Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association mumbai

The unending wait for justice due to the huge backlog of cases may continue. But if the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has its way, there could be some relief, finally. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is mulling e-courts, or simply hearing of cases through webcast, to clear the backlog of cases in smaller towns. It has already given a proposal and plans to start a mock run by early April. Initially, there would be two benches in Mumbai and Delhi that would hear cases through webcasting, said an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal official. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is a body under the law ministry where one can appeal against an order passed by the Income-Tax department. “E-courts could become a game-changer. Taxpayers will not have to wait for Income Tax Appellate Tribunal presiding officers to visit their town once in a blue moon. All they will have to do is file an appeal at the nearest centre and the hearing could be taken up by any bench in Mumbai and Delhi,” said Mr.KShivram, a representative of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association, who has been working on the idea with representatives from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India.

Mr.KShivram is bang on. Consider this: there are over 3OO tax assessees waiting for their appeals to be taken up by the The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Nagpur alone. The Nagpur bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which caters to the entire Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, has not been functioning for many years due to a lack of presiding officers. It is a similar case in Ranchi, where around 5OO appeals are pending against the Income-Tax department. There only 63 sanctioned Income Tax Appellate Tribunal benches and 88 members, against the requirement of 126 members. Also, many of these The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal benches do not work on a regular basis and those functioning are engaged in the hearing of matters from metro cities, where the disputes involved are huge. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is of the view that it would be feasible to appoint a bench of judges only after 1,000 cases piled up at a centre. In all, there are 11 centers where Income Tax Appellate Tribunal benches have not functioned as less than 1,000 cases were registered. As per Income Tax Appellate Tribunal , there were around 55,000 pending appeals before it from across the country. Apart from Nagpur and Ranchi, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal bench has not heard cases from Allahabad, Patna, Indore and Rajkot, among others, for many months now.

"There are several assessees not in a position to pay the dues specified in the demand order, but are under pressure from the taxman. Had the legal recourse been available, such persons may have got a reprieve by securing a stay order. The cases cannot be shifted to other benches, too, as the question of jurisdiction will come into play," said a lawyer. But, not everyone is convinced by the idea of e-courts. According to Mumbai based lawyer Mr.RBUpadhyay, webcasting alone would not help in clearing the backlog. "To ensure that oral representations do not become an issue, clear rules will have to be laid down for webcasting," said Upadhyay. According to the minutes of a recent Income Tax Appellate Tribunal meeting with Bar Association and Institute of Chartered Accountants in India members, in case the assessees do not desire the matter to be heard by e-courts, "option will be given to him to opt out at any time of hearing. There will not be any prejudice caused to the assessees by hearing the matter before e-tribunal and he will be given a full opportunity to represent the matter." For representing the matter before an e-tribunal, a consultant need not be technically savvy or invest any amount on computers, etc for making a representation. All these facilities will be provided at the nearest Income Tax Appellate Tribunal centre.

Outsourcing Deal With Union Bank Of Switzerland

Outsourcing Deal With Union Bank Of Switzerland : Continuing its winning streak in Europe, HCL Technologies, India’s fourth-largest information technology Information technology services company, is understood to have bagged a large outsourcing deal from Swiss banking major, Union Bank of Switzerland. The multi year contract is estimated to be in the range of $250-300 million, thus making it the largest contract for the company in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) space. According to sources in the company, HCL Technologies will deploy about 1,000 professionals to handle this project who will be located across the globe including India. Besides, the company is also setting up an offshore delivery centre (ODC) in Bangalore for Union Bank of Switzerland, is expected to be operational from April 1. Industry sources say going by the number of people HCL Technologies is planning to deploy for Union Bank of Switzerland, the contract would fetch the company revenues of anywhere between $50-65 million per annum. In response to email queries by Business standard, spokespersons at Union Bank of Switzerland and HCL Technologies declined to comment. “We do not comment on rumours,” they said in separate email statements.

Analysts say Union Bank of Switzerland works on a 100 per cent outsourcing model. The European banking major is already working with many Indian as well as offshore centric Information technology services vendors, including TCS, Cognizant, Wipro and Infosys. In year of 2009, the company had awarded a 5 year Information technology outsourcing contract worth $442 million to Cognizant across Information technology infrastructure, application development and maintenance and BPO. Among the global vendors, the company also works with Accenture and IBM. It is, however, not clear if the contract awarded to HCL is part of its vendor consolidation process. Among the top-tier Indian Information technology services providers, HCL is not as strong as its larger peers, TCS and Infosys, in the BFSI space. In the quarter ended December 31, BFSI contributed a little more than 25 per cent to the overall revenue of HCL Technologies, with a year-on-year growth of 21.6 per cent. However, BFSI accounted for 43.3 per cent of TCS’ overall revenue and 35.3 per cent of Infosys’, according to the latest quarter financials.

