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Hyderabad-based Gear Head Motors is an EV startup that converts bicycles and auto rickshaws into electric vehicles and is also on the cusp of launching its own brand of e-bikes that can charge in 45 minutes.

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

Uttar Pradesh's Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centres on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently thermally insulated and trap carbon dioxide and heat.

Dr Shibal Bhartiya, a senior consultant at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, shares a 'Do This Now' list for those living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Dr Bharat Gopal, senior consultant, pulmonology at Fortis Hospital in Delhi answers some questions relating to CRP, HRCT Scan D-Dimer And IL-6 tests

Mumbai-based Rouble Nagi Art Foundation (RNAF) has converted their balwadis, or daycares, into covid-care centres to help parents find a place to keep their uninfected children, free of cost.

IPS Officer Sachin Sharma has launched initiatives such as Mera Gaanv Meri Zimmedari and Sankalp in the Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh to help bring COVID-19 cases under control.

Manish Pandey from Chhattisgarh is a paralympic champion who has won several medals at both national and international competitions, including the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games Incheon held in South Korea. He talks about his journey thus far, and the challenges he overcame to reach this feat

Arundhati Choudhary is a boxing champion from Kota, Rajasthan, and the first woman from the state to win a gold at the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship in 2020.