Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

Engineers and doctors from IIT-Jodhpur and AIIMS-Jodhpur recently collaborated to develop 'Talking Gloves'. It uses the principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and is expected to hit the markets next year.

Earlier this year, the Goa government introduced the Coding and Robotics Education in Schools Scheme in government and government-aided schools in the state.

Under their VaxNow initiative, the CovidActionCollab conducted camps for women sex workers, transgenders and their families, offering general health counselling, mental health support, screening for non-communicable diseases, ration kits and free COVID-19 vaccinations across five states.

Chennai-based Anilkumar SG runs Samunnati that provides financial services, the right markets and institutional building for farmer producer organisations (FPOs).

Sardar Ajit Singh, freedom fighter and uncle of Bhagat Singh, and Lala Lajpat Rai, organised farmers in Punjab to lead the Pagdi Sambhal Jatta movement that threatened to overthrow the British in 1907.

Designed and developed by a team of researchers at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) led by senior scientist Dr Tsering Stobdan, Ladakhi farmers now have a passive solar greenhouse that allows them to grow vegetables throughout the year.

Bhopal-based electric mobility startup, Enigma Automobiles by Anmol and Alankrit Bohre, is on the cusp of launching the Café Racer e-bike — targeting youth passionate about riding hi-tech performance bikes.

Launched earlier this year, Bengaluru startup MetroRide is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven electric mobility platform and a first and last mile ride hauling service that connects you from metro stations to high frequency destinations.

Archit Rahul Patil, a Class 10 student from Maharashtra, has designed and developed a postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) cup, which is helping doctors in places like Jalgaon, Akola, Sevagram and Aurangabad prevent maternal deaths.

Founded by Anurag Kedia, an IIT-Bombay graduate, Pilgrim offers FDA-approved and animal cruelty-free vegan products with natural ingredients sourced from locations like Jeju Island, South Korea and Bordeaux, France.