Innovation

Dr (Maj) Satish Somayya Jeevannavar’s medtech startup launched the AiSteth, a digital stethoscope that records and analyses patient heart sounds that can be interpreted by professionals across cities, in a bid to provide affordable rural healthcare.

Mukunda Foods is a kitchen automation and robotics company based in Bengaluru, started by two classmates – Eshwar K Vikas and Sudeep Sabat. Their innovations have standardised 14 recipes.

A collaboration of global institutes and IITs has found that Limestone Calcined Clay Cement, or LC3, is a sustainable alternative that cuts CO2 emissions by 40% and is significantly cheaper to produce.

Basant Kumar Chandrakar, a resident of Chhattisgarh and a popular ‘bhajiya’ stall owner has made a handheld machine to ease his work. Now, over 200 shops in the city are using his device.

Goa resident Bipin Kadam has built a ‘Maarobot’ that can feed his disabled daughter when he is off to work and his wife, who has vertigo, is indisposed. Here’s a look at his moving story.

Engineer-duo Neel Panchal and Khushboo Patel have built an AI-powered ‘smart’ jacket made of graphene to help armed forces personnel stay warm and comfortable even in the harshest of climates.

Kochi resident Charles Vijay Verghese built SAPER, the “world’s first coconut sap tapping robot” through his agri-tech startup. Watch this video to see how the robot is bettering the lives of farmers across Kerala.

Hyderabad-native Prabhakar Alladi who runs Prabhath Industries received a patent for his multi-purpose bed innovation which comes with a toilet facility, push-back seat, hand shower, wash basin and storage area.

After quitting her job at Google, Neha Jain launched Zerocircle, a startup that converts seaweed into low-cost, eco-friendly plastic alternatives for packaging and more.

Gorre Ashok, a young inventor from Telangana, comes from a farming family. His innovations aim to solve the plight of farmers.