Technology

EndureAir, an IIT-Kanpur-incubated startup, used smaller drones to fly very close to the dams that were damaged in Uttarakhand. They created very high-quality videos of the whole structure to help engineers obtain a clear perspective of the extent of the damage.

Professor Urbasi Sinha at the Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru has successfully established safe and secure quantum communication that cannot be decoded by a third party

Harvesting Farmer Network has helped 23 lakh farmers across India sell produce worth $23 million through partnerships with government agencies, non-profit organizations and farmer groups.

Satish Kumar launched SnPc Machines, a Haryana-based startup that has built a unique, fully-automated, brick making machine. SnPC machines received the National Startup Award from the Government of India.

Millions of fast-moving debris particles orbiting the Earth are a constant threat to our satellites. But these guys, no older than 22, have a solution.

Pune-based startup, Bleetech Innovations, is aiding people with hearing impairments attain quality education that doesn't focus on oralism, speech therapy or lip-reading.

This free online course on cloud computing is being offered by IIT Kharagpur, and will cover data management, security and architecture of cloud computing.

Bengaluru startup Nunam repurposes old batteries into an energy source more affordable and efficient than candles.

At age 24, this college dropout helps companies like Airtel, Truecaller and Justdial protect their users' personal data. Incredibly, however, he learnt all the necessary skills not through formal courses, but research on Google!

“When my daughter turned 16 and started going out with her friends regularly, it put the fear of God in me, particularly since I was a single mother."