Innovation

These NGOs are harnessing the power of technology to bring about widespread sustainable impact on our educators and students.

IIT-Madras incubated startup Samudhyoga Waste Chakra has developed the EcoFert, a technology to convert 1,000 litres of urine into 850 litres of water to repurpose for use in toilets and while gardening

Rajat Kumar Panigrahi, the principal of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Berhampur has innovated a low-cost trolley to move oxygen cylinders in remote areas with make shift hospitals.

Raju Mupparapu, a resident of Warangal, Telangana, has innovated eco-friendly pens from dried corn husk which have garnered praise and 1,000 orders by the city’s commissioner and the Telangana State Innovation Cell.

Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, deep tech startup founded by three IIT Madras alumni, has created history by constructing India’s first 3D printed house. The single-storey, 1BHK project inspires hopes for India's affordable housing project.

Nitin Vas, Activist from Karnataka, who has developed the seed mask at his initiative Paper Seed Co, is also generating employment for villagers from Dakshina Kannada who produce these reusable masks.

Researchers at IIT-Mandi tell us how they developed a “virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material” that can be used to make reusable face masks and other protective gear.

“For a girl in a village, access to technology education can open up a world of opportunities--enabling social mobility, improved gender equality, and a chance to break out of the cycle of poverty,” says one of these brilliant changemakers.

Four students of Gurugram's Shiv Nadar school have created Postura, which has a unique sensory mechanism that alerts individuals when they slouch and trains them to correct their posture over a period of time.

To reduce his expenses on fuel, Rajkumar Mupparapu from Telangana converted his old bicycle into a battery-operated one within ten days and by spending less than Rs 20,000