Pollution

“When I was in grade 9, I started taking an active interest in working on issues around air pollution. I have worked with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Delhi Metro, and also with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on various issues pertaining to the environment,” says the proactive teenager.

Bhubaneshwar-based Debashree Padhi, is the brain behind developing a solution that addresses two of India’s biggest air pollution causes, biomass fuels and stubble burning.

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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.

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“My father coaxed me into joining the group so that more girls would be encouraged to join Robotics and that is how my journey began.”

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“The machine crushes the glass bottles into sand within seconds and converts it into a valuable by-product. It also reduces its volume by almost 90 per cent.