Special Report
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UP Poll Diary, Day 5: In PM Modi's Varanasi, a tale of forgotten promises and missed opportunities
As the Prime Minister readies to file his nomination on April 26—amid growing rumours of the Congress fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here—people in the city of ghats continue to be disillusioned with the system
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Bionic Yantra: The robot giving patients a leg up
Bionic Yantra's exoskeleton provides a fall-safe method of rehabilitation for those unable to walk
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S4S Technologies: Helping women farmers keep their produce fresh, sunny side up
Since women have traditionally used sun drying, the company targets them for their solar conduction dryer, which helps increase the shelf life of fruit and vegetables to about six months
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Promethean Power: A chill pill for dairy farmers
The company's tank-based milk refrigeration system is an alternative to diesel options, bringing cooling costs down from 50 paisa per litre to just 18 paisa
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Biosense: Low-cost medical diagnostic devices, for rural doctors
The company targets doctors in Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns, and now has a range of nine products that quickly test blood, urine and other samples
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EmpowerU: Using tech to monitor government schools in Jharkhand
The platform collects real-time data without the use of the Internet, and has helped spike teacher attendance and the number of mid-day meals being served
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How India's first unmanned, self-cleaning e-toilets work
Made by Kerala-based Eram Scientific Solutions, the toilets work on sensor-based technology and are maintained and monitored remotely using GPRS
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UP Poll Diary, Day 4: In Rae Bareli, 'everyone will vote for the winner'
Despite the MP, MLA and district magistrate of Rae Bareli being women, the constituency has fallen short of providing a better life for economically backward female voters and their families
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Indian elections are too noisy and unpredictable: Milan Vaishnav
The author on the rise in political competition, why people vote for candidates with criminal backgrounds and the need for digital campaigning
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UP Poll Diary, Day 3: Which way will the tide flow in Etawah and Kanpur?
As the reserved constituency of Etawah becomes a crucial testing ground for the gathbandhan, industrial hub Kanpur seems to simmer with an anti-establishment tone. Both go to polls on April 29
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Elections 2019: India's 100-year-old voters
Election Commission recently felicitated centenary voters of the country in an event 'Shatayu Samman' in Ahmedabad. The senior voters had a practice run at the event, with dummy EVMs ahead of the polling.