Rajesh Krishna K, a 16-year-old student in Karnataka, innovated a special machine in 2015 which aids in systematic sowing of seeds, ploughing of land, irrigation and helps farmers yield an increased output.
Anusuya Samantaray, a student of Ku Leuven University in Belgium, along with her friends Varun Singh and Apoorva Vardhan, has innovated edible alternatives for single-use plastic items like spoons and cups using a by-product from breweries.
A startup launched by two students Nikhil Mukkawar and Ho Jing En, 'Kisan Union' is taking smart services and e-commerce to doorsteps of villagers with their solar-powered electric tricycles.
In a bid to help her uncle, who is battling Parkinson's disease, 14-year-old Jui Keskar from Pune has developed the JTremor-3D device, which helps measure tremors in patients and sends the data to the doctors through a Cloud database. This in turn helps the latter prescribe adequate medication. She has won accolades for this endeavor, including the Broadcom-IRIS Grand Award 2020-21 from the Central government
“Did you know that the conventional red clay bricks can be the cause of soil erosion? Our Wricks can help solve it. If we happen to sell 10 lakh of those, it will be able to recycle 2,50,000 kg of waste materials!”
"A single woman can generate up to 125 kg of non-biodegradable waste through her menstruating years. Just imagine the consequences. With this device, we want to do our part in altering this reality!"
Through the fulfilment of these initiatives, it is anticipated that India would not only become self-reliant in the energy storage sector but also could become a world leader in the technology.
The problem of cleaning up the lakes to acquire drinking water, they discovered, did not just lie with tackling pollution but in the lack of awareness about the condition.