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What started with four people today has a strong team of 10 members. Mikul says, “Everything fell into place; it was almost like this is how it was all meant to be.”

From a solar panel that follows the sun to a smart watch that reminds you to drink water, these brilliant inventions by #IIT students address real-life consumer issues! #Innovation

Seeing underprivileged students hunched up over their notebooks, Eshan Sadasivan, knew that they were damaging their eyes as well as their spine. So the IIT alumnus came up with a simple and inexpensive solution to this problem!

“From ancient times, curd has been used for skin and hair care. Drainage water from curd, which is usually discarded, contains a good amount of bioactive peptides which we have utilized for this therapeutic application." #Innovation #IIT

Today, we look at the stories of five teachers who are empowering students from impoverished backgrounds with free coaching, helping them pursue their engineering and medical dreams.

The non-degree course at IIT Gandhinagar is open to students from streams of Humanities, Engineering and Science.

Inspired by his father, an IPS officer, Ishan began his preparations for UPSC in the final year of his engineering. He began preparing in June 2013 and secured rank 144 in his first attempt.

“As a student, it is most important that food hygiene standards are achieved without additional costs to the student, and we are happy that the rates are very reasonable despite excellent facilities."

Nanoclean was awarded the National Startups Award by former President Pranab Mukherjee in 2017, recognised among the top 25 technical startups from over 118 countries by the Republic of Korea and selected among Top 100 Startups in the World by the Hong Kong government, making it the only Indian startup to achieve this feat.

"In addition to neurotoxicity, mercury also effects the lungs, kidneys, and heart. So, how much mercury are Indians exposed to? This is a question we attempt to answer," says Dr Asif Qureshi.