Telegraph pictureHazaribagh: Imagine mosquitoes getting electrocuted while you sleep peacefully. Class X student of DAV Public School, Hridyesh was one of the recipients of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2017 Awards, 2017, given by the National Innovation Foundation, an autonomous body under Union ministry of science and technology, to schoolchildren across India. Hridyesh, who thought of fixing electrical mosquito nets on windows and ventilators, said they would be "safe for people and pets but unsafe for mosquitoes". This year, besides Hridyesh, a Class XII student of MGM Higher Secondary School in Bokaro, Ayan Aryan (17) was also one of the recipients of IGNITE award. In all, 56 students from 16 states received the IGNITE award for 29 ideas and innovations.

Source: The Telegraph December 27, 2017 18:45 UTC