Innovation

Solar DC, a project spearheaded by IIT Madras, is touted to transform society the same way electricity did.

His unusual innovation has come into limelight with the PMO taking interest in the project.

The Indian automobile industry has reached a saturation point, but might not stay there for long. The electric vehicle revolution is on the horizon, and it promises sweeping change.

Gopal Jee has invented an eco-friendly means of producing electricity from banana stems, while Shalini Kumari has ideated a walker that also helps people climb stairs.

Innovation is more than just a buzzword for Sonam Wangchuk, renowned innovator and inventor. In a short video, he gives an important piece of advice to innovators everywhere – keep it simple.

In today’s increasingly globalised world, it is important to make learning and education a holistic experience beyond classroom academics. Keeping this in mind, Indian schools are introducing various innovations in classrooms to give students all-round development and growth.

A group of students in Anekal taluk of Karnataka, have developed a fire-fighting drone. It cost them around ₹40,000 and six months to develop the prototype!

To shatter taboos surrounding periods and promote menstrual hygiene, a group of friends in Rajkot designed an affordable DIY pad using waste cloth and taught women in nearby slums and villages how to make them. The project won the Disney Innovation Award in the ‘Large Impact’ category at the ‘I CAN Awards 2014’ organised by Design for Change.

Many small and marginal farmers in Lohardaga and Gumla are using tiny pumps to irrigate vegetable fields, an entrepreneurial model that has the potential to increase incomes for smallholders, since groundwater is abundant in the state. Bikalp Chamola takes a closer look.

To help homeless people who sleep on the roads, students in Bhuj made beds using waste gunny bags stuffed with softened paper and cloth. The project won the ‘Quick Impact’ award at the ‘I CAN Awards 2016’ organised by Design for Change.