However, HCL Technologies is aggressively increasing focus on BFSI. Some of the BFSI clients of HCL Technologies include Deutsche Bank and Citibank. It has put 600 people for Deutsche Bank, said to be its biggest BFSI client so far. Going by this, Union Bank of Switzerland is expected to be the biggest BFSI client for the company going forward. In the recent past, HCL Technologies had won a number of deals in Europe, including the Nordic region. In December, it had won a multi-million dollar outsourcing deal from British pharmacy major Astra-Zeneca. In the current month, the company announced winning a $ 300 million contract from Finnish firm UPM, which will be executed over the next 5 years. Last month, the company had bagged an infrastructure management services contract from Norway-based Statoil.

 

Wireless charging of medical devices - applications developed

Plugs and wires may soon be replaced by wireless charging technology, just Use of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have modernized personal communication. Wireless charging with inductive coupling uses an electromagnetic field that transfers energy from the transmitter to the receiver medical equipment, and this technology is a suitable method to charge medical devices. Wireless transfer of power is not new. In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered induction and stated that electromagnetic forces can travel through space. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Nicola Tesla began demonstrating wireless broadcasting technology and power transmission. Early experiments in Colorado Springs in 1899 lead to the Wardenclyffe Tower in New York usa—Tesla was adamant to prove that electrical power could be transmitted without wires, but lack of funding halted the project in that time. It was not until the 1920s that public broadcasting began, and Europe built massive AM transmitters with signal strengths to penetrate many countries.

The Power transmitter at Beromünster in Switzerland could have transmitted at 6OO kW, but legislation on electro smog and protests from the local population limited the power to 18O kW. Smaller FM radio stations have since replaced these large national transmitters. How does wireless charging relate to radio transmission? Both are similar in that they transmit power by electro-magnetic waves in wireless. Wireless charging operates in a near field condition in which the primary coil produces a magnetic field that's picked up by the secondary coil in close proximity. The radio (waves) transmitter works on the far-field principle by sending waves that travel through space. While the receiving coil of the wireless charger captures most of the energy generated, the receiving antenna of the radio needs only a few microvolts to raise the signal above the noise level and receive clear intelligence when amplified.

Wireless charging technology is classified into 3 categories : 1.radio charging 2.resonance charging 3. inductive charging. Radio charging will serve low-power devices operating within a 10-m radius from the transmitter to charge batteries in medical implants (medical devices), hearing aids, watches, and entertainment devices. Radio charging can also activate advanced RFID (radio-frequency identification) chips through resonantly enhanced induction. The transmitter sends a low power radio wave at a frequency of 915 M H z (frequency for microwave ovens) and the receiver converts the signal to energy. The radio charging method is closest to a regular radio transmitter; it offers high flexibility but has low power capture and exposes people to electro-smog. Most of today's wireless chargers use inductive charging, featuring a transmit and receive coil in close proximity. Electric toothbrushes were one of the first devices to use this charging method, and mobile phones are also the biggest growing sector to charge without wires in the current market. To retrofit an existing mobile phone for mobile charging system, simply attach a "skin" that contains the receiver and provides interconnection to the charger Electric socket. Many new devices will have this feature built in this technology.

In Auto Industry, For larger batteries, such as those in electric vehicles (EVs), resonance charging, or electro dynamic induction, is being developed in similar technology. Resonance charging works by making a coil ring. The oscillating magnetic field works within a 1-m radius; the distance between the transmit and receive coils must be well within the 1/4 wavelength (915MHz has a wavelength of 0.328 m). Currently, resonance charging in trials can deliver about 3OOO W at a transfer efficiency of 8O% to 9O%. The success of wireless charging was subject to adapting a global standard, and the WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) accomplished this in 2008. With the "Qi" norm, device manufacturers can now build charger platforms to serve a broad range of Qi-compatible devices. The first release limits the power to 5 W and works as follows. While in ready mode, the charging mat sends signals that sense the placing of an object. Detection occurs by a change in capacitance or resonance. The mat validates the device for WPC compatibility by sending a data packet by modulating the load with an 8bit data string. The receiving device awakens and responds by providing the signal strength. The mat then sends multiple digital pings to identify the best positioning of the placed object. Only then will service begin. During charging, the receiver sends control error packets to adjust the power level. The charge mat only transmits power when a valid object is recognised. With no load, or when the battery is fully charged, the mat switches to standby mode. The transmit and receive coils are shielded to obtain good coupling and to reduce stray radiation. Some charge mats use a free moving transmit coil that seeks the object to determine the best coupling. Others systems feature multiple transmit coils by engaging only those in close proximity with the object. The figure shows a Qi kit from Texas Instruments.

