Innovation

Student Shiv Kampani from Mumbai has innovated a robotic brush to clean out human waste from drains, pipes and sewers in a bid to bring manual scavenging to an end.

Akash Singh, the 21-year-old founder of Energinee Innovations, recycles waste from temples in Delhi NCR to make eco-friendly idols.

Navjot Sawhney innovated a low-cost, unique washing machine after seeing the plight of his friend Divya. Today, the machine is a ray of hope for women of Iraq’s Mamrashan Refugee Camp and rural India.

Developed by students at IIT-Madras, Saaf water™ is an AI-IoT platform designed to regularly monitor the groundwater and effectively communicate that information — not just to the authorities, but to the community as well.

Using a sum of Rs 5 lakh he won at the Power of Ideas programme at IIM Ahmedabad, Pune-based Mayur Patil launched his startup, Small Spark Concepts, that builds innovative air filters

Bengaluru-based Ganesh Shanbag helped 30 apartment complexes to install his simple rainwater harvesting system for free.

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 protocols to ensuring accessible navigation for the visually-impaired, all these innovations started with one big idea, that eventually with right guidance and research evolved into products that have the potential to change the world.

Looking for sustainable lighting for your home? Picked by firms like Google and Reliance, Jenny Pinto's startup Oorjaa makes ecofriendly lights from paper that are recyclable, compostable and the perfect way to jazz up your space.

Bengaluru's Eat Raja is famous for it's zero-waste juice. Watch its new innovation — a zero-electricity 'cycle mixie' that lets you to make your own juice while pedaling a bicycle.

IIT Madras alumni Swostik Dash started NeoMotion in 2016. The startup provides comfortable and travel-friendly variations of the common wheelchair. It comes with specifications like an attachable scooter and an adjustable back rest height.