AI

After witnessing his grandmother’s hardships in the fields, Trivikram Kumar launched XMachines to build AI-powered farm robots now helping farmers across Telangana, Karnataka and Haryana.

Co-founded by UP’s Shailendra Tiwari and Ananda Verma, Fasal’s precision farming innovation is helping farmers cut costs, boost yields, and save billions of litres of water.

“Our mission is to augment — not replace — human policing,” says Harssh Poddar, SP Nagpur Rural and MARVEL’s CEO. Here is how this AI tool can analyse patterns humans might miss, enabling faster and more accurate decisions.

From 3D-printed rockets and disaster drones to AI-driven policing, India’s homegrown innovations are reshaping security under Viksit Bharat.

In Tonk, Rajasthan, IAS officer Dr Saumya Jha led a bold experiment to fix the district’s math crisis through PadhaiWithAI, an AI-powered personalised learning platform. In just six weeks, it transformed government classrooms — raising the Class 10 math pass rate to 96.4% and setting a model for how AI can bridge learning gaps in rural India.

What if the next wave of health technology comes from those who are in their early 20s? The Better India gets candid with Chennai-based angel investor SenthilKumar Rajendran to understand how student innovators can bridge the gaps in healthcare with AI.

Discover how India is using AI-powered camera traps, drones, and apps to combat poaching and protect wildlife. Here are five innovative tools making a difference.

Meenal Majumder, a former senior vice president at ICICI Securities, founded The Innovation Story (TIS) to provide project-based STEM education to children from underserved communities and private schools. TIS empowers young minds with skills in robotics, AI, and coding, bridging the digital divide and preparing them for future success.

Mansi Jain and Rajesh Jain, founded Digital Paani to help industries and residential societies treat wastewater efficiently and cost-effectively.

Maharashtra government's MARVEL will augment law enforcement by developing AI tools to provide tailor-made solutions to the police force.