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IIT-Bombay has developed a coating technology called Duraprot, which can make masks more effective against COVID-19. Here’s how it works.

After Meenal Singhvi lost her vision at 28, she decided to launch Radio Udaan, an online radio that has around 45,000 specially-abled listeners from across the world, who participate in community programmes and offer support to one another

Amrita Chengappa moved to a small village in Uttarakhand in 2002 in search of a simpler life. With her partner, she runs SOS Organics that sells all-natural soaps, candles, home care items, teas, seasonings and cold pressed oils, all made with indigenous produce.

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

Jayantrao Salgaonkar’s ‘Kalnirnay’ calendars, developed in the '70s, are available in nine languages — Marathi, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Here is their story.

Ikram Khan, a scientist from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras and the founder of ISMO Bio-Photonics Pvt Ltd, has developed a low-cost 3D printing system to create mini brain 'organoids' that mimic how our minds work.

Milind and Kirty Datar, from Maharashtra, worked in the IT sector for 13 years before taking the startup plunge. They decided to sell sugarcane juice across Pune and Mumbai

Uton Energia, a Hyderabad-based EV startup, launched their latest line of e-bikes called fortyfive, which costs just Rs 35,000 in February 2021 for commuters travelling distances less than 10 km one way.

Harikrishnan and Lakshmi started their trip from Kerala and visited states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. They chronicle their experiences on YouTube, with over 100,000 subscribers.

Sangay Lama from Sikkim has worked with the Tsomgo Pokhri Sanrakshan Samiti since 2008 to clean the Tsomgo Lake, a popular tourist destination, and establish a robust waste management system