10 Most Amazing Innovations From India

Raj Singh Dahiya:

Raj Singh Dahiya in Rajasthan who never even stepped into a school, developed an efficient biomass gasifier that ensures smooth operation of any engine at a low operational cost. Biomass gasifiers basically convert woody biomass, agricultural wastes like rice-husk, coconut waste etc. into a combustible gas which can be burnt like conventional gaseous fuel for thermal applications, or fed into diesel and gasoline engines. This biomass-based gasifier unit processes about 20 kg of bio-waste to run an engine of 30 HP for an hour.

G. D. Naidu:

G. D. Naidu, an Indian inventor and engineer often referred to as the Edison of India is credited with the manufacture of the first electric motor in India. His contributions were primarily industrial but also span the fields of electrical, mechanical, agricultural (Hybrid cultivation) and automobile engineering.  He had only primary education but excelled as a versatile genius.
Naidu invented 'Rasant' razor, a small motor operated by dry cells, which was later developed at a factory in the German town called Heilbronn. Among his other inventions were super-thin shaving blades, a distance adjuster for film cameras, a fruit juice extractor, a tamper-proof vote-recording machine and a kerosene-run fan.

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