Innovation

Infosys Foundation has announced the third edition of the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards that honor social innovations which transform lives and empower communities. Entries are now open. Here’s how to apply.

Bengaluru deep-tech startup Chara has built scalable, cloud-controlled electric vehicle motors free of toxic rare-earth metals, thus cutting a massive dependency on imports to accelerate electric mobility in India.

IIT Madras researchers have developed a treatment process involving solar thermal energy to recycle construction and demolition debris. They claim that the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) made using this technology met the requirements for structural applications like bridges, buildings, and roads.

Prabhdeep Singh, CEO and co-founder of StanPlus, has established a seamless medical service network across five cities in India, and they’re working on further reducing the response time to eight minutes.

A ‘Made in India’ product, the RM Buddie 25 developed by Nashik-based EV startup Revamp Moto, is accompanied by swiftly swappable attachments like a child seat, saddle stay and saddle bags, insulated box, carrier, base plate and base rack.

With the intention to improve TB detection in rural areas, Hyderabad-based startup Salcit Technologies has launched Swaasa, an AI software that analyses human cough to help detect lung diseases.

Professor Thalappil Pradeep's research group at IIT Madras discovered affordable and sustainable nanomaterials that can remove impurities — like arsenic (primarily), manganese, uranium and iron — from groundwater and produce affordable clean water in rural areas.

Award-winning scientist Dr Priyadarshini Karve researched eco-friendly ways of agro-waste management for over 20 years, inventing unique products to offer clean-fuel alternatives to firewood for India’s urban residents.

Tarun Jami, the founder of GreenJams, came up with Agrocete, an eco-friendly brick option that reduces construction costs by 50% and increases thermal insulation by 50%.

SDG School is a remarkable platform that combines people’s love for innovation with the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. The result is a host of ideas and solutions that cut across sectors like healthcare, education, energy, waste management, and more.