Dreams lead you to thoughts, then action'

A rainwater harvesting umbrella made by Ojasvi Goel of Class 6 from Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, which not only protects you from rain but also collects rainwater for future use. An accident detection rescue system by a trio from Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai.

These were sights that greeted APJ Abdul Kalam at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday.

Kalam met children and youth who have been awarded the Ignite 2008 Award. Later, he also gave away the awards to young "ignited minds". The Ignite Awards are an initiative of National Innovations Foundation (NIF).

A total of 19 awards were given away by the former president where he also addressed the students. "Dream, because it is through dreams that you have thoughts and thoughts are what make you take action," he said. He encouraged the students to join politics and bring about the change they want to see in their country.

Waterlogged in 30 minutes of rain

Good Evening Friends, Friday, September 12, 2008. Friday is last working day in my company,, we all were busy working with the day to day targeted and planned work. Till 5-30 pm the sky was so clear no one even think its going to have heavy rain. After 5-30 pm it starts getting dark and around 5-45 heavy showers starts.

Friday evening was blessed by heavy showers with thunder and lightening in Ahmedabad. It was around 6-00 pm evening. Many parts of ahmedabad city got waterlogged with just half an hour of intense rain. I am sharring following pictures just to let all know what GOD can do in just half an hour. It was around 6-00pm and I took all following picture from my compound at Naranpura Cross Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.



Both side of the road get waterlogged. Notice the other side of road in following pictures.

The best part of storm water outlet system is that all logged water clear in next half an hour once rain stop or slow down. So, around 7-30 pm everything was clear.