amazing innovation

A mobile and ecofriendly crematorium has been designed by Punjab's Harjinder Singh Cheema with the help of IIT Ropar.

Forest officer Kanubhai Karkar from Gujarat has at least 300 innovations to his name. Here's a look at the brain behind all the brilliant ideas, including an exercise machine that can be used by 30 people at once.

Prashant Gade from Madhya Pradesh invented low-cost arms, which use brain signals to control muscle movements

A 21-year-old engineering student from Tamil Nadu, Pravin Nagendran has developed a plant-based material that can save lives in car and aircraft accidents. His innovation won third place and Rs 3 Lakh in DRDO's 'Dare to Dream' contest.

Founded by SRM graduates Karthikeyan B, Vibhakar Senthil and Vignesh Kandasamy, Chennai-based startup Torus Robotics has developed an AI-based unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for the Indian Army.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru was established on 27 May 1909 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. In 112 years the institute has conducted cutting-edge research in various scientific fields and provided innovative solutions.

Perala Manasa Reddy, a civil engineer graduate from Telangana, launched Samnavi Constructions and innovated the OPods - a low-cost housing solution built using large sewage pipes.

Malai Biomaterials, a Kerala startup founded in 2018, has innovated an eco-friendly, vegan material that looks and feels like leather but is made using coconut water.

Bommai N Vastu (41), a rural innovator from Chitradurga district in Karnataka has designed a machine that can roll perfect rotis, reducing cooking-time in the kitchen.

After two years of experiments and tests, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur have invented an eco-friendly packaging material from cucumber peels.