MUST READ: The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India?Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan?Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test?Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices?Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test?Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.

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