Thank You, Sundar Pichai

 

What for ?

For accepting my CHALLENGE and delivering on it ( almost )

What was your Challenge ?

Almost 5 YEARS ago, I sent him following e-mail, listing 8 Challenges :

Challenges Worthy of Google ? ………………………..[ 05 Jan 2017 ]

 

One of these challenges, was :

[  F  ] 

Simplification of  MOBILE WALLET, which requires  NO TYPING  into the App  /  ONLY SPEAKING

 " Google  Can Read  your  Mind  ? "

Earlier, I had described this “ No Typing / Only Speaking “ in my following e-mail :

How to go Cash - Less ?................................ [ 27 Nov 2016 ]

 

Extract :

Just ask Sundar Pichai , Sam Pitroda , Satya Nadela , Sachin Katti , Pranav Mistry , Sanjay Sarma , Nandan Nilekani etc , if they will help implement the following :

 

*  Buyer  buys something worth Rs 100 from a shopkeeper

*  Buyer and the Seller, look into their own mobile-cameras ( of smart phones,

   loaded with M-Rup ) for biometric Aadhar identification / linked to Jan Dhan a/c

*  Seller speaks in his mobile : " Muze Sau Rupiah dedo "

*  Buyer speaks in his mobile : " Inko Sau Rupiah dedo "

*  Message flashes in the mobile screen of Seller : " Tumhare account-me Sau Rupiah

   Jamah ho gaya / GST bhi kaat ke Sarkar-ko bhej diya "

*  Message flashes in the mobile screen of Buyer : " Tumhare account-se , Sau Rupiah inko

   Bhej Diya . Abhi balance me teen sau sath rupiah bacha hai "

 

I request all concerned, not to insult our engineers / scientists / geeks, by doubting if such SIMPLIFICATION ( based on day to day spoken language ) is possible

Doubting Thomas may want to look up ... PILOT   {  http://www.waverlylabs.com/  }

This is the only way rural India can bypass the Jurassic Age of Plastic Cards to usher into a CASH-LESS society

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How do you conclude that Sundar Pichai has implemented your suggestion ?

Came across following news report today morning :

Context :

Google Pay bets on voice-led payments, drives kirana play  / MINT /  19 Nov 2021

 

Extract :

Google Pay, the payments arm of search giant Google, is betting big on voice-led payments in India as it bolsters its services for Indian kiranas to expand the reach of its platform.

 

The company will roll out a ‘speech-to-text’ feature for Indian consumers, which will allow them to use voice input to pay directly to another user’s bank account

Users can use voice commands to input the payee’s bank account numbers in Hindi or English into the app instead of manual typing it. The account number is confirmed with the sender before initiating the payment.

 

 “More needs to be done for simplifying (digital) payments further. Using payments should feel natural, not like using a product, but rather like how ‘money’ is supposed to be used, frictionless... Because of the pandemic, there is a disparity that has been created because customers have needed to use online at some point. Some people could use it easily, others couldn’t. So it is critical to make it simple (for people to transact digitally). Only then, more people could use it," said Ambarish Kenghe, vice president, product management, Google Pay ( ambarish@google.com )

 

Dear Ambarish,

Congratulations to you and to your team for this innovation. It will go a long way to help poor / illiterate Indians to switch over to digital payments

Can it be further simplified as suggested by me above ?

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 19 Nov 2021

 

Related Readings :

Google announces new India-specific product features for local language access / ET / 18 Nov 2021

 

At long last : BHIM to get a voice ? ………………………………………..[ 22 July 2021 ]

 

ToneTag partners with GMO to expand its sound-based payment solutions in Japan  [ 28 May 2019 ]

When BHIM is here, can ARJUN be far away ? …………………………[ 30 Dec 2016 ]

A Matter of Time ………………………………………………………………………..[ 03 Jan 2017 ]

JUST ONE MORE STEP LEFT ………………………………………………………[ 30 Jan 2017 ]

Simplicity : The Ultimate Mobile Wallet ?...............................[ 13 Feb 2017]

Wake Up , BHIM , Wake Up !...............................................[ 16 Mar 2017 ]

BHIM : the…………………………………………………………………………………..[ 14 April 2017 ]

A Beerud named BHIM ?......................................................[ 17 Apr 2017 ]

