Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 20 April 2017

A Take-Off Time ?



Busiess Line ( 13 April 2017 ) carries a news report as follows :



“ e-car pioneer Chetan Maini’s venture to power up EV use “


The report reads :


·         Company plans to deploy an open-architecture ecosystem built around a network of quick interchange battery stations


·         These stations , predominantly powered by renewable energy, will refuel electric vehicles at cost lower than and speed faster than conventional petrol pumps



·         Company will partner with multiple OEMs to integrate its proprietary smart battery solution into a range of innovative electric vehicles- cars, buses, rickshaws, scooters etc


·         The smart batteries will be modular, easily swappable , IoT enabled and can be easily refuelled on a pay-as-you go basis





Congratulations , Shri Chetan Mainiji :


You are doing what can be expected only from a pioneer / visionary like you !


While laying down the foundation of your “ Open-architecture Eco System “, you may want to look up the following :

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Element  of  Architecture  :  Formation of “ Car Pool Universes “ using BIG DATA



·         PollutionSolution  ( 30 Dec 2015 )

  

Element of Architecture  :   Direct Benefit Transfer  of Carbon Credits to EV Users



·         PiyushPlan  ( 27  March  2016 )

  


Element of Architecture   :   Financial Incentives  to EV buyers



·         RetiringOld Vehicles - Gadkari Style ? ( 30 May 2016 )

  

Element of Architecture  :   Rapid Charging Stations in Housing Societies


·         AllCharged Up ?  ( 15  Aug  2016  )

  
Element  of  Architecture  A “ Bicycle Front Wheel “  to solve urban traffic jams

·         A  Radical Radial  Revolution  ( 18  Aug  2016  )

  
Element  of  Architecture  Creating Millions of Self Employed thru Electric Rickshaw

·         A  Rickshaw by any other name ?  ( 20  Aug  2016  )

  
Element  of  Architecture  A SCADA chip for Transport Regulation

·         Horn OK?  (  22  Aug  2016  )
  
Element  of  Architecture  Incentivizing car manufacturers to switch-over to EV

·         From OLD to NEW ? No , go NEWER ! ( 22  Sept  2016  )


  

Element  of  Architecture  Renewable Energy to refuel EV Charging Stations

 

·         Solar Power at Rs 1 per Kwh ?  ( 29 Jan 2017 )


  

Element  of  Architecture  EV  or  a  Computer on Wheels  ?

 

·         Welcome , Elon Musk !  ( 10 Feb 2017  )


  

Element  of  Architecture  Why only IoT enabled Smart Batteries ? Why not EV ?

 

·         Internet of Vehicles [ IoV ] ?  ( 04 March 2017 )


  

Element  of  Architecture  A Castle  called  “ GREEN  TRANSPORT 


 

·         Building Castles  in  the Air ?  (  12  March  2017  )


  

Element  of  Architecture  : 100 MW Battery Storage stations in 100 Cities ?


 

·         Piyush Goyal is a Visionary  (  19  March  2017  )

  

Element  of  Architecture  Roof Top Solar to make every home a Charging Station ?


 

·         India : the New Land of the Rising Sun ( 01 April 2017 )


   { https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/04/india-new-land-of-rising-sun.html }


 

 

 

 

20  April  2017


www.hemenparekh.in / blogs

 




Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Don’t Miss this Opportunity !



DNA ( 16 April 2017 ) carries a report which says :


·         All vehicles in the state ( Maharashtra ) may soon have to switch over to High Security Number Plates ( HSNP )



·         The standardized plates will have features such as RFID ( radio frequency identification ) , which will help police track the location of a vehicle in case of theft


·         It will also have a snap-lock mechanism, that will prevent people from using fake number plates on their cars


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Dear Shri Praveen Gedam :


Congratulations on this long overdue initiative


But look at the number of the vehicles in :


*    Mumbai …….      30 lakh


*    Maharashtra…….200 lakhs


*    India …… ………….2280 lakh vehicles


*    Added in 2015 …194 lakh new vehicles ( 

53,270 every single day !)



*    Added in 2016 …300 lakh new vehicles ( 

82,191 per day ! )



Sooner or later , all of these need to switch over to 

RFID-embedded HSNP , which cannot be 

manufactured by road-side “Number Plate Makers “



These will need to be manufactured by factories having specialized machinery



It will take YEARS to effect the change-over ! By which time millions of new vehicles would get added !



