.

6. Aloe Vera pulp is useful for the skin or use a readymade aloe Vera gel . Many brands are available in the markets (biotic is good) and you can also try a gel based sunscreen (lotus herbals have it)

7. Make a paste of jeera (cinnamon) seeds in water and apply it over the pimples.
8. Application of the milky juice of unripe papaya, will remove pimples.

9 Make the paste of Rakta-chandan (sandalwood) and Turmeric with milk, and apply it over the pimples.

10. Apply a little toothpaste (non-gel) on the pimple overnight. It will dry out the pimple.
11. Include green leafy vegetables and fruits in your diet. Drink a lot of water regularly to flush out toxins. Avoid deep fried snacks.

12. For black heads you need to steam your face. Then use cotton to remove your black heads. Do not use make up for some time as it tends to clog pores more. Just apply an alcohol free toner after you wash your face.

14.Do not rub your face vigorously as this could damage the skin

We hope these remedies solve your problem.

How to clean Clean Fruit and Fruit Juices stains

• Sponge with cold water immediately. Pre-soak in cold water for at least 30 minutes. Wash with detergent and bleach safe for fabric.
• While fruit stain is still moist, cover it with powdered starch. When dry, rinse the article and cold water and wash in the ordinary way.

Condoms finds many uses

There has been an ever increasing demand for condoms. Here are some interesting ways that people have started using condoms.

1. Low quality condoms are valuable to weavers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers rub the condom on loom shuttle, making the process of weaving faster.

2. Farmers use condoms to carry water when working in fields.

3. Condoms spread under the cement-concrete mortar are useful for waterproofing ceilings.

4. Condoms give smooth finish to road when they are mixed with tar and concrete.

5. Condoms are also useful protective covers. They are placed over the ends of guns to protect them in desert sandstorms.

Vodka Cocktails - all 1 min cocktails

• Add garlic stuffed green olives to Potato vodka
• Vanilla vodka, bourbon, vanilla bean paste and lime juice garnished with fresh rhubarb studded with peppercorns.
• Vodka, Lillet Blonde, Marie Brizard Parfait Amour
• Vodka, lemon juice, water, sugar
• Vodka, Kahlua, Chambord
• Vodka, blue curacao, water, sugar, orange zest
• Vodka, jalapeno juice
• Vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice
• Vodka, kahlua
• Vodka, triple sec, light rum, gin, cola
• Vodka, peach schnapps, creme de cassis, orange juice, cranberry juice
• Vodka, tomato juice, hot sauce
• Green tea vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, soda
• Vodka, Galliano, orange juice
• Vodka, white crème de cacao, Cointreau or Grand Mariner, chunks of chocolate
• Vodka, Champagne, Cointreau, pineapple juice, fresh pineapple
• Pomegranate vodka, coconut rum, creme de almond, sweet vermouth, lime juice
• Vodka, white creme de cacao, Hershey's Hug
• Vodka, dry vermouth
• Vodka, PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur, orange liqueur
• Vodka, triple sec, orange bitters
• Vodka, Amaretto
• Pomegranate vodka, cardamom-infused simple syrup, pomegranate puree, lemon juice
• Sonnema VodkaHERB, dry vermouth, cucumber
• Vodka, Gordon's gin, Kina Lillet dry vermouth
• Citrus vodka, Campari, triple sec, orange juice
• Sonnema VodkaHerb, absinthe, peychaud bitters
• Vodka, orange juice

Water pump converted to car for Rs40,000

Jugaad cost around Rs. 40,000. They are known for having poor brakes and can not go beyond 40 kmh. They operate on diesel fuel and are just ordinary water pump sets converted into engine.

The brakes of these vehicles very often fail and one of the passengers jumps down and applies a manual wooden block as a brake. These vehicles do not have any vehicle registration plate as they are not registered with the Regional Transport Office (RTO). Hence, they end up not paying any road tax.

Using bumpy rides to power your bicycles

Riding on bumpy roads where often an inspiration for vituperative remarks. Now here's one who looked at the positive side. Kanak Das (29 yrs old), hailing from Mori Hira Gaon, Morigaon, Assam, has devised a way to convert those bumpy rides to pleasure rides. On August 15, 1999, he hit upon an idea where he thought using the energy from those bumpy rides to propel the rear wheel. After he few attempts he managed to create one. The mechanical energy from the bumps is stored in a battery of six springs placed under the pedal. The result is a cycle that does not slow down when it hit bumps but accelerates from the power generated from the bumps.

Now, wouldn't one wish to have a bumper pleasure ride.

Broadcasting seeds made easy

Hand throwing is the common method used in Broadcasting seeds. Hand throwing is very inefficient as it involves a lot of time in broadcasting seeds and the distribution is in a haphazard manager. This inefficiency inspired two indiviuals to come out with their own mechnical based seed broadcasters.

Dharmendra Patidar, hailing from Janakpur-Mokhan, Nimuch District, Madhya Pradesh has created a battery operated seed broadcaster made of a tinned cylindrical container. The container contains a fan driven by a battery power from a torch. The speed can be regulated to determine the quanity and distance the seeds need to be thrown. The equipement weights 800 grams and costs Rs 280.

Premjibhai Patel of Rajkot has developed a petrol-driven mechanical blower that could be mounted on a jeep and helps in spraying seeds up 15m. The device costs around Rs. 12,000. The direction of wind, wind speed and the speed of the vehicle are factors that need to be considered in spraying the speeds evenly. The machine can be used to broadcast a large amount of seeds in a far lesser time. In one year along, using these machines, Mr. Patel broadcasted ten tons of tamarind seeds in villages around Ahmedabad.

