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Climate change in India: Teen inventor's solar-powered ironing cart | Climate change in India: Teen inventor's solar-powered ironing cart |
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Ironing vendors are common across India. The irons are heated using charcoal, a fuel that contributes to air pollution. But Vinisha Umashankar, a 14-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, has found a clean solution. | Ironing vendors are common across India. The irons are heated using charcoal, a fuel that contributes to air pollution. But Vinisha Umashankar, a 14-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, has found a clean solution. |
Vinisha's invention has been nominated for this year's Earthshot Prize. | Vinisha's invention has been nominated for this year's Earthshot Prize. |
Video by Jennifer Green. | Video by Jennifer Green. |
Footage from The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet, available on BBC iPlayer. | Footage from The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet, available on BBC iPlayer. |
For more about Vinisha's invention and the other Earthshot Prize nominees, listen to Earthshot on Discovery. | For more about Vinisha's invention and the other Earthshot Prize nominees, listen to Earthshot on Discovery. |