Innovation

Enabling seniors to teach juniors, this non-profit initiative could lay expensive tution centres to waste! #IIT #Innovation #Education

“A little research revealed that every year over 40,000 people in India lose their upper arms, and 85 per cent of them continue to live without any solution. And, the majority come from economically underprivileged sections."

Compared to the regular 1.5-tonne behemoth that cools the whole room, this air conditioning unit is less than 8 inches tall, 11 inches long and 18 inches deep. What's more, it weighs only about 13 kilograms!

“What makes it even more challenging is that you can’t use your old theories or strategies to win this game. Triwizard chess demands that its players be quick and on their fingertips at all times!”

“We were shocked to realise that even well-educated visually-challenged adults would not have a clear idea of maps - we wanted to go a step higher than that."

Made from 80% recyclable material and designed to water plants for as long as two weeks, the scalable device costs just Rs 700! #Innovation #Gardening

“The seed to dedicate ourselves for a cause larger than us was always there. The Chennai floods just acted as a catalyst, showing us the real misery of people and farmers residing in remote parts of the State, where facilities and help hardly reaches."

The evaluations parameters that our jury members have used include the scale of problem statement identified, the uniqueness of solutions, user validation, quality of prototype, future prospects identified, and overall presentation.

We aim to identify such innovations by young talented Indians who are solving pressing community challenges and take them forward.

From a magnetic shirt for the disabled, an upcycled wash basin to a solar-powered cooling helmet, school children aged between 10-14 tap their creative side and design unique inventions in Hyderabad