Now with such low cost and efficient seed broadcasting shouldn't our farmers be adopting such practices?

Internets best known jugaad- Mashups

Every thought Mashups were just another example of Jugaad.

What really are mashups?

Mashups are web based integration applications that draw upon content from external data sources to create new and innovative services. The word Mashup was borrowed from pop music (hip hop) where Mashup signifies producing a new song by mixing two or more existing pieces.

For more details on Mashups check out the following links

1. Wiki's definition of Mashups: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid) )
2. Mashups: The new breed of Web app (www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-mashups.html)

Stuck in Jam and need to go to the toilet - Don't worry helps here

Did you ever happen to be in a situation where you needed to go to toilet and you just couldn't make it? Hope not.

For those who do get into such embarrassing or uncomfortable situations, help is finally here. Kaneko Sangyo Co, a Japanese based company has developed a protable toilet aka "Kurumarukun" that can be used inside a car. The toilet comes with a curtain that will totally conceal the user. The wastes are collected in plasted bag fitted to the commode. The commode is simple to assemble and is small enough to fit inside a suitcase.

Where there is dark, there is ... a mobile phone

Mobile phone have been used frequently in disaster areas well not just to make calls but to show light around.

Here's one incident that happened in Shelehov, Russia, where mobile phones were used to Deliver Babies. As the entire town of Shelehov plunged to darkness due to a power outage, nurses came up with an innovative way to light up the delivery room. They collected all the mobile phones from the staff and other patients and used them to successfully deliver a baby.

Now charge your mobile in a breeze

Mr. N. Satyanarayana, hailing from Vishakapatnam, has developed a device small enough to carry and sufficient to charge our mobile phones on the go. The device known as Micro Windmill Mobile Charger is fitted with a 10 cm diameter which can produce direct current upto one ampere/12 volts. The device could also be used to recharge batteries of walkman, palmtops, etc.

Squash Ball In Cricket

Having a squash ball in the golve of the batsman gives him a better grip of the bat. This Jugaad came into the limelight when the great Australian cricketer Gilchrist smashed 149 off 104 balls giving Australia a fine victory over Sri Lanka in May, 2007. This also lead to a bit of controversy as Sri Lankan's cricket offices said this to be unethical, however ICC did not approve of this allegation. This incident stated that such an act was neither contravening the law nor was breaking the spirit of the game.

So for all the Batsmen here is a perfect Jugaad to help you all have a firm grip of your bat.

Tea Pot - A Life Saver @ 8000 feet

Tea Pot - A Life Saver @ 8000 feet

In a Royal Airforce incident, a TEA POT became a life saver at 8000 feet above ground. The crew of the plane used the teapot as a " JUGAAD" to plug a hole in the aging airborne Nimrod aircraft.

The crew was flying from Cornwall in southern England to its homebase in Kinloss Scotland, and the crew of the craft known as submarine hunters dropped a sonar buoy into the sea from 8000 feet. After releasing the buoy the latch to close the door wouldn't close, leaving a hole where the cold air from outside was rushing in . Thats when the crew if the flight used the TEAPOT to stop the airflow...

Interesting use of the TEAPOT there isn't it.....

Skating - As a Jugaad

Most of us are aware of SKATING as a great hobby or an exciting Sport.

Has anyone of us really thought of Skating as a JUGAAD. Do we know or say have we experienced that by using skates at times we can really save a lot of time and effort in a work environment like factories and mills.

Well if you still have doubts let me enlighten you that 20 women in a Chennai based mills have been using skating as a " JUGAAD" and have been jiving around the entire mill to perform their chores. They have been coverin up larger area in a matter of seconds. also they have observed a remarkable reduction in strain and fatigue after using skates.

So next time you need to walk a long way..try skating ..very economical, eco friendlly and time saving..

Enjoy

Washing Machines used to make LASSI

Ever thought of making lassi in a washing machine???

Picture this "In Ludhiana, a sadar dhaba owner uses a small top loading washing machine to make large quantities of lassi with minimum effort and in a very short time".

What is Lassi?

Lassi a traditional North Indian beverage, is made by blending yogurt with water, sugar or salt with spices until frothy.

management by jugaads

Introduction

Jugaad is a colloquial Hindi word that means a quick-easy-dirty fix or a resource that can be used as such or a person who can suggest, conjure or implement a quick-easy-dirty fix.

Even though in everyday life, a Jugaad can be a solution, in context of Management, Jugaad is essentially a person who has some special capability or access to a resource or even access to another Jugaad that can be useful under extreme or special circumstances.

A Jugaadu person is one who has numerous useful and cashable Jugaads.

When spoken in context of people, there is a slight connotation of sly behaviour attributed to a Jugaadu person, though in Management by Jugaad any such connotation is discouraged.

Building a Jugaad

Building a Jugaad is solely a human interaction process.

A Jugaadu person typically has ability to network and establish relationships of trust.

Generally, a Jugaad may or may not know that he or she is being considered a Jugaad by a Jugaadu. The relation has to be nurtured with respect and reciprocity or a Jugaad might feel as if he or she is being used.

Reciprocity is one simple and effective way to make sure that the relationship is dignified and no one feels used. Another way is to makes sure that the right Jugaad is used at right time and for right duration. Until those special circumstances of need appear, a Jugaad is mostly of little or no use to a Jugaadu.

Often when a Jugaad is used, it is a very high profile situation. The exposure of a Jugaad and the way a Jugaad is used may add to success of handling a situation and make the Jugaad useful in the future as against have a spent bullet in hand.

Using a Jugaad

A good Jugaadu typically will have more than one Jugaad in hand to handle a situation. One must be careful of what Jugaad to apply at what situation.