Water above our heads

As per one estimate, there is 50,000 cubic kilometers of water contained in the atmosphere

And all of this, is safe / potable / drinking water ( - we have all heard of Chatak bird drinking rain drops even before  they fall to the ground ! )

This “ water in air “ is everywhere –  even in arid , semi-arid and desert areas

And , unlike water tables going deeper and deeper on the earth , “ water in air “ stays accessible , all the time – and right above our heads

Only problem is :

Finding a cheap method to extract it , without use of electric power ( as in sea water desalination )

Around the world, several scientists are working on this problem – with varying success

Latest to succeed is :

Guihua Yu  of the University of Texas

His research is reported at

Super Moisture‐Absorbent Gels for All‐Weather Atmospheric Water Harvesting 

Here is how Indian Express reports :

New solar-powered device creates water from thin air

Highlights :

#   The technology relies on hydrogels, gel-polymer hybrid materials designed to be “super

     sponges” that can retain large amounts of water

    

#   This new system could tap into those reserves and potentially lead to small, inexpensive

    and portable filtration Systems

#   “We have developed a completely passive system where all you need to do is leave the

      hydrogel outside and it will collect water,” said Fei Zhao, a postdoctoral researcher on

      Yu’s team.

     “The collected water will remain stored in the hydrogel until you expose it to sunlight.

     After about five minutes under natural sunlight, the water releases,” Zhao said in a

     statement.

    

#   “ The new material is designed to both harvest moisture from the air and produce clean

      water under sunlight, avoiding intensive energy consumption,” said Yu, an associate

      professor of materials science and mechanical engineering.

      

 

#    Technology requires only solar power, is compact and can still produce enough water to

      meet the daily needs of an average household, researchers said

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       Some few months back, PM Shri Modiji has constitutes a “ Science , Technology and

       Innovation Advisory Committee [ PM - STIAC ] “

PM-STIAC  has identified following missions :

Natural Language Translation... 
Quantum Frontier... 
Artificial Intelligence... 
National Biodiversity Mission... 
Electric Vehicles

BioScience for Human Health... 
Waste To Wealth... 
Deep Ocean Exploration... 
Agnii... 

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Considering that most metro cities of India are likely to run out of water in next 2 / 3 years and rural women all over India have to walk 10 Km, in 40*C temperature under blazing sun for a bucket of brackish water , I urge PM – STIAC to add

“  WATER  HARVESTING from AIR  “

-      as a mission , with highest priority

In this regards, Committee members may want to go through following blogs where I have listed similar water harvesting innovations :

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 Water Water Everywhere ? Even in Latur ?     ……………………………….  15  April  2017

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#WaterWars #WorldWaterDay    ……………………………………………………….  23  March  2018

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#WorldWaterDay #Water    …………………………………………………………………. 24  March  2018

 

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Clean Drinking Water    …………………………………………………………………………  05  May  2018

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#Water #Famine #Drought #Kaveri   ………………………………………………     08  May  2018

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Water Wars Are Looming !   …………………………………………………………………   09 June 2018

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#WaterCrisis #Famine #Drought   ………………………………………………………… 17  June  2018

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Making Water from Air ?  ……………………………………………………………………….  26  Oct 2018

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I urge NITI Aayog to launch an initiative called  SAVE ( - along the lines of FAME for EVs ), under following broad categories :

[ A ]  Finding / implementing , new sources of water ( Creation  )

·         Harvesting water from Air ( - as listed above )

·         Desalination ( which uses Solar Power and not electricity )

·         Someday, even towing Icebergs ?

[ B ]  Finding / implementing, methods of water conservation ( including recycling )

·         Interlinking of rivers

·         Digging water ponds in villages

·         Recycling domestic water usage ( like Food Chain, establishing a Water Chain )

      #   Drinking Water  ( Municipal supply )

      #   Washing Water ( Bath / Utensils / Clothes / Hands ) [ Rain Water harvesting ]

      #   Flushing Water  ( Recycled washing water after filtration )

·         Establishing “ water usage quota / rationing of water “ – per person in household

·         Gradual introduction of “ pre-paid “ smart water meters which cuts off supply when quota used up

[ C ]   Incentivize companies manufacturing devices / equipment for [A] and [B] above

         Eg : MM Industrial Controls , which manufactures Bio-Digester

         Read : DRDO’s bio-digester : A clean way to dispose of human waste, recycle water 

