Innovation

The digital stethoscope is being commercialised by the startup Ayu Devices, with over 60 orders for the device, the startup is also focusing on bringing it to rural India.

When a diabetic person sustains an injury, it can take almost 26 days or longer for it to heal untreated. In many cases, this can lead to chronic non-healing wounds and ultimately, complications like amputations.

Christened as the ‘robo coastal observer’ (RCO), this life-saving innovation can be operated from the shore with the assistance of a remote control.

The foundation focuses on investing in sectors like education, niche financial services, and consumer services. It also invests in funds to deepen and broaden the market.

Focusing on social innovation, ASME ISHOW helps to solve social and environmental issues by showcasing entrepreneurs and their innovations.

Using that one part of the patient’s body that doesn’t betray them till the very end--their eyes--TBWA India has conceptualised, designed and developed the world’s first eye language guide.

On a budget of only ₹8,000, the final year engineering students of NSS College of Engineering developed the wheelchair using the motor of a car wiper.

Mechanical engineering students Eldho Sunny, Jerin Paul V Shajan, KR Jinu Raj and Amal Prasannan are the masterminds behind the floating machine that can be controlled from the bank of any water resource.

Dr. Karve has developed more than 25 innovative rural technologies.

Pune-based industrialist Ramdas Mane is the founder of ‘The Mane Group of Industries’ which manufactures thermocol machines and also runs ‘Ready made toilets.’ Till date, Mane has supplied more than 22,000 toilets in more than 17 states across India.