India seeks 'cool jacket' design to help hot labourers

Thiruvananthapuram, India (AFP) Oct 15, 2010 ![][1] A state in southern India is running a competition for designers to produce an “air-conditioned” jacket for outdoor labourers with prize money of more than 20,000 dollars up for grabs. Local authorities in Kerala have challenged individuals and research organisations to produce a prototype cooling jacket that could be used by workers who toil in hot weather. “If it is successful, then it

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