Inductive charging is not without disadvantages. The California Energy Commission (CEC), Level V, mandates that ac adapters meet a minimum efficiency of 85%; Energy Star, Level V, requires 87% (European CE uses CEC as a base). Adding the charger circuit losses to the ac adapter brings the overall efficiency for a hardwired charger to about 70%. Wireless charging has a transfer efficiency of 70% to 80%; coupled with their own ac power conversion, the overall charge efficiency hovers between 60% and70%. In addition to efficiency losses, the wireless charger includes the "readiness" mode to identify the placement of an object, a feature that adds to power consumption. Charger manufacturers, including Cadex Electronics, make great efforts to meet regulatory requirements. Losses incurred through less efficient charge methods go against the government-backed Energy Star program, and exceptions may need to be made to allow more energy use to support convenience. With roughly one billion chargers on standby or in charge mode, the extra power consumed is significant. The number of mobile phones is estimated at over five billion worldwide; in 2008, 3.2 billion power supplies were manufactured globally and most are plugged into the main drawing power.

Lost energy turns into heat and a wireless charger can get quite warm while charging. Any temperature increase to the battery causes undue stress, and batteries charged on wireless devices may not last as long as on a mat as on the regular plug-in charger. Note that the heat buildup only occurs during charging; the Qi wireless charger will cool down when the battery is fully charged. WPC was very careful when releasing Qi; the first version has a power limit of 5 W. A medium-power version (up to 120 W) is in the works, but this norm must meet stringent radiation standards before release. There are health concerns because the devices operate in close proximity to humans at a radio frequency ranging from 80 to 300kHz. Some stations transmit at 915MHz, the frequency used to heat food in microwave ovens. Electromagnetic energy from radio towers, mobile phones, Wi-Fi, routers, and now wireless charging, are categorised as non-ionizing radiation, and are believed to be harmless. Ionizing rays from x-rays, on the other hand, have been shown to cause cancer. As the number of non-ionizing devices increases, people begin to question safety. Regulatory authorities are waiting for evidence and will only impose restrictions if a health risk can be scientifically proven. Meanwhile, parents object to schools installing Wi-Fi, and homeowners protest about electric meters that transmit data without wires. Radiation from wireless ( Wi-Fi technology )chargers may be seen as harmless because they don't transmit intelligence. In most cases, the radiation in hospitals or care homes is low enough not to worry, but it's the field strength and close proximity to the source that could add to potential harm.

Charging EVs without a plug or cable offers the ultimate in convenience as the driver simply parks the vehicle over a transmit coil. Engineers talk about embedding charging coils into highways for continuous charging while driving or when waiting at a traffic light. While this is technically feasible, cost, efficiency, and radiation issues at these higher powers are insurmountable challenges. At a transfer efficiency of 80% to 90%, 10% to 20% of the power is lost. This reflects in a substantial energy cost to the user and should be calculated as a decrease in drivable distance per watt. Applied to a large vehicle population, this goes against the efforts to conserve energy. Daimler's Head of Future Mobility, Professor Herbert Kohler, says that inductive charging for EVs is at least 15 years away and cautioned about safety. The potential radiation of EV charging is higher than Wi-Fi or talking on a mobile phone; it could also endanger people wearing a pacemaker. Besides low efficiency and radiation concerns, wireless ( Wi-Fi technology ) charging offers decisive advantages in industry. It allows safe charging in a hazardous environment where an electrical spark through charge contacts could cause an explosion, or where heavy grease, dust, and corrosion would make electrical contacts impractical. Eliminating contacts also helps in sterilizing surgical tools, as well as preventing breakage of contacts on multiple insertions. There is, however, a cost premium and this is especially apparent in custom devices that can't take advantage of cost reductions through mass production. Currently, a wireless ( Wi-Fi technology ) charging station will cost about 25% more than a regular charger. A 25% premium also applies to the receiver. If the portable device can't be charged with the battery installed, as is possible with a mobile phone or wireless ( Wi-Fi technology ) patient monitor, then each battery would need its own receiver and the battery pack would bear the added cost. Unless wireless charging is necessary for convenience or environmental reasons, charging through battery contact continues to be a practical alternative.

