Lucknow Diary: Innovation on a dozen wheels
4 min readInnovation on a dozen wheels
All that innovation wants is a superb thoughts and keenness coupled with the endurance to use it. Asad Abdullah, 22, of Azamgarh proved it by growing a 6-seater electrical cycle. Asad’s innovation acquired recognised by none aside from Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, who tweeted a small video of the cycle and made the innovation so viral that the video crossed 1 million views since December 1.
Mahindra tagged the chief design officer of the auto sector of his firm asking if this machine may discover world software. With petrol costs rising, Abdullah conceptualised the concept of growing an electrical cycle through which six folks could be accommodated.
He used scrap materials and the motor of an outdated battery-operated. two-wheeler to develop the cycle in a month’s time at a price of Rs ₹10,000-12,000. “I want to make it commercial and sell it to others at an affordable price,” says Asad Abdullah, an ITI-trained diploma engineer in electricals.
Lucknow touches zero covid mark
After a protracted span of 32 months, the town of Nawabs touched zero Covid determine mark because the final affected person recovered from the ailment and no new case was reported, declare well being authorities. The final affected person who recovered and was discharged on Tuesday had examined constructive final week. “This zero is a precious figure and we are making all efforts to sustain the status in Covid,” mentioned Dr Manoj Agrawal, Lucknow CMO.
Lucknow has by no means had a standing of zero Covid energetic instances for the reason that 2020 pandemic. The first case within the state capital was reported within the third week of March 2020. Lucknow’s first Covid-19 affected person was a health care provider who returned from Canada. The second case reported was additionally that of a health care provider and the third one was of a Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who turned out to be a mass spreader after coming back from the UK.
10 UP heritage websites up for adoption
UP Archaeological directorate has shortlisted 10 heritage websites up for adoption beneath the ‘Adopt Heritage Scheme.’ These websites embody the Alambagh constructing of Lucknow, Potrakund in Mathura, Kalpa Devi and Astik Baba temples in Sitapur, Caves of Devgarh of Lalitpur, Raj Mandir Guptar Ghat in Ayodhya, Lakshmi temple in Jhansi, Fort of Tahrauli in Jhansi, Fort of Balabehat in Lalitpur, Digragarhi in
Jhansi and Shiv temple of Bithoor in Kanpur.
Those desirous about adopting the heritage web site can be often known as Smarak Mitra who would signal a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the division and work in direction of the conservation of the positioning. Smarak Mitras may even be chargeable for arranging logistics for the vacationers on the web site.
Innovation on a dozen wheels
All that innovation wants is a superb thoughts and keenness coupled with the endurance to use it. Asad Abdullah, 22, of Azamgarh proved it by growing a 6-seater electrical cycle. Asad’s innovation acquired recognised by none aside from Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, who tweeted a small video of the cycle and made the innovation so viral that the video crossed 1 million views since December 1.
Mahindra tagged the chief design officer of the auto sector of his firm asking if this machine may discover world software. With petrol costs rising, Abdullah conceptualised the concept of growing an electrical cycle through which six folks could be accommodated.
He used scrap materials and the motor of an outdated battery-operated. two-wheeler to develop the cycle in a month’s time at a price of Rs ₹10,000-12,000. “I want to make it commercial and sell it to others at an affordable price,” says Asad Abdullah, an ITI-trained diploma engineer in electricals.
Lucknow touches zero covid mark
After a protracted span of 32 months, the town of Nawabs touched zero Covid determine mark because the final affected person recovered from the ailment and no new case was reported, declare well being authorities. The final affected person who recovered and was discharged on Tuesday had examined constructive final week. “This zero is a precious figure and we are making all efforts to sustain the status in Covid,” mentioned Dr Manoj Agrawal, Lucknow CMO.
Lucknow has by no means had a standing of zero Covid energetic instances for the reason that 2020 pandemic. The first case within the state capital was reported within the third week of March 2020. Lucknow’s first Covid-19 affected person was a health care provider who returned from Canada. The second case reported was additionally that of a health care provider and the third one was of a Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who turned out to be a mass spreader after coming back from the UK.
10 UP heritage websites up for adoption
UP Archaeological directorate has shortlisted 10 heritage websites up for adoption beneath the ‘Adopt Heritage Scheme.’ These websites embody the Alambagh constructing of Lucknow, Potrakund in Mathura, Kalpa Devi and Astik Baba temples in Sitapur, Caves of Devgarh of Lalitpur, Raj Mandir Guptar Ghat in Ayodhya, Lakshmi temple in Jhansi, Fort of Tahrauli in Jhansi, Fort of Balabehat in Lalitpur, Digragarhi in
Jhansi and Shiv temple of Bithoor in Kanpur.
Those desirous about adopting the heritage web site can be often known as Smarak Mitra who would signal a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the division and work in direction of the conservation of the positioning. Smarak Mitras may even be chargeable for arranging logistics for the vacationers on the web site.
