School students come up with non-polluting electromagnetic car

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 21 2016 | 4:22 PM IST
As Delhi reels under severe air pollution, two school students here have come up with the concept of a 'self-sustainable' car that runs using electromagnetic induction to help tackle the health hazard.
Nandini Sharma and Kabir Arora, class eleven students of Amity International School - Pushp Vihar, bagged the innovation award today after a two-month-long science competition on the topic 'Mitigating Air Pollution in Delhi'.
The 'self-sustainable' car, a non-polluting, zero carbon footprint simulation concept that uses electromagnetic induction, was among several projects created by students from various schools in and around Delhi.
In the event, jointly organised by United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, Sonalika Group of Companies, National Progressive Schools' Conference and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, students from other schools also bagged prizes in different categories.
The car project would also be proposed to IIT-Delhi to be developed into a functional prototype.
Speaking at the award ceremony, JNU Rector Chintamani Mohapatra said that Delhi was not fighting pollution adequately.
"The focus is just on old vehicles and its emissions, but not on the number of vehicles an average family has," he added.
"The future of Delhi residents is bleak unless there is a co-operation between government and stakeholders to fight the war against pollution," he added.

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First Published: Dec 21 2016 | 4:22 PM IST

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