Innovation

Souryadeep Basak, an electrical engineer from Kolkata, and Lavkesh Balchandani, a mechanical engineer from Indore, developed a solar-powered hydroponic fodder unit for rural farmers for their Master's project at the TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi.

Using scrap, farmer Nitin Ghule from Maharashtra built a mulching machine that saves time, money and even the labour involved. He has already received 100 orders for his innovation

Founded by SRM graduates Karthikeyan B, Vibhakar Senthil and Vignesh Kandasamy, Chennai-based startup Torus Robotics has developed an AI-based unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for the Indian Army.

Milind Manoj and his friends launched Bengaluru-based startup PupilMesh, and developed the NAVisor, through which they aim to prevent road accidents

Preethi Ramadoss, a PhD scholar from Anna University in Chennai, has innovated a biodegradable material to detect blood sugar levels in diabetics through body sweat.

Two researchers at The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi have launched a low-cost Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kit for detecting Coronavirus. But the test cannot be used by patients at home.

IIT-Madras alumni, Deepthi Nathala's fabric ‘Hecoll’—abbreviation for ‘Healthy Cover For All’—claims to block 99% UV rays, filter 95% pollution and inhibits viruses and bacteria upon contact.

Makers Hive, a Hyderabad-based assistive technology startup, has developed the KalArm, a 3D printed, lightweight and affordable bionic arm for people with upper limb amputations.

Perala Manasa Reddy from Telangana has created Indian versions of Hong Kong's OPods, which are low-cost homes made from old sewage pipes that have bathrooms, a kitchen, and bedrooms attached to solve housing problems among the poor.

Goa-born scientist Sachin Kochrekar has come up with a solution to combat climate change by turning carbon emissions into fuel, for which he recently won the 10,000 Euro Millennium Pitching Contest.