         This is just one example . There are hundreds of companies in this field

          This could be in the form of GST waiver / nil Corporate Income Tax for 10 years

  

[ D ]   For urgent completion of the above, consider following POLICY FRAME- WORK

          ( as outlined in : Water  Wars  ? ……………………. 08  April 2016  )

          #  At the level of Central Government

     *   Make " Water Conservation / Usage " , a  CENTRAL SUBJECT  in our

          Constitution . Remove it from the list of STATE SUBJECTS

*   Declare all existing sources of water ( Rivers and Lakes ) , as National

    Resources belonging to entire Nation and not to the particular State

     where these are  located

*   Make it Center's responsibility to decide which State shall use how

     much of each of these resource ( allocation / rationing )

*   Center will also be responsible for developing of future resources by

     digging lakes & ponds / building dams / interlinking rivers & lakes etc

     Use MNREGA funds for creating such assets

*   Center will not need permission of any State to implement such projects

*   Center will implement " River Interlinking " Project by 2025 , and for this,

     it will not require permission of any State

     As repeatedly lobbied by me , please find a way to divert BLACK MONEY

     to this Infrastructure SPV ( Tax haven or local - which is 100 times ! )

*   Mercilessly , shut down all factories dumping polluting effluents in rivers

#   At the level of State Governments

*   Make following mandatory for ALL buildings ( existing or future )

    +  Rain water harvesting system ( this tank to supply toilets / sinks etc )

    +  Recycling of water from Kitchen / Shower / Wash Basins, for use in

        toilets , by installing a simple sand filtering tank in society compounds

    +  Installation of water flow restricting devices in all taps

    +  Mechanism which stops water flow when hands are removed under tap

    +  Water Supply Cut of 25 % , round the year

         Do not raise Water Charges . The higher the charges , more ways will

         be found to evade ( as in case of Personal Income Tax ! )

         Water meters will get tempered or by-passed !

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30  March  2019  /  World  Water  Day

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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PS (  15  Aug  2019  ) :

I just came across Jawwad Patel's invention of DEWDROP , at :

https://www.jawwadpatel.com/patents/dew-drop/   

/  contact@jawwadpatel.com

Congratulations , Jawwad for this breakthrough !

I hope Governments ( both Central and States ) take notice of your innovation and , if convinced about its practicality, go all out to support / commercialize your patented device

And , if they do , I am sure, you will not allow monetary gains to come in the way of its mass production and FREE distribution among villages located in semi-arid areas

It was only today morning that PM Shri Modiji spoke ( in his Independence Day speech )to take piped water to 80 % of our population

If implemented , your device can , not only save thousands of crores of rupees but enable implementation within months, instead of years !

On my own , I am forwarding this blog ( addendum ) to  all the Cabinet Ministers, hoping that the concerned Minister will contact you immediately

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Link added on   06  NARCH  2022  :

These solar panels create clean water in the desert

 

VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?

21 opposition parties want 50 % of the votes cast using EVM , to be tallied with VVPAT paper slips ( Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail )

Election Commission says 

,

#  That would be a very difficult and time-consuming process

#  It would be fraught with practical difficulties to change the protocol with regard to counting procedures

#  Do not alter the system of counting VVPAT paper slips for one randomly selected polling station per assembly

    segment

Supreme Court is not convinced

It wants 100 % tally

It is entirely possible

If all the political parties agree to a technology-based solution , which I would like to be called ,  EVBAT

EVBAT = Everyone Verifiable Block-chain Audit Trail

By getting everyone to vote using his / her Smart Phone , as suggested in :

VotesApp   ………………. 18  Aug 2013

-       which would ensure a Block-chain technology based verification of ,

            #    100 % of the votes cast

            #    Automatically / Instantly

            #    Without need for any human presence

Anyone can view transactions recorded on a permissioned block-chain.

That means that once Election Commission managing the block-chain, verifies the votes, anyone — voters, candidates, or just interested third parties — could see the election results.

For details , read :

Block Chain for Voting ?  ……………….. 11  March   2018

Sure, it is too late for the general elections which are a few weeks away

Dear CJI , Hon Shri Gogoiji,

supremecourt@nic.in   /  nalsa-dla@nic.in

It is time to test the hypocrisy of those opposition parties by telling them :

“ We , the Supreme Court are convinced with your arguments for 50 % VVPAT tally

  In fact, we are so convinced that we are ordering the Election Commission to undertake 100 % audit

  And to ensure that there is no need to carry out such audit in the presence of representatives of any political

  parties, we are ordering EC to implement :

  VotesApp  

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29  March  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com

Congratulations , Shri V K Saraswat ( NITI Aayog )

What for ?

