Roshini Muthukumar

Ashutosh Vashishtha, a student of National Institute of Design Haryana has designed a table that generates electricity to aid students of rural areas.

Earthen Tunes was launched in 2019 by three graduates of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad to design comfortable shoes for farmers using a desi wool.

After two years of research, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad has developed an oral form of Amphotericin B (AmB), which is used to treat black fungus in post-covid patients, along with kala azar or leishmaniasis.

Shakhti Vel, a fisherman from Tamil Nadu, runs a YouTube channel called Thoothukudi Meenavan to vlog about the lives and struggles of his community.

Dr Nedunchezhiyan Maniyam, principal scientist at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Bhubaneshwar, has developed two new varieties of sweet potato - Krishna (purple) and Sona (orange).

Keto Kadai, a Chennai-based cloud kitchen started by Dr Karthik Raja and Dr Mohammed M, offers customised Keto-Paleo meals for citizens who are making a switch to healthier lifestyles.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru was established on 27 May 1909 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. In 112 years the institute has conducted cutting-edge research in various scientific fields and provided innovative solutions.

Seema Ratheesh, a mathematics teacher from Kasargod district in Kerala, used her extra time during the COVID-19 lockdown to organically cultivate the Sugar Queen variety of watermelons.

Perala Manasa Reddy, a civil engineer graduate from Telangana, launched Samnavi Constructions and innovated the OPods - a low-cost housing solution built using large sewage pipes.

In less than a year, an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) incubated startup named PathShodh Healthcare in Bengaluru has developed a portable antibody test kit that can identify COVID-19 infections and an individual’s immune response to the disease.