Odisha

Women in 135 tribal villages of Odisha observe 'thengapalli' to safeguard forest resources from over-exploitation

EeVe, based in Odisha, offers electric scooters with a range of over 70 km with every charge. Their batteries can be charged anywhere using sockets fit for laptops and phones.

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.

The sunflower farm set up by Deepak Goyal, Director of the Imperial College in Bargarh, Odisha, is enjoyed by students and staff alike. But setting up the farm took immense efforts on the academician's part

Krushna Nag from Odisha grows season vegetables and fruits such as mangoes, pomegranates, and bananas using a variety of organic methods

Nanda Kishor Bhujabal, an ex-poacher, has helped poachers of Mangalajodi village in Odisha quit hunting and work towards conserving migratory birds in Chilika Lake through his NGO, Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti

Silu Nayak from Odisha started the Mahaguru Battalion to train candidates seeking qualification for security services such as the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, CRPF, BSF, and others

Ayushman Nayak, a Class VII student from KIIT International School, conceived the idea of a washing machine that could reduce water waste by recycling and re-purposing water using a 5-layer filtration system

Sagar Pradhan from Odisha is an author and software engineer, who has been using the royalty money he has earned from his written work to plant thousands of trees and revive ponds

After founding IPexcel, a multi-million dollar revenue generating technology and innovation consulting firm, Madhumita Agrawal cofounded an electric vehicle company, OBEN, with her husband, Dinkar.