This year  we  (  Shibajyoti my brother and my self)  had submitted few ideas in IGNITE 2013 contest. Our simple idea about  plastic bottle puncturing mechanism  has been selected one of the   winning idea among  Indian children   along with  other 24 nos.  innovative ideas selected  under  Ignite-13 contest. This time IGNITE had  received 20836 ideas from  students from 301 districts of 33 states & union territories of our  country .

IGNITE 2013: The National Competition of Original Technological Ideas and Innovations of School Children.  National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF) announces the IGNITE 13 awards. IGNITE is a national competition of original technological ideas and innovations of children up to class 12 or those out of school  till the age of 17 years..

.. The awards of IGNITE competition are announced every year *on October 15th,* Dr APJ Abdul Kalama?s birthday, which is celebrated as *the Children's Creativity and Innovation Day by* NIF.  Thirty eight students from 25 districts of 17 states and union territories will be awarded for their ideas/innovations on Nov 19th at IIM Ahmadabad by Honorable former president Dr Kalam.  There would also be an exhibition of all award winning ideas at the  venue. Thirty eight students from 25 districts of 17 states and union territories will be awarded for their

ideas/innovations on Nov 19th at IIM Ahmadabad at the hands of Honourable Dr Kalam. There would also be an exhibition of all award winning ideas at the venue.

In addition to the main awards, there are two awards in the ?Kite Flying Idea Awards? category as well. This was category was introduced by NIF last year to recognize those ideas, which prima facie may not appear to be rational today but may become a reality tomorrow as science and  technology advance. For further  information please contact NIF.

Back ground information behind our idea:- 

During travelling , in many occasions we  drank  water from packed plastic bottle, but faced  problem to destroy the bottle  after consumption of the water  to avoid reuse. We had seen that,  poor boys were collecting  used bottles thrown  on train /bus by other passengers.  We had tried to scratch  / puncher  our used bottle  and make them non-usable and found the plastic bottles are difficult to puncher without knife  /pin / sharp edge.

At the same time for opening a canned cold drinks,  one small ring type lug was provided ,  which was an integrated part with the cap of the cylindrical can. My partner,    . Rajashree  was suggesting few alternative ideas for puncturing during travelling by putting one pin at bottom /one piece of blade or make one small  area thinner at the bottom. Supply  of  one  pin / blade may create other   problem.

After lot of brain storming ,  we came to a conclusion that,  one lug can be extended at the bottom of each bottle as an integrated part of the plastic bottle.  After  consumption of the water, the lug can be pulled and  the area beside lug can be  punctured of the bottle .  The reuse of plastic bottle can be avoided. The health problem due to multiple use of plastic bottle can be reduced.  The selling of  dirty water / dirty bottle can be avoided. By seeing  the small lug at bottle ,  Passenger will be able  to puncture  the used bottle and realize to  avoid multiple use of the bottle. A small note can be printed like ? Use lug to puncture this bottle  ?

 I  am  very happy  to get the scope  for 2^nd. time  to get   blessing from Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam and Prof. Anil Gupta.   Both  are very simple, inspiring and motivating scholars of India.  We are expecting lot of  learning and fun from the interaction with  a large number student-innovators coming  from all over India,   hard working officers of NIF and  from Prof. Gupta.  Just waiting for 19^th. Nov?13.