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Meet brothers Refaz and Ishfaq Wani from Kashmir, who have more than 30 innovations to their name and mutliple national and international awards for their creative work, as well as a stamp of approval from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 protocols to ensuring accessible navigation for the visually-impaired, all these innovations started with one big idea, that eventually with right guidance and research evolved into products that have the potential to change the world.

Inspired by the vision of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, alumni from NITs, IITs and IIMs have joined hand to form Hyderabad-based iB Hubs and offer free education on 4.0 technology to 1 crore students across India.

From composting millions of tonnes of garbage to creating livelihoods for farmers via organic farming and recycling plastic waste into useful, everyday essentials, here our are remarkable businesses of this year.

Be it fighting air pollution, providing access to quality healthcare in remote areas or aiding the differently-abled, these individuals have shown extraordinary examples of how ingenuity and altruism can make the world a better place.

"The lack of women in this industry would always be a concern and at several instances, people have tried to insinuate that I was nothing more than a showpiece. But, I have worked my way through all this, taught myself, and now I’m proud,” says Zainab Raj from Rajasthan.

Though the initial cost set up may seem high, in the long-run, you actually reduce your overall expenses, to the point where you get power for free.

From healthcare to construction, technology has the power to revolutionise sectors almost overnight. Meet the people doing just that.

Making sure your elderly parents are safe and have access to essentials can be a challenge for many us who stay in different cities. Here are some resources that can help make this easier. #SeniorCare

The campaign has gathered the support of prominent individuals, like Dr Arabinda Mitra, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, as well as celebrities like Saif Ali Khan and Rahul Dravid.