Neeti Vijaykumar

Five students from IIT Kanpur designed a playfully educational kit that can be used by teachers or parents to teach children about sex abuse and how to keep safe from it. The kit consists of game cards and informational posters.

In Dharavi, young girls have turned into coders. They tackle everyday issues such as harassment, waste management and waiting in lines for water, through apps.

A team of seven robotics enthusiasts from Pune are prepping up to go to Spain for FIRST LEGO League - Open European Championships 2016. The teens take out time from their school and on weekends to design prototypes and sort out challenges, mentored by Chris Bastianpillai at Robominds.

Velvet, manufactured by HLL, is touted to be the most affordable female condoms brand in the world, made of natural latex rubber.

A farmer from Chahnehra village in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, invented a low cost, simple ploughing machine from an old cycle. It costs only Rs 3000 and requires no fuel, unlike regular ploughs that start at Rs 20,000, requiring fuel or bullock.

While the ban of alcohol in Bihar and the boost of tetra pak alcohol sales in Andhra Pradesh might seem contradictory, they're in fact aimed at one goal: reducing consumption of illicit liquor.

At Bengaluru’s Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind (SRMAB), nothing stops visually impaired children from following their passion for dance.

In Coimbatore, two youngsters started an NGO, Meipolur, to create awareness among residents about waste management, and encourage them to segregate waste.

Major tobacco companies have shut down their plants in protest of the health ministry ruling that mandates 85% graphic warning on cigarette packs, but the government refuses to budge to reduce the health burden of tobacco in India.

The Stand Up India scheme, launched on April 5, ensures that women and SC/ST entrepreneurs have a fair chance at setting up their own businesses. The scheme facilitates loans from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore for them, along with other benefits.