For taking initiative in forming a joint venture between CECRI and High Energy Batteries

(   High Energy to partner CECRI for electric vehicle batteries  )

How will this help ?

CECRI has developed several revolutionary technologies for EV batteries but it is unable to exploit these technologies, being a non-profit , government owned lab

Currently , there are no manufacturers in India for Lithium-ion Battery , which is the heart of our EV program. We totally depend upon imported batteries

With nearly 41 % import duty / surcharge , these batteries make up almost 40 % of an EV sale price

Whereas imported batteries are mostly Lithium based , batteries proposed to be developed in JV will use a combination of Lithium, Nickle, Manganese and Cobalt ( raw materials available locally )

Any unique feature of this JV ?

Yes

#    The JV will be a NON-PROFIT company

#    Following government institutions will lend their respective expertise to the JV :

·          Indian Institute of Chemical Technology – Hyderabad

·          Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute – Kolkata

·          National Physical Laboratory – Delhi

·          Indian Telephone Industry Ltd – Bangaluru

How will technology developed by CECRI  get transferred to Private Sector ?

Following companies have signed up MOUs with CECRI for technology transfer :

#    Tunga Services

#    ITI Ltd

#    Raasi Green Earth

Have you congratulated CECRI for their pioneering work in Battery technology ?

Yes

I have emailed to them , my following blogs :

Congratulations , Shri GopuKumarji   ………………….. 30  Jan  2019

Ray , a drop of golden Sun   ……………………………     18  Feb  2019

 

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This blog is sent as email to :

 

Shri V K Saraswat  …………….. vk.saraswat@gov.in

Shri AS Prakash  ………………. Prakash@cecri.res.in

Shri GA Patanjali   …………….  hebcnn@md4vsnl.net.in

Shri GopuKumar  ……………..  gopukumar@cecri.res.in

Shri Vasudevan   …………….  svasudevan@cecri.res.in

 

 

Tunga Services  …………………………………………………………………………….   tungasys@gmail.com

ITI Ltd   ………………………………………………………………………………………..    itichennai@rediffmail.com

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology ( Hyderabad )  …………….   director@iict.res.in

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute  ( Kolkata )  …………… dir_office@cgcri.res.in

National Physical Research Laboratory  ( Delhi ) ………………………………info@prl.res.in

Raasi Green Earth    ……………………………………………………………………………info@raasienergy.com 

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28   March  2019

Rsvp  ;  hcp@RecruitGuru.com

The Future of TV Viewing ?

Just came across following news :

BARC India to launch integrated TV plus Out Of Home measurement service  

Highlights :

 Starting this year, BARC India will be integrating TV and Out of Home TV viewership in its BARC India Media Workstation (BMW) software.

This first of its kind integration of in-home and OOH TV viewing, will allow BARC India subscribers to understand the overall viewership garnered on TV and the combined impact of the two mediums.

This also comes at a time when BARC India has expanded its panel to 40,000 metered homes within the committed timeline of March 2019.

The service will allow broadcasters and advertisers uncover more value and insights into the TV viewing behaviours both inside and outside the home. The data will also be available in the Planning module for agencies to plan effectively and account for this audience.

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BARC does this through installation of BAR-O-Meters installed on each TV set in the panel household  

  

But imagine if each Set Top Box , were to morph into a BAR-O-Meter

By end of 2019 , number of households with TV sets , is likely to be close to 200 million  

That makes for 200 Million BAR-O-Meters  - as against 40,000 today !

