Live
- President Murmu to leave on first-ever visit by Indian head to state to Algeria, Mauritania, Malawi tomorrow
- 3rd T20I: Samson’s ton; Suryakumar’s 75 take India to highest-ever score of 297/6
- Mulayam Singh’s soul must be in pain due to Akhilesh's support for Cong: JD-U
- Scientists find new brain target for anxiety disorders
- We're patriots protecting India's integrity, not terrorists: BJP leader responds to Kharge
- Yamaha Commits to Expand Green Cover by 6,000 sqm in Greater Noida
- Another Milestone, Another Benchmark: FRONX hits fastest 2 lakh sales* in passenger vehicle category
- Oxford University Press adds 13th Indian language to its dictionary portfolio
- Toyota Kirloskar Motor Introduces Urban Cruiser Hyryder ‘Festival Limited Edition’
- Muslim religious leaders oppose call to close Madrasas, cite Supreme Court order
A garbage bin that rewards users with free
Realising the need of the Internet in everyday life, two commerce graduates decided to give free WiFi to people in exchange of a cleaner surrounding with an unique initiative a \'WiFi Trash Bin\'. \"When somebody dumps trash into a dustbin the bin flashes a unique code, which can be used to gain access to free WiFi,” says Prateek Agarwal, one of the two founders of the initiative.
.jpg)
New Delhi: Realising the need of the Internet in everyday life, two commerce graduates decided to give free WiFi to people in exchange of a cleaner surrounding with an unique initiative a 'WiFi Trash Bin'. "When somebody dumps trash into a dustbin the bin flashes a unique code, which can be used to gain access to free WiFi,” says Prateek Agarwal, one of the two founders of the initiative.
Mumbai-based Agarwal and his partner Raj Desai, a self taught programmer, travelled extensively to countries like Denmark, Finland, Singapore etc and realised that keeping surroundings clean needed apart from a difference in structure, a change in the attitude of people.
The duo hit upon the idea while visiting the NH7 Weekender a music festival which is spread around a large area and as music festivals go is home to music food drinks and of course a lot of garbage. "It took us six hours to find our friends. Since there was no network, we could not reach them through a phone call. That triggered the idea and we thought why not provide free WiFi to people using hotspots," says Pratik.
Keeping the place clean and helping to connect with their friends were the driving force behind their innovative project. The self-funded experiment with support from operator MTS proved to be a success at the various Weekender Festivals held in Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi but is not operative at the moment.
The founders say they have received queries from GAIL and talks are in due process. "We wanted to change the attitude of the people and how things are structured, thus affecting an individual's behaviour," says Raj Desai. The venture, though not operative now aims to satisfy the need of Internet at every step in the modern day world.
