low cost wind turbines

Madhu Vajrakarur, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student from Andhra Pradesh has built a two-in-one wind turbine that can generate electricity and clean drinking water.

The students claim that the model could potentially help ease an energy crisis, because the freely available wind energy is renewable.

The year 2016 saw many ingenious invention, with people across the country picturing a better world and finding a solution to make it happen. Here's a list of the year's most impactful innovations that offer solutions to some of India's most pressing problems.