Innovator

At just 17, a Mumbai teen is using microalgae to tackle indoor air pollution. From small experiments at home to real-world use in gyms and schools, the system is making air cleaner, improving focus and reducing fatigue.

A farmer's son from Uttar Pradesh, Anand Pandey was once unable to get admission into IIT. Today, his brilliant innovations have ensured him a place as a guest lecturer at the same.

To reduce his expenses on fuel, Rajkumar Mupparapu from Telangana converted his old bicycle into a battery-operated one within ten days and by spending less than Rs 20,000

Selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME's first-ever 'Kid of the Year', 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao uses technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.

While the effectiveness of mosquito repellant products is debatable in areas where dangerous disease-spreading mosquitoes thrive, a 16-year-old student from Mangaluru has found an innovative solution to tackle dengue.

“I remember the night and the call like it happened seconds ago. Dinesh who had been riding pillion with another friend, called Vivek saying they had met with an accident,” begins Vivek.

Gurtej Sandhu’s urge for enhancing the efficiency of technological devices has not only got him more US patents than Thomas Edison, but also a recognition for being all-time seventh most prolific inventor as measured by number of U.S. utility patents

"The vulnerability of the location and weak construction of the self-engineered shanties leaves thousands defenseless during monsoons. Government intervention has been minimal and these people don’t know how to protect themselves. I wanted to change that!” #Innovation #ImpactThatMatters #Mumbai

“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!”

"I realised how water is one resource we can only reuse and recycle but never manufacture. And so I had to find a solution.”