Innovation

Meet the team behind Annie, a self-learning AI braille device for children with visual impairments developed by Thinkerbell Labs, which won Rs 10 lakh at the Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards.

The third edition of the Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards aims to champion and fuel technology-driven social innovation in India across healthcare, women empowerment and education. Here’s how you can apply.

Engineer Nitesh Kumar Jangi, who won the Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards in 2019, explains what inspired him to build Saans, an oxygen device that aims to prevent premature deaths in infants.

Bengaluru's Arun Agarwal launched Janitri, a healthcare brand, and built a device that monitors the vitals of pregnant women and unborn babies. He recently bagged a deal of Rs 1 crore on Shark Tank India for his life-saving innovation.

Ajinkya Dhariya from Pune says Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards gave him the means to scale his innovation Pad Care Labs, a venture that sustainably disposes off sanitary pads and converts them into packaging material.

When Dipen Babariya encountered a road full of potholes, he decided to develop an AI-based software that examines road health. Today, along with his co-founders, RoadMetrics also generates reports and helps municipalities and private entities fix roads.

Aneesh Karma innovated a device called MASC-KAFO which helps people with weak lower limbs to improve their gait. The innovation benefits the elderly and people with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and polio, among other ailments.

Deepak Rajmohan and Vijay Anand have innovated simple sachets as alternatives to cold storage for farmers to increase the shelf life of their produce without refrigeration. Watch this video to see how it is reducing food wastage.

Karnataka farmer Karibasappa MG innovated a solar trap to keep insects away from him crops. He shares how this won him Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Award and how life has changed since.

As we gear up for Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovations Awards 2023, a winner of the 2019 edition speaks of how the awards gave them a platform to scale their innovation to new heights.