Innovation

How a sustainability consultant transformed an ageing Bengaluru home into a climate-smart, energy-efficient space.

Millions of visually impaired Indians face daily challenges in public spaces. From crowded railway platforms and metro stations to parks, museums, libraries, and government offices, these key places need Braille signage and tactile aids to ensure safety, independence, and inclusion.

Unfamiliar taps, long journeys, and time outdoors often raise one question: is the water safe?

In 2025, Indian innovators solved everyday problems people live with daily, from unsafe water and heat stress to mobility and disease testing. These 10 ideas show how thoughtful design can change lives, one solution at a time.

Fitted with an affordable bionic arm made in Hyderabad, Vamsi Kolapaka and many others like him are reclaiming dignity, livelihoods, and everyday freedom.

From free Wi-Fi and SOS call boxes to flood alerts and real-time surveillance, these smart poles act as on-street extensions of the city’s control room.

A visit to a village without steady electricity stayed with an NIT Rourkela professor. That moment shaped a clean-energy microgrid that can now power four rural homes at once and adapt to changing weather. This is the story of how it came to life.

Walking-tour curator Arun Pai demonstrates how quickly bulky waste like sofas and mattresses can be dismantled — and why this small step could declutter Bengaluru’s streets for good.

Safe Access launches India’s first PrEP & PEP Locator — a free, queer-affirming tool to help LGBTQ+ communities find HIV prevention services, compare prices, check availability, and access care with dignity and ease across India.

In Bhopal, a biochemistry graduate set up her first mushroom bags inside a spare room just to see what would happen. That small test drew her deeper into the world of cultivation, learning, and community, shaping a journey she never saw coming.