Innovation

"Until now, it was beyond imagination that a wet cloth being dried in a natural atmosphere could be capable of generating clean energy."

“I gave my phone to them and a few days later, I was surprised. My phone looked brand new and I had spent only a fraction, something between Rs. 4000 to 5000, than what others were quoting,” says a happy customer

It is built in such a way that that the effort required for the user to stand using it is equal to or less than that of moving the wheelchair. Brilliant!

Fitted onto the exhaust tailpipe of a car, this device can neutralise the pollution emitted from 10 cars or equivalent pollution from biomass burning or factory chimneys in its vicinity.

Designed for artisans, this system is compact in size, allowing artisans in small industries to construct and maintain the 'wall' by themselves.

At just 13, Assam's Nikhilesh Das from Assam came up with an ingenious way of using human hair to clean polluting oil spills. Check out four other innovations that are just as brilliant! #WaterActionDecade #Innovation

“Bio-bricks are not only more sustainable than clay bricks, but are also carbon sinks because they fix more carbon dioxide than they produce during their lifecycle." #IIT #Innovation

"Thanks to our innovation, response teams will know where to look without wasting anyone's time - helping provide food, drinking water, medicines and other safety aids to marooned populations." #IIT #Innovation

Wetlands usually have a very diverse ecosystem but they are relatively unexplored, she says. While exploring the wetlands, they stumbled upon a strain of bacteria with a unique property – eating plastics.

Why it matters? Because India has the highest burden of both tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant tuberculosis in the world. #Innovation #HealthFirst