Isidor Buchmann is the founder and CEO of Cadex Electronics Inc. For three decades, Buchmann has studied the behaviour of rechargeable batteries in practical, everyday applications, and has written articles and books, including "Batteries in a Portable World." Cadex specialises in the design and manufacturing of battery chargers, monitoring devices and analyser.

Indian IT companies, US, Greece Europe

Greece got bailed out for $172 billion, another set of people were happy – Indian IT companies. While Greece is still not completely out of the woods, the news comes as good cheer for Indian IT companies that expect to see more outsourcing coming from the troubled zone. While the US has been the largest geography contributing in excess of 50 per cent, Europe has been steadily growing since the last seven years – albeit at a slow pace. However, as the Euro Zone crisis reached fever pitch six months ago, concerns around business from Europe reached a zenith. In the third quarter of the 2012 fiscal, the top Indian IT companies surprised industry watchers by posting better than expected quarterly revenues. In the third quarter, Infosys saw significant growth in Europe as the company bagged two multi-year deals in excess of $500 million. Europe contributes 22.6 per cent to Infosys' revenues and it grew 19 per cent in calendar year 2011, according to analysts. “We see great opportunities in this region and we will continue our investments in Europe for long-term benefits,” said Mr B.G. Srinivas, Head of Europe and Global Manufacturing, Engineering Services and Enterprise Mobility, Infosys.

Growth came from existing clients across financial services, manufacturing and retail and the company saw a jump in the number of clients and added 14 clients in the quarter. TCS similarly added four clients in the third quarter and all of them are large multi-million dollar deals. Interestingly, Cognizant's European revenues exceeded $1 billion in 2011, which is by far the best growth of any IT services firm in Europe. Wipro grew 12 per cent y-o-y in the third quarter. "European corporations are working hard to become more competitive. This means cutting costs, becoming more agile, addressing growing talent shortages, and globalising their operating models. A growing number of European companies

UK to India @ 1 liferay developer training service

UK to India @ 1 : International telecom services provider Matrix Cellular today said it has slashed call rates from the UK to India to @ Re 1 per minute, in a bid to attract 40 per cent of the traffic of Indians travelling to Britain. “Around 5-5.5 lakh people from India travel to the UK annually. We have slashed call rates to capture 40 per cent of these travellers annually. They will be able to make calls at effective rate of Re 1 per minute,” the Matrix CEO, Mr ArunBatra, said. The company, which sells connections to travellers that remain valid only during their stay abroad, has set a target to sell around nine lakh connections next fiscal, he added. Mr Batra said that under the new schemes for the tourists going to the UK, Matrix in partnership with T-Mobile will offer Indian travellers 500 minutes free for Rs 500. “The total pack will cost Rs 700. This will include 500 minutes of free calls to India. Thereafter, normal tariff will apply,” Mr Batra said. He added that Matrix has already slashed down the data usage charges by 1/10th of the international rates. “During normal international roaming, a customer has to pay around Rs 750 per MB, but we are offering access to the Web for customers travelling to the US and the UK at Rs 75 per MB,” Mr Batra said. He said that Matrix Cellular customers using BlackBerry can have unlimited access to emails, browsing, BBM (Blackberry messenger), Facebook and Twitter in over 150 countries for 50 pounds.

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Indian economy, clarity regarding implementation

Being the stellar sector of the Indian economy, one of our key expectations from the Union Budget 2012 would be to formally recognize the telecom sector as an “infrastructure sector”. This is critical for achieving the objective of inclusive GDP growth by generating employment opportunities directly and indirectly, across the length and breadth of the country.

In contrast to the widely acknowledged contribution of telecom to India economic growth, the sector is itself burdened with multiple and high tax levies. These taxes account for as high as 30 per cent of telecom service revenues in India, which is significantly higher than what is suffered by our counterparts in other Asian economies. Relaxation of these levies can play a pivotal role in improving the industry's overall financial health, thus creating more room for funds to focus on reinvestment and expansion of services towards improved tele-density. In the same spirit, the Budget must be non-inflationary in nature. 
 



