Innovation

Dr Tathagato Rai Dastidar explains the inspiration behind his medtech startup SigTuple, which has built an AI-enabled device to “revolutionise pathology” and help diagnose diseases earlier and with minimal human errors.

Bengaluru-based engineers Gagandeep Reehal and Gursimran Kalra were in college when they came up with the idea of an autonomous car. Today, they’re the founders of Minus Zero, an AI mobility company, which has built zPod, a driverless car.

Anusweta Deb, an 18-year-old, was moved by the devastation caused by the Assam floods in 2019. With her friend Pooja Das, she created affordable life jackets using plastic bottles and sacks. In 2022, they distributed 200 jackets to rescue teams during the floods in Silchar, free of charge.

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.