Times of India reports The Human Resource Development Ministry of India has received two designs for an ultra low cost laptop to be manufactured and used for schools in India. One of the designs have come from a final year engineering student at the Vellore Institute of Technology, the other being from a researcher at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Right now the costs come up to 47$ but the ministry expects the cost to decrease greatly since there is a demand of over 1 Million pieces.

Even though a working piece may not see the light of day for another two years, it is great to know that an initiative is in progress to harness the true power of the youth of India. Should India continue development at this rate, I guess the predictions of it being a political and economic super power by 2020 might be true after all.

[Source: Times of India]

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