Telecom has moved from becoming a luxury service to a necessity, thanks to the low tariffs and the cost efficiency being driven by the industry. In order to sustain this kind of growth, it is important that the Government allows more disposable income in the hands of the consumers. This will mean lowering taxes on telecom-related products — for example, smart mobiles phones over and above the range of Amount Rs 10,000 are charged with a higher VAT, our recommendation would be to bring down taxes on such like products to fuel growth in telecom sector. The telecom revenues should be shored up by increasing compliance and driving efficiency in government expenditure, measures such as introduction of negative list in service tax will have a positive impact on revenues but should be introduced with adequate clarity regarding implementation. Specific to telecom tax structure should be optimised through rationalisation of LF rates and prevention of multiple taxation as far as possible.

technology researcher applications and service

The reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device is coming to a close, and by 2014, the personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the centre of users' digital lives, according to technology researcher Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while leveraging the strengths of each device, ultimately enabling new levels of user satisfaction and productivity. However, it will require enterprises to fundamentally rethink how they deliver applications and services to users, a Gartner statement said. "Major trends in client computing have shifted the market away from a focus on personal computers to a broader device perspective that includes smart mobile phones, tablets and other consumer devices," said Steve Kleynhans, research vice president at Gartner."Emerging cloud services will become the glue that connects the web of devices that users choose to access during the different aspects of their daily life." The past two years have been a whirlwind in the client computing space, leaving many enterprises asking what comes next and what the environment will look like in five years, it said. "Many call this era the post-PC era, but it isn't really about being 'after' the PC, but rather about a new style of personal computing that frees individuals to use computing in fundamentally new ways to improve multiple aspects of their work and personal lives," Kleynhans said. Several driving forces are combining to create this new era. These megatrends have roots that extend back through the past decade but are aligning in a new way, Gartner added.

Internet-based TV service

Chipmaker Intel Corp is developing an Internet-based TV service for consumers and has been promoting it with media companies, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the effort. The world's top chipmaker plans to create a "virtual cable operator" that would offer media companies' TV channels in a bundle over the Internet, the WSJ said. An Intel spokeswoman declined to comment on the story. The product could use an Intel set-top box and Intel's name, and the chipmaker has told its potential partners it wants to start the service before the end of the year, the WSJ said. In October, Intel wound down its efforts to make chips for digital "smart" TVs, although it continues to make chips for set-top boxes. At the same time, it formed the Intel Media business group, headed by former BBC executive Erik Huggers, aimed at promoting digital content on Intel-based platforms.

IT Boom Leaves Indian Women Behind?

The omnipresent mobile phone is everywhere, whether it is a busy street or a train or bus. Yet, one of India's major success stories, the use of mobile technology, has reached women only partially. A recent study revealed that 12 percent fewer women own mobile phones as compared to men. The survey, 'Connectivity, how mobile phones, computers and the internet can catalyze women's entrepreneurship' by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) suggested that 20 percent women borrow mobiles through family and friends for use. The gender gap is even higher in internet use with women comprising just 17 percent of total internet users. Technology and women are not often linked, and both historical and current data indicate that women’s access to technology lags considerably behind that of men. The study also revealed that female employment in the IT sector was estimated to be about 35 percent in 2008, which is much higher than in other sectors.

However, women still are not consumers of the product. A 2008 study projected that the female workforce in the industry would grow to 45 percent after 2010-2011. The study suggested that 28 percent women own cell phones in comparison with 40 percent men. While, 63 percent of women cell phone users were urban residents. The access and use among women still favors those with higher education and income groups, as well as those who live in urban areas. A similar trend was noted with the internet use. As per a 2007 Internet in India (I-Cube) report 32 million active internet users in 30 cities suggested that the gender gap in internet use was much greater. Of the 32 million users, 11 percent were working women aged 18 to 45, and another 6 percent were non-working women.

IIT-Mumbai, Bangalore

Innovations always has the highest impact in every field both locally and globally and to honor the young innovators around world, MIT’s Technology Review annually publishes TR35, a list of unparalleled technologists and scientists under age of 35. In the latest India TR35 list, Bangalore emerged as the top innovative city with 5 innovators and IIT-Mumbai emerged as the hot innovative centre with 3 researchers making it to the list. Here we list the 18 Indian young innovators and the exemplary innovations which made them into the list.

