Innovation

Student Shiv Kampani from Mumbai has innovated a robotic brush to clean out human waste from drains, pipes and sewers in a bid to bring manual scavenging to an end.

KNYA Med went from making PPEs for government hospitals to supplying eco-friendly medical scrub suits, face masks, lab coats and more to healthcare workers across 650 locations.

Navjot Sawhney innovated a low-cost, unique washing machine after seeing the plight of his friend Divya. Today, the machine is a ray of hope for women of Iraq’s Mamrashan Refugee Camp and rural India.

Farmer Yogesh Sonar from Chhattisgarh has innovated the Earth Elixir, an eco-friendly and biodegradable product made from tapioca and six other compounds that helps farmers save water and improve crop production

Experts argue that transitioning from lithium-ion batteries to sodium-ion batteries would make electric vehicles “cheaper than IC-engine vehicles even without subsidies”. But how feasible is this?

Developed by students at IIT-Madras, Saaf water™ is an AI-IoT platform designed to regularly monitor the groundwater and effectively communicate that information — not just to the authorities, but to the community as well.

A list of the best innovations by Indians would surely include these 10 low-cost ideas that solve everyday problems in every field, from healthcare to sustainability.

Bhagvanji Rupapara's birdhouse is 140 feet long and has 2,500 earthen pots which shelter thousands of birds.

IIT Kharagpur graduates Pranesh Chaudhary and Sushant Sachan are the founders of Zunpulse, a sustainable startup that helps 1 lakh households save energy through smart utilisation of electrical appliances.

Yash Pakka, an Ayodhya-based venture, manufactures 100% compostable and biodegradable tableware (bowls, plates, food trays, containers) sourced from waste sugarcane fibre.