It turns out that you can diagnose diabetes in just a puff of air. Like a breathalyser, the device takes in your breath and analyses for a particular marker.
In cities, traffic jams can hold up ambulances, while in rural and remote areas, the condition of roads can affect the response time. Counteracting this is the first-aid drone.
Volunteer organizations that are a part of relief operations in flood hit areas of Chennai are working day in and day out to ensure that help reaches those who need it the most. Many of them are now concentrating on helping students of class 10 and 12 from underprivileged backgrounds, so they can make up for the lost time.
Many students in Chennai are extremely worried about how they will cope with their studies now. They have lost all their textbooks and notebooks in the floods. This is how two young men are helping them out using WhatsApp.