Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

Here’s the story of why a hospital in Hyderabad was renamed after the renowned Sir Ronald Ross, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1902.

Experts argue that transitioning from lithium-ion batteries to sodium-ion batteries would make electric vehicles “cheaper than IC-engine vehicles even without subsidies”. But how feasible is this?

Autobot India, an EV tech learning company, has established The Autobot Academy to develop engineering talent for the growing electric vehicle market in India.

Developed by students at IIT-Madras, Saaf water™ is an AI-IoT platform designed to regularly monitor the groundwater and effectively communicate that information — not just to the authorities, but to the community as well.

Stanzin Saldon is actively working for gender equality in Kargil, while also improving public school education in this neglected corner of Ladakh, ,through her NGO rZamba.

Tilka Manjhi led India's first people’s revolt triggered by the East India Company’s (EIC) exploitative practices against Adivasi communities in conjunction with the oppressive local princely class, moneylenders and zamindars beholden to the British.

IIT Kharagpur graduates Pranesh Chaudhary and Sushant Sachan are the founders of Zunpulse, a sustainable startup that helps 1 lakh households save energy through smart utilisation of electrical appliances.

Yash Pakka, an Ayodhya-based venture, manufactures 100% compostable and biodegradable tableware (bowls, plates, food trays, containers) sourced from waste sugarcane fibre.

Raghvendra Kumar, who also goes by the sobriquet ‘Helmet Man of India’, sold his house and three bighas of land, distributing 50,000 helmets free of cost across 22 states.

With shining examples like Dr Parimala Raman and Professor Neena Gupta, it won't be long before there are more prominent women studying, teaching and doing groundbreaking research in mathematics.