Ajit Narayan - Innovator of the Year - Invention Labs

AVAZ: Affordable voice device for people with speech disabilities

The tablet based device converts the limited muscle movements of people suffering from speech disorders such as cerebral palsy, aphasia and autism into phrases that are spoken out by an artificial voice.

Deepak Ravindran - Innoz Technologies

SMSGyan: Mobile based search engine that delivers information on any topic.

SMSGyan platform instantly delivers mobile- optimized results on any topic via text message in reply to the query by user.

Akash Lal - Microsoft Research, Bangalore

Improved software quality using automated verification

Aakash invented a new automated verification tool to improve software quality. It verifies concurrent programs 30 times faster than the currently existing tool.

Fahad Azad - Robosoft Systems

DuctBot: Duct cleaning robot to improve quality of air we breathe.

The toy-car sized robot, DuctBot will effectively clean the dirt and grime deposits in air –conditioning ducts in buildings- a process which will improve the quality of air and reduces power consumption by the air conditioning system. Earlier the process was done by sending humans inside these narrow passages with dusting equipment.

Manav Bhatia - Alcatel-Lucent, Bangalore

Securing the Internet service provider's routing network.

Bhatia’s new security and authentication algorithms make the routing protocols secured and less susceptible to attacks like traffic redirection and denial of service.

Sagar Bedmutha - Optinno Mobitech

smsBlocker: An intelligent anti-spamming software for mobile phones.

The smsBlocker automatically blocks spam to mobiles without the need of user intervention.

Sanjoy Ghosh - Logica India

Logica EMO: A device that wirelessly monitors and reports vehicular emission in real-time

The integrated plug in device connects to the on board port of vehicles and transmit the real time emission values to a centre where it can be monitored. It will help drivers to reduce the carbon emissions by changing driving pattern.

Pulkit Gaur - Gridbots

SaUsR: Smart Underwater robot to clean tanks and reduce water wastage.

The underwater complete waterproof robot equipped with high resolution cameras and direction, acidity and temperature sensors is capable of cleaning the deep water tanks.

Harit Soni - Ecolibrium Energy

Smart grid technology to optimise the use of electricity in India

The Smart grid technology adds communication and application layers on top of existing transmission layer, which creates a low cost feedback loop between consumers and suppliers. This will significantly reduce transmission loss and electricity theft.

Krishna Gopal Singh - EnNatura Technology

Eco-friendly printing ink that reduces harmful emissions by 99 per cent.

The biodegradable printing ink will reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into atmosphere by 99 percent. It also effectively reduces the cost of whole printing ecosystem in many ways.

Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan - Microsoft Research, Bangalore

Hybrid Pen, Paper and digital slate for easy- low cost digital record management

The device can be easily used like a normal pen and paper and will allow you to write data, which gets instantly converted into digital format and can be verified and stored.

Akshay Shah - iWeb Technology Solutions

Agilewiz: A business process management generator which can create applications on the fly

The platform which is available in cloud based, web based and software is technology independent and can quickly generate any application for ERP, e-governance, hospital management, or payroll.

Gautam Kumar – RoboticWares

Suraksha: System to detect gas leakages

The device sends warning messages to the people over their cell phones if it detects a leakage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

Alefia Merchant

Photo-Red protocol: A Novel method of screening for eye disease in children under the age of five.

The technology uses low- cost readily available digital camera to screen and detect the problems in eye as an alternative to standard medical procedure.

Mayur M. Sadawana - IIT- Mumbai

A low cost Point-of-Care multianalyte sensor

The device uses just a drop of blood for accurate Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) analysis, a complication occurs in diabetes patients. Earlier the analysis required a lot of tests and was costly.

Sameer Jain - MGV Dental College

Magik: An innovative root canal machine

Magic has the capacity to change the entire root canal treatment system. It offers a failure proof treatment by filling the canals with homogenous filler and using sonic vibrations to entirely seal the substance.

Srinivasan Jayaraman - Tata Consultancy Services

Using human ECG as a biometric for authenticating, identify and diagnose.

Jayaraman used a collection of human ECG waveforms to develop an algorithm to map each waveform with corresponding people. It has the potential to be developed as an individual specific ECG signature.

Sushant Sinha - Indian Kanoon

A search engine of Indian Law

The Indian Kanoon portal provides the most relevant Indian laws and court judgments in response to a query by the user. It allows people to determine the standing law of the land.