Thank You : Beerud……………………………………………………………………..[ 23 Apr 2017 ]

Inching Forward ?...............................................................[ 20 May 2017 ]

Let BHIM get MAD !.............................................................[ 21 May 2017 ]

BHIM , the Impersonator ?....................................................[17 June 2017 ]

BHIM : Can You tango with GST ?..........................................[19 June 2017 ]

Preloaded BHIM ?.................................................................[ 04 July 2017 ]

Closing in on BHIM V 4.0 !.....................................................[ 05 July 2017 ]

BHIM : the Omnipresent ?.....................................................[ 05 Sept 2017 ]

From BHIM 3.0 to BHIM 7.0 ?.................................................[ 14 Sept 2017 ]

Not exactly BHIM 4.0……………………………………………………………………..[19 Sept 2017 ]

BHIM gets a Voice !...............................................................[30 Oct 2017 ]

Google, WhatsApp, BHIM ?.....................................................[ 14 Dec 2017 ]

BHIM   will  recognize  you………………………………………………………………[ 30 May 2018 ]

BHIM gets friendly with GST ……………………………………………………………[ 04 Aug 2018 ]

 

  

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, Shri Anil Rawalji

 

Congratulations, Shri Anil Rawalji

[ MD & CEO – Intellismart Infra  / info@IntellismartInfra.in ]

 

Context :

IntelliSmart wins order to install 6 lakh smart meters in Assam  /  Business  Line / 18 Nov 2021

Extract :

IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Ltd (IntelliSmart), a joint venture of National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), has secured its first order to install more than 6 lakh pre-paid smart meters in 19 circles of Assam, it said on Wednesday in a release.

 

From Website of IntelliSmart :

 

Consumer Benefits	DISCOM Benefits	AMISP Benefits
Personalized Customer Alerts Bill Projection Neighborhood & Self Comparison Budget Alerts	Grid / Energy Demand Planning Insights into appliance usage patterns in order to predict usage and coordinate DERs.	Deployment Analytics Predict resource requirement Goal seeking analysis Delay prediction analysis
Efficient Use Recommend upgradations of inefficient appliances	Shape Load Profiles Reduce cost of Power by peak load management	Cyber Security Analytics Intrusion prevention & detection Eliminate vulnerabilities
DSM Savings Introduce TOU (Time of Use) Rate Regulations	Revenue Leakage Analytics Predict payment default

 

MY  TAKE  :

Carbon Finance through Carbon Credits ....[ 12 March 2021 ]

 

Here is a partial list of domestic appliances which consume electricity ( apart from LED bulbs ) :

TV sets – Refrigerators – Air Conditioners – Fans – Deep Freezers – Ovens – Electric Stoves – Mixers – Computers – Cloths Washing Machines – Dish Washers – Radios – Tablets – Robotic Floor Sweepers – Massagers – etc

Ø  By 2030, all of these must be made “ Energy Efficient Appliances “ , certified by Bureau of Energy Efficiency [ BEE ]

Ø  Just as was done in respect of ICE vehicles ( BS IV > BS VI compliance ), all electric Appliance Manufacturers must be mandated to switch over to manufacture of only BEE certified appliances in 4 phases ( April 2022 – 24 – 26- 28 )

Ø  Each such appliance MUST be pre-installed / integrated with SENSORS which will continuously monitor its,

#   State of Usage ( ON or OFF )

#   Rate of Consumption of electricity ( Units )

These INTERNET-CONNECTED appliances will continuously relay / transmit these data to the SMART ELECTRIC METER installed in each home

In turn, each SMART METER will relay / transmit to concerned DISCOM ( and to any other specified govt agency servers ), such usage / consumption data, through Internet ( IoT / Internet of Everything ).

These data-transfer will be separate for EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLIANCE

This will enable DISCOM / concerned Agencies, to know / monitor, IN-EFFICIENT appliances, operating above the CERTIFIED THRESHOLD for each type of appliance

Appliances operating “ above “ the threshold, will be assigned / allotted “ CARBON DEBITS “ , whereas those operating “ below “ the threshold, will be assigned “ CARBON CREDITS “

If the NET of these two is POSITIVE ( + ), that home will be incentivized by a lower tariff – and vice-versa

This model ( of INCENTIVIZATION ) must be further strengthened by measuring the amount of ROOF TOP Solar Power , flowing into the SMART METER , with appropriate linkages to CARBON CREDIT

This linkage will motivate a large number of households to install ROOF TOP solar panels

This scheme will enable us to take the CARBON MARKET / CARBON CREDIT / CARBON FINANCE concept, right inside our 290 MILLION households !

