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Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala has initiated steps to invent 'need-based' products by igniting 'thought process' to overcome the shortage of skilled manpower in the state and to fulfill global demands.
Though the code of conduct for the local body elections in the state exists, the State Election Commission has given prior sanction to go ahead with the government plans in this regard considering its importance.
A series of 'competitions' to invent such products had already been started by the Department of Industries and Commerce and the first among this series is Contest for a Coconut Felling Device, which has attracted global media in a big way.
Another public contest to design and produce is 'Cool Jacket', which can protect labourers from sun burn and problems caused by high temperature, is expected to bring more global attention, especially in the gulf countries.
Lakhs of Keralites as well as people of other states in the country employed in the Gulf countries are the major victims of sun burn. A few north Indian states also face the threat of sunburn.
In Kerala also this has become a serious problem as the atmospheric temperature rose to 50 degree Celsius in the hot summer in recent years.
Experts say that materials like dry ice and special fabric can be used to produce the Cool Jacket. But the Government does not put forward any suggestion on this. Design, technology and manufacturing process are to be selected accordingly. The source of energy, if needed, can either be solar or rechargeable battery or any special substance which could ensure refrigeration.
''Our initiative is to develop and promote entrepreneurial skill, igniting the thought process of developing need-based products and its marketing and to bring out an array of global products,'' Additional Chief Secretary T Balakrishnan said.
--UNI
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A series of 'competitions' to invent such products had already been started by the Department of Industries and Commerce and the first among this series is Contest for a Coconut Felling Device, which has attracted global media in a big way.
Another public contest to design and produce is 'Cool Jacket', which can protect labourers from sun burn and problems caused by high temperature, is expected to bring more global attention, especially in the gulf countries.
Lakhs of Keralites as well as people of other states in the country employed in the Gulf countries are the major victims of sun burn. A few north Indian states also face the threat of sunburn.
In Kerala also this has become a serious problem as the atmospheric temperature rose to 50 degree Celsius in the hot summer in recent years.
Experts say that materials like dry ice and special fabric can be used to produce the Cool Jacket. But the Government does not put forward any suggestion on this. Design, technology and manufacturing process are to be selected accordingly. The source of energy, if needed, can either be solar or rechargeable battery or any special substance which could ensure refrigeration.
''Our initiative is to develop and promote entrepreneurial skill, igniting the thought process of developing need-based products and its marketing and to bring out an array of global products,'' Additional Chief Secretary T Balakrishnan said.
--UNI
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