An innovation and technology exhibition was organized at the Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad (IIM-A) during The Red Brick Summit-2017. Union textiles minister Smriti Irani was to deliver the inaugural speech at the four-day summit which began on Friday. But she did not turn up for the event. 

Utility stick for Parkinson's patients

Parth Bansal (14) from Kanpur has made a utility stick for Parkinson's patients. The stick can be charged with a cellphone charger. "Because of Parkinson's disease, my grandmother was not able to walk on plain surfaces. Her doctor said that any illusion which creates a hurdle on the floor could help her walk," Parth said. "So I fit a laser on her stick which produces a horizontal line on the floor. It helped." 

Modified writing pad

A homoeopathic doctor from Rajkot, Vidhi Parikh, has created a writing pad which can be used by people with disabilities. They can secure a grip by tying their hands with a belt to write properly. The pad is handy during travel as well.

'Swachhata Cart'

Swachhata Cart', a project initiated by a Patan entrepreneur, Gaurava Acharya, and innovated by Uttar Pradesh's Sikanto Mandal, helps sanitation workers. It is a waste-lifting and dumping machine that has been designed to dispose of solid waste rapidly and effectively. This was launched by Union minister of science and technology Dr Harsh Vardhan.