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10:42 amBengaluru Pink Line Metro opening approval expected within five days; Blue Line trial runs by October-end
10:37 amKolkata Durga Puja stampede: SIT zeroes in on narrow exit point, dimly lit pathway of Chor Bagan pandal
10:37 amCPI(M) MP seeks independent probe into SBI customer data exposure, writes to FM Nirmala Sitharaman
10:33 amTwo workers die of asphyxiation due to gas leak in Telangana’s pharma factory
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Education

‘Desi AC’: Jhansi school student built budget air conditioner for ₹1,800, can drop room temperature by 5°C

Reported by Mint 22 Oct 2026, 10:24 pm IST 1 min read

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Jhansi: Class 12 student Kalyani Srivastava once built an air conditioner for just ₹1,800 which could reportedly cool down a room by 4-5°C in an hour. Her invention reportedly made it to a national-level competition linked with IIT Delhi.

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Section: Education
Places: Delhi
First reported by: Mint
Reporter: sneha biswas
Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026, 10:24 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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