Pune

Parag Havaldar developed a technology that could read and replicate expression-based facial performances. He brought down the production time of such films by a large margin.

“Rambhau must be in his early 50s. He was a contract worker until the late 40s. Obviously, entrepreneurship existed within him, but he was locked in an ecosystem that did not give him opportunities.”

The proactive IPS officer, who is regularly invited to give talks in schools, had a prominent role to play in bringing the number of police personnel who die due to Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) down to zero.

A Pune-based mechanical engineer and industrialist, Shrikant Ingalhalikar has been creating detailed tableaus out of thousands of coloured paddy shoots since 2016 and aims to continue doing so.

Dr Deshmukh parked his car at Hadapsar and walked for the next eight kilometres for about four hours to reach Loni railway station. Fortunately, along the way, a good samaritan dropped him to the hospital.

After five years of enduring a bumpy and pot-holed roads, the residents of Sus village had enough and decided to step in themselves!

Many injuries and deaths can be prevented if proper first aid is administered. Very often, there are absolutely no external injuries, but that should not be taken at face value."

For the last three years, the forest fires in Pune had, fortunately, not claimed any human lives. However, in January 2018, tragedy struck.

Abhay Kardeguddi and Nachiket Thakur have come up with do-it-yourself 'Eco Makhars' (decorations) made of recycled paper.

PT Shinde attached sentimental values to this task and encouraged villagers to gift a sapling to the families celebrating special occasions. He even encouraged them to gift a sapling to a family in memory of a loved one they lost.