Indian deep-tech startup Genrobotics has secured an ₹80 crore contract with Singapore’s water authority to deploy 44 robots for cleaning & inspecting sewer networks over the next two years. The company beat over 600 global firms following an 18-month evaluation.
This was particularly satisfying news for me because I invested in them in 2020.
And I invested because I was moved by the fact that their motive for starting the company was to create the ‘Bandicoot,’ for ridding the country of manual scavenging.
This was not a goal that would deliver them a fast path to an IPO and sky-high valuations & make them extraordinarily rich.
But it was a goal that would have a dramatic social impact.
Our municipalities were not just robbing workmen of their dignity, but putting their lives at risk. The Bandicoot robot would rectify that.
So, to paraphrase Robert Frost: They took the path “…less traveled by / And that has made all the difference”
In other words, they created a purpose-led company
And the news of their win in Singapore was gratifying because it signals that purpose and profits are not at odds with each other.
(Since that win, they also have won a ₹17 crore tender from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the deployment of its advanced Bandicoot Mobility+ robotic sewer cleaning systems.)
Startups like Genrobotics that are created with a higher Purpose, are my #MondayMotivation
यदि ‘वन नेशन-वन टैक्स’ लागू हो सकता है तो ‘वन नेशन-वन स्लेबस’ क्यों नहीं?
यदि ‘वन प्रोडक्ट-वन टैक्स’ लागू हो सकता है तो ‘वन सब्जेक्ट-वन स्लेबस’ क्यों नहीं?
यदि ‘वन नेशन-वन रेलवे बोर्ड’ लागू हो सकता है तो ‘वन नेशन-वन एजुकेशन बोर्ड’ क्यों नहीं?
@PMOIndia@narendramodi
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क्या पता कल किसी की जान ही बच जाए। ❤️🙏🏼
No one can deliver courtroom intensity like Sunny Deol! 💥
The ‘Tarikh Pe Tarikh’ scene isn’t just iconic it’s a masterclass in acting. This performance alone earned him a National Award, and this dialogue is more famous than the entire careers of many actors combined.
Tell me… what type of actor can even pull this off?👇
What 19 year old Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe has done will be remembered by the coming generations!
Every person passionate about Indian culture is proud of him for completing the Dandakrama Parayanam, consisting of 2000 mantras of the Shukla Yajurveda’s Madhyandini branch, in 50 days without any interruption. This includes several Vedic verses and sacred words recited flawlessly. He embodies the finest of our Guru Parampara.
As the MP from Kashi, I am elated that this extraordinary feat took place in this sacred city. My Pranams to his family, the several saints, seers, scholars and organisations from all over India that have supported him.
कैंसर एक ऐसी बीमारी ने जिसने करोड़ो घर तबाह किए हैं ।
सिर्फ मरीज ही नहीं बल्कि मरीज के परिवारों को ।
दवाइयों का खर्च वहन करते करते लोग टूट जाते हैं ।
और कैसे नहीं टूटेंगे अगर 600 रुपये की दवाई पर सरकार ने छूट दे रखी है 12000 रुपये MRP रखने की ।
जी हाँ ।
दवाई है Paclitaxel ।
रिटेलर खरीदते हैं 600 में और MRP है 12000.
एक मरीज को कई बार 20-30 vial की ज़रूरत पड़ती है ।
और ये कोई एक दवाई की बात नहीं ।
कीमोथेरेपी की ज़्यादातर दवाइयों का यही हाल है ।
200% मार्जिन भी समझ में आता है लेकिन 1900% margin??
वो कैंसर जैसी बीमारी में , जिसका इलाज वैसे भी काफ़ी लंबा चलता है??
ग़रीब तो मर ही जाएगा ना?
ये तो ठीक नहीं हैं ना साहब ?
@PMOIndia
पेन…… 🔏🖊️
पेन पैलेस जयपुर….!!!
किसी ज़माने में पेन एक लग्ज़री चीज़ हुआ करती थी…
आज हज़ारों कम्पनियाँ पेन बेचतीं हैं…
लेकिन अब वो महत्व नहीं बचा पेन का…!!!
"This issue is about truth & falsehood for the BJP. Those who always insulted Babasaheb are now misleading public by cutting a clip. Is Bharat's history limited to 11 seconds only?"
@SidharthYadavIN is just splendid in this debate with balance & facts.🔥
माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी ने आज जिस दशाश्वमेध घाट पर पूजा अर्चना की, उसका एक प्राचीन इतिहास रहा है। यहां ब्रह्मा जी ने यज्ञ किया था और इसी घाट पर प्रसिद्ध शिव मंदिर भी स्थित है। यहां भक्ति मार्ग के प्रसिद्ध संत चैतन्य महाप्रभु जी के पदचिह्न भी हैं।
इस बार जब आप महाकुम्भ में भागीदारी करने आयें तो इस पौराणिक घाट पर अवश्य आयें और यहां की पवित्रता का अनुभव करें।
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