Innovator

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.

This vacuum cleaner is 7-meters (23 feet) tall and uses patented positive ionisation technology to produce smog-free air in public spaces, allowing people to breathe clean air.

A compulsive innovator, Vivek Mundkur’s latest innovation of a solar water pump is changing the lives of farmers who live in water-deficient areas. Affordable, portable and energy efficient - his water pump is helping farmers earn more from their land.

Ayush always wanted to become an engineer but in his own words, “the system doesn’t encourage anyone who thinks out of the box and I wasn’t ready to be in a mould.”

The student from Chandigarh sprang into the spotlight when she invented GreenWood using rice waste, which she hopes will offer low-cost building solutions for the future.

Priyanka Panda received the 2016 IGNITE award from the President for an innovation that makes motorists aware of their contribution to air pollution.

An MBA dropout, Rahul Karanpuriya is on a 52-week-long journey across India to discover 52 innovators and individuals who are making a difference by choosing alternative careers that benefit the planet.

You might have heard stories of real hard work and determination being the cornerstones of success. Here you get to meet Dharamveer Singh Kamboj, who will confirm that belief for you. Read how he went from being a rickshaw-puller in Delhi to a successful entrepreneur with turnover of Rs. 40 lakhs, through sheer brain power!

Mohammad Saidullah is an inventor unlike any other you've ever met! His inability to meet his wife on time due to overcrowded boats made him become an inventor - and he invented an amphibious bicycle - one that runs both on land and water!