Innovation

Pabolu Mohan Aditya, a resident of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, has created a unique face shield that is cheap and environmental friendly.

Award-winning scientist, Dr Priyadarshini Karve from Pune, has worked to mitigate air pollution through burning of agricultural waste since 1997. Here's how she chanced upon her biochar innovations

Ashutosh Vashishtha, a student of National Institute of Design Haryana has designed a table that generates electricity to aid students of rural areas.

The brain behind Noida-based sustainable startup Kagzi Bottles, Samiksha Ganeriwal claims that their first-of-its-kind, 100% compostable paper bottles can be used to package toiletries, beverages, liquids and powders.

Earthen Tunes was launched in 2019 by three graduates of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad to design comfortable shoes for farmers using a desi wool.

After two years of research, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad has developed an oral form of Amphotericin B (AmB), which is used to treat black fungus in post-covid patients, along with kala azar or leishmaniasis.

Anil Pradhan, an engineer and mission director of the Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT), guided a 10-member team to win third prize at the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge in 2021

Dr Nedunchezhiyan Maniyam, principal scientist at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Bhubaneshwar, has developed two new varieties of sweet potato - Krishna (purple) and Sona (orange).

Krrish Chawla from Delhi has developed Breathify, an air purifier made from wooden frame that costs just Rs 3,550

Perala Manasa Reddy, a civil engineer graduate from Telangana, launched Samnavi Constructions and innovated the OPods - a low-cost housing solution built using large sewage pipes.