Exercise such as this just cannot be undertaken 

frequently without causing enormous confusion 

during the TRANSITION PERIOD


( eg : recent change-over to BS 4 standards )



It is therefore best to undertake the TRANSFORMATION of our vehicular TRANSPORT in one stroke by implementing the suggestions listed in :




ShriRaoteji has a Vision  ( 23 March 2017 )




Internetof Vehicles ( IoV )  [ 04 March 2017 ]




To prepare a  ROAD-MAP  for this transformation , 

you may want to rope in :




 'support@e-yantra.org' / 'helpdask@e-yantra.org'



Dear Shri Gedam :



Our PM , Shri Narendra Modiji wants all of us to “ 

aim for the sky “ / “ think out of box “ / “ learn to 

take risks “




Here is YOUR opportunity to offer an example !





20  April  2017



Climb Every Wall / Cross Every Sea



Following is an extract from the Editorial in Times of India ( 20 April 2017 )

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 Contrarian play: When others are building walls, India should build opportunity and growth


Walls seem to be going up all around the globe. US President Donald Trump is tightening the screws on guest worker visas such as H1-B, a move causing concern to the Indian IT industry.

 How should India respond to such walls ? Trade wars won’t serve its interests.

If India is to endure as the world’s fastest-growing large economy, it will not be on the back of protectionism or economic nationalism no matter how much they are trending globally today.

Instead our tryst with destiny depends on reforms, liberalisation, deregulation, becoming a better place to do business…….

India has to turn others’ walls into its opportunities.

It’s becoming tougher for Indians to work abroad. If that talent is looking to return here or stay on instead of emigrating, let’s not waste these human resources.

Let’s innovate, reform our markets, BUILD NEW BUSINESSES and GROW NEW COMPETENCIES, which will even incentivise overseas corporations and foreign workers to relocate here.


Question :

What  NEW  BUSINESSES  ?  What   NEW  COMPETENCIES  ?

Answers :
·         OneUp on Donald Trump ? ( 15  Dec  2016 )

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·         TheMini Wall of  Mexico  ( 18  Jan  2017  )

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·         WillHolograms beat H1-B Visa ban  ? ( 31  Jan  2017  )

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·         CanIndian IT re-invent itself ?  ( 03  Feb  2017  )

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·         Killing  Two Birds  with  One Stone  ?  ( 11  Feb  2017  )

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·         Idea  whose time  has  come  ? (  16  Feb  2017  )

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·         Wormholes  across the  World  ?  ( 03  March  2017  )

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·         Back  Factory of  the  World ?  (  09  Sept  2015  )


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20  April  2017





Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Passing the Buck ?



With each passing day , we keep getting a new “ clarification “ in respect of the latest “ Pay and Park “ policy of the BMC



Latest says : Individuals cannot apply for parking spaces


I suppose BMC officers concerned realized that it was almost impossible to allot parking spaces to individuals , after reading my email :


Un-ImplementableLaws : Unstoppable Corruption “ ( 20 Feb 2017 )

 

{ https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/02/un-implementable-laws-unstoppable.html }

 

These clarifications also say :

 

·         If you live in a housing society with insufficient parking space, you can get a parking spot nearby

 

·         However, the housing society will have to apply to the civic body asking for for the spot on a nearby road

 

·         Priority will be given to buildings which are near the demarcated parking space

 

·         If more than one building wants the space, the civic body will conduct a lottery

 

·         After a housing society gets a parking space, it will be its responsibility to allot the space to flat owners and provide a security guard

 

·         The others will have to park in authorised parking lots nearby

 

·         The society will have to submit an application form with residential proof to ward office to get a parking spot for 12 hours ( 8pm to 8am ) on a yearly permit

 

·         Under the policy, each flat owner can be allotted parking space for only one car

 

·         Civic body will not allow parking on the roads during the day and charge residents for parking on roads at night

 

·         Housing societies will have to ensure that nobody parks in allotted spaces

 

 

May be these “ clarifications “ do answer some of the questions that I have raised in my above-mentioned blog ( sent as email to all concerned officers of BMC )

 

Except the following :

 

If this policy is patently “ un-implementable “, then will it not increase “ corruption “ at each and every step where a HUMAN BEING gets involved in its “ interpretation “ , before taking a decision ?

 

Is it at all possible to monitor the correct / appropriate implementation , on 24 hour basis ?

 

Will passing on some of the responsibility to the housing societies, increase or decrease the corruption ?

 

Is finding of a “ parking space “ , a problem ,only at night ?

 

Are not most TRAFFIC JAMS on Mumbai’s 2000 km long roads caused during the DAY , due to double-parking everywhere , blocking the traffic ?

 

Has any accurate estimate been made of how many of Mumbai’s population of 30 lakh vehicles has parking spaces WITHIN the society compounds ? How many need night time ( and , of course , day time ) parking spot on the roads ?

 

 

 

Dear Shri Sanjay Deshmukh ( Additional Municipal Commissioner ) :

 

It is NOT too late to get help from IIT-Powai , to examine the feasibility of the TECHNICAL SOLUTION proposed in my blog !

 

 

18  April  2017


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