Innovation

Built by Manoj Sanker and Pratyusha Pareddy, NemoCare Raksha is a wearable device that monitors vital parameters of a newborn and helps nurses and doctors provide timely intervention.

Monish Siripurapu has created ‘CoolAnt’, a natural cooler that uses the design of beehives to reduce room temperature during summer.

After Arise, India’s first manual standing wheelchair, and NeoBolt, the country’s first motorised add-on for wheelchairs, IIT-Madras now develops the NeoStand, an indigenously developed and customisable electric standing wheelchair. Here’s how it works.

Growing up in a water-starved area of Maharashtra, Abhijit Sathe wanted to do something around water conservation. He founded JalSevak which instals recycling systems in commercial buildings and households, helping them reuse their greywater efficiently.

Ivory, a pioneering age-tech startup founded by Issac John and Rahul Krishnan, aims to redefine the ageing experience by focusing on better brain health, through neuroscience-backed assessments, interactive games, and personalised solutions.

Jaipur-based startup Cancrie, co-founded by Akshay Jain and Mahi Singh, is making nanocarbon for batteries from coconut shells. The couple shares how their patented technology is building better energy storage solutions for a sustainable world.

Chaitanya Dubey, who runs IIT Kanpur-incubated startup Kinoko Biotech, developed a biodegradable thermocol alternative using mushroom mycelium and agricultural waste. Here's how it works.

Valiance is championing data and AI to find a solution to human-wildlife conflicts that have been plaguing India's villages for decades, especially around tiger reserves. Their 'Wildlife Eye' is a novel innovation that is helping the villagers of Chandrapur in Maharashtra.

Mumbai-based Raghuveer Surupa, founder of Stemtech Medical Devices, created the Eva Scalp Cooling System to help patients experiencing hair loss during chemotherapy. The system, designed to protect hair follicles, was showcased on Shark Tank India and received a Rs 30 lakh investment.

IIT graduates Dirghayu Kaushik, Vikrant Shivalik and Vaibhav Tyagi started Ambitio to help Indian students get into their dream universities abroad. The AI-powered free platform helps students find the right colleges and even in filling applications and writing personal essays.