Innovation

Designed by IIT Kanpur alumni Hari Shankar, BHOOMI is an automatic solar composting device that converts organic waste into nutrient-rich compost without much effort

Harry Dennis, a marine biologist in the UK, runs Waterhaul, a non-profit that recycles discarded fish nets, called ghost gear, to make 100% eco-friendly sunglasses.

New York-based designer Joe Doucet, in an attempt to harness wind energy, has created the wind turbine wall — a project that can generate 10,000 kWh of green electricity in a year.

Mumbai-based microbiologist Divya Rathod has innovated the Hapito Protector spray, which is being used across Mumbai to disinfect public toilets to prevent the spread of UTI

Agnikul Cosmos, co-founded by graduates of IIT Madras — Srinath Ravichandran and Moin SPM, is re-imagining how satellites travel to space.

New York-based jewellery company Aether has created the world’s first carbon negative and sustainable diamonds from air pollution.

Ezyspit, founded by Ritu Malhotra Pratik Malhotra and Pratik Harde from Nagpur, is a reusable mobile spittoon that solidifies spit droplets in seconds. Here’s how it works.

Syed Waseem Shah, the brains behind the igloo café — Snoglu in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir, speaks on how it took 1,700 man-days to complete the hotel.

Amazon India has started a multi-fold approach to reduce its carbon footprint across its operations in areas like energy, water and waste management. Here’s how.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERB) Bhopal researchers have developed organic polymers that can remove highly polar organic micropollutants (POMs) from water. This process will render the water safer for human consumption.