Article is good and does tell the trend our invention is headed for. The article is however is keeping in mind the middle class, upper middle class population and their living styles. It would have better if invention community as well as polcy makers are reminded of the fact that the need of invention is however is dictated more by the need felt by those living in the area. In India, so far invention is more driven by what will make things better for those who already have better life. In India, we do have problems of incresing sickness of diabities, blindness, heart deseases, cancer and pollution related health problem. Unfortunately, the affected group(s) does not have the money to pay where efforts of invention can be diverted. Illiteracy, un employment, environment, health delivery system, irrigation, bio-medicines, etc etc also joins the area of preferrence in Govt. fundings. Our tax collections is booming where Govt. should be able to spare enough money to change the investment pattern and divert the attention to wards above priority areas. Lot depends on how much the expenditure on salary of Govt. employees is allowed and how much reduction in number of Govt. employees and reduction in unproductive expenditure is restricted and fund is used for ensuring that invetion in these areas are also lucrative enough. Once that is considered possible, then bio technology, invention in clean energy, clean fuel in automobile, waste treatment, providing good drinking water etc ha
