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17/08/22 05:05 AM IST

India’s first Saline Water Lantern

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  • Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first Saline Water Lantern which uses the sea water as the electrolyte between specially designed electrodes to power the LED lamps.
About Lantern 
  • It is India’s 1st saline water LED lantern. It uses salty sea water as an electrolyte to power LED lamps
  • Developed by: National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai
  • The first-of-its kind lantern named “Roshni” during a visit to SAGAR ANVESHIKA, a Coastal Research Vessel, operated and used by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai for coastal research.
  • Saline Water Lantern will bring “Ease of Living” to the poor and needy, particularly the fishing community living along the 7500 Kilometres long coastal line of India.
  • NIOT developed Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology for conversion of sea water to potable water, which has been successfully demonstrated in Lakshadweep islands.
Source- PIB

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