Ø  All manufacturers of House-hold Electric Meters must be told to manufacture only SMART ELECTRIC METERS , starting April 2022

Ø  All DISCOMS to replace existing meters in each and every home, with a SMART METER, by April 2024

This is only a CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK whose details are not difficult to work out

 

Dear Shri R K Singhji

 

During past 3 years, you have initiated many reforms to replace FOSSIL-FUEL power with RENEWABLE power

If implemented, my above-mentioned suggestion will ensure that we exceed our commitment given in Paris Agreement

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With Regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  18 Nov 2021 

Manyachiwadi shows way to become Atm - Nirbhar

 

PM Shri Modiji wants India to become Atm – Nirbhar ( Self Reliant )

Even as Governments ( Central +States ) are preaching the industry / businesses on how to become self -reliant, here is a small village (Manyachiwadi in Maharashtra ) whose residents decided :

Ø  To break their dependence on the State Electric Supply for their requirement of power

Ø  To generate / distribute their own Solar power ( each solar unit costing no more than Rs 5700 )

Here is that story about how Manyachiwadi is about to totally cut the UMBILICAL CORD of the Electric Transmission Line – and start breathing on its own

Residents of Manyachiwadi were fed up with the black-outs and brown-outs

They have set an example to 7 LAKH villages of India

How women made their village ‘power’ full

 Business Line  /  17  Nov 2021

 

MY  TAKE :

Thank You, Shri R K Singhji : the Green Warrior ………………[ 25 Oct 2021 ]

 

Extract :

Dear Shri Singhji,

 It is heartening to hear your bold talk of ,

“  In this new era of continuous reforms including the launch of GDAM today, any interested party can set up and sell renewable energy “

I urge you not to delay the next BOLD REFORM, advocated in my following 4 YEAR old e-mail :

Not Good Enough ! ………………………………………[ 02 Dec 2017 ]

Extract :

And I hope, it recommends amending Electricity Act whereby ,

Anyone can generate and SELL electricity, anytime and to anyone and at any price !

             

Treading ( gently ) on Solar Power Trading …………………..[ 18 Oct 2021 ]

 

Extract :

 Dear Shri  R K Singhji

( Minister for Renewable Energy ),

This is just a small beginning / a small thrust for GREEN power ( but only for GRID SCALE Solar Power )

I believe a breakthrough in generation of ROOFTOP Solar can come, only when individual household owners can generate Rooftop Solar, AND be able to SELL the same on a Solar Power Trading Exchange

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No Godfather for Rooftop Solar ?  ……………………………….[ 01 June 2021 ]

 

Extract :

Dear Shri R K Singhji ( Minister for Power ) :

Ø  It is high time we stop limiting our SOLAR VISION HORIZON like a “ Frog in the Well “

Ø  It is time to remember that the nomenclature : Roof Top Solar “ , somehow ties us down to the words ROOF TOP, which is only just one of the locations which can be used to harness Solar Energy

Ø  Solar Energy can also be harvested at other locations on Earth, such as FARMS , DESERTS, LAKES, MOUNTAIN TOPS, HIGHWAYS, TRAIN TRACKS, etc., or even through solar panels farms in  SPACE ( low earth orbits ? ), beaming electricity down to Earth-based receivers ( using micro-waves ? )

Ø  We must break loose  from the narrowly defined, Roof-Top Solar / Land-based Solar and latch on to the all-encompassing concept of ,

SOLAR  ENERGY  TRADING INFRASTRUCTURE  (  SETI  )

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Congratulations, Shri Vijaybhai Rupaniji …………………………………[ 30 Dec 2020 ]

 

Extract :

POLICY  >  LEASE ROOF or PREMISES

POLICY  >  GROUP OWNERSHIP

POLICY  >  POWER AT LOW COST

POLICY  >  SURPLUS ENERGY

POLICY  >  ANYONE CAN GENERATE / SELL , SOLAR POWER ( - to ANYONE ? – at ANYTIME ? )

( click the link above for details )

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 17 Nov 2o21