Innovation

Five Class 10 students from Gurugram have innovated Zephyrus, an eco-friendly, 2-in-1 cooling device that tackles the challenges of a conventional cooler and can save water.

Dr Rajul Patkar and Dr Mukul Singh developed NutriSens, a soil health testing device that tests the soil for six parameters and gives results in a matter of minutes

IIT Gandhinagar graduates Shashank Shekhar, Ankita Sinha and Rishabh Mathur founded MiCoB in Ahmedabad to work towards merging art, automation, and construction through 3D concrete printing technology.

The 12th edition of the SDG School by Makers Asylum is a social innovation program that offers 9 solutions towards UN Goals.

Pune startup BioPrime AgriSolutions have developed SNIPR, a technology that harnesses the power of naturally-occurring microorganisms to help farmers increase crop yields while reducing their dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Kerala’s Biju Narayanan innovated a smart solar mixie that comes with around 15 features apart from its basic function of blending.

Karnataka teacher Akshay Mashelkar wanted to make education more interactive for children in his village, and so he built Shiksha, a humanoid robot that imparts education to children under Class 4.

Jharkhand’s Gaurav Anand left his 16-year-long corporate career to make unique handloom sarees by extracting fibre from water hyacinths, a type of freshwater weed, while helping 450 women earn a livelihood.

To address the problem of soil testing before every round of sowing, IIT Bombay researcher and scientist Dr Rajul Patkar has recently developed Nutrisens, a portable device that claims to test soil health in a matter of minutes.

Noida-based Rahul and Neha Rastogi founded Agatsa Software and developed a pocket-sized portable ECG machine called SanketLife 2.0. It can detect cardiac symptoms in just one ECG, and the information can be easily shared with doctors or healthcare providers in real-time.