And to complete the TV VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT revolution , stretch your imagination as follows :

#   All of this 200 Million “ Smart Set Top Boxes “ will be tiny Super-computers with terabytes of memory

#   All of these will be only “ Pre-paid “ versions enabling instant Online Payments from TV Screen / Remote

#   These Set Top Boxes will show ALL TV channels , all the time, – eliminating need for ala-carte pre-selection on

     Service provider’s web site / filling up channel selection forms of MSO ( TV Cable operators )

#   A viewer would be able to view ANY channel , any time

#   Smart Set Top Box will automatically / instantly , deduct money ( from pre-paid account of the household ),

     based on “ Per Minute “ tariff for each channel . “ Credit Balance “ will flash in screen corner , every 10 minutes

#   Being a “ Super Smart Set Top Box “ , internet will be integrated and web sites made available on TV screen ( -

     why need a separate computer screen ? )

#   Smart Set Top Box will also enable Video – Audio Streaming services like Netflix and just announced Apple TV+

     / Apple News Plus / Apple Arcade etc

#   Smart Set Top Box will enable job portals ( and of course, LinkedIn ) to deliver “ Suitable / Recommended Job

     Alerts “ , and permit “ Apply Online “ , using remote

#   Solely at his own discretion , a viewer would ,

·          Allow advertisers to display “ Customized Advts “ on his TV screen , based on his TV Channel Viewing History

·          Rent his “ Net Surfing History “ to Social Media Sites for a “ Monthly Rental “ of Rs 1,000

* Set Top Box will be synchronized with Alexa – Google Home – Siri – Cortana etc to accept voice commands

When 5G – Quantum Computing – DNA based Memory Storage – Li Fi – Face Recognition – AR – VR – AI - Blockchain etc mature , what I have envisaged above , is bound to happen

I am a great believer in :

If you can imagine something today , technology will turn it into reality tomorrow !

Questions are :

#   Will TRAI or some other regulating agency try to stop the advance of technology ?

#   Will some Start Up come forward to take up this challenge to disrupt the Advertising Industry ?

#   I am sure , Shri RaviShankar Prasadji would appreciate how this innovation could turn every Indian home into a ,

Back Factory of  the  World........09 Sept 2015

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27  March  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com       

  

What will win the War ?

It seems Congress is concerned more with winning the elections ( - the BATTLE )

Yesterday it announced a monthly payment of Rs 6,000 for 5 crore poor families – a version of UBI ( Universal Basic Income )

May be , after vainly trying umpteen different schemes  towards “ Garibi Hatao “ for over 60 years, Congress has concluded :

There is no way to “ hatao garibi “ . There is no way to reduce / eliminate poverty ( - the WAR )

For the next few days , experts / economists and TV panelists , will hotly debate the pros and cons of this Congress announcement

I doubt whether a single opponent of this announcement will point out the greatest psychological damage this scheme will do to the very people ( 5 crore poor families ) it is supposed to help

This scheme will try to consolidate / re-confirm their belief that :

“ Poverty is our birth right. We are born poor / will die poor. Our only “nirvana” from this abject poverty is death “

Will any expert dare to tell these poor :

“ You are being drugged with an opium called election

 . The design of the grand old party is to ensure that you remain poor forever – so that it can throw crumbs at you every 5 years, to induce you to vote for them “

I hope that the BJP spokesperson on the TV panel has the courage to say :

We do not believe in feeding fish to a hungry man. We believe in teaching him, how to fish

As against that Rs 6000 / month announced by Congress, we propose to spend Rs 5,000 / month to impart SKILL to ANY person , so that he / she can use that acquired skill to earn an honorable living and pull himself out of the perpetual poverty

If voted to power, we promise to implement :

NITI Aayog suggests raising monthly training stipend to Rs 5,000    (   19   March  2019  )

We believe, any form of dole – by whatever name called – is :

Undisputed  Bad  Idea

-as explained in :

Universal  Basic  Income  ………………………….. 20  Jan  2017

The reason it is a bad idea is :

#  At its fundamental conceptual framework, a currency note denotes  “ Tangible Work “

#  Currency notes came into existence as a convenient way to “ Measure and Exchange “ , each other’s work

#  Handing over to anyone, a currency note without any exchange of WORK in return, is no more than getting

    someone else to put in that work

#  When a government , introduces UBI , it is handing out currency notes deposited in the exchequer by tax

    payers , ie: work put in by some other citizens

#  UBI may end up “ de-motivating “ the recipients from acquiring skills to pull themselves up with bootstraps

#  UBI will usher a “ dependency culture “ where the recipients always depend upon “ Sarkar Maa-Baap “

And , last but not the least :

#  Given the complexity of determining the target group – and its subsequent administering – UBI tends to become

    arbitrary / unwieldy and a breeding ground for corruption

Now , what could have emboldened the Congress to announce this scheme ?

Could it be a very high probability that it will never win enough seats in the LokSabha elections to form a government , and therefore, will not be called upon to implement this scheme ?

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26  March  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com