Innovation

Through The Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon by L&T and Project Mumbai, over 500 tonnes of plastic waste have been recycled into benches, tiles, school desks, bins, and pathways across the city.

What if furniture could grow, not be built? In Mumbai, architects Bhakti Loonawat and Suyash Sawant launched ‘Anomalia’ to turn mushrooms into consoles, blocks, and textiles — light, durable pieces that challenge how we think about design.

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials and groundbreaking innovation.

In the hills of Uttarakhand, farmer Narendra Singh Mehra has transformed agriculture with his high-yield wheat variety, Narendra-09, while promoting organic sugarcane. His work is boosting incomes and inspiring sustainable farming.

From farms to defence labs, classrooms to hospitals — here’s how NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Repository is mapping real innovations that could shape India’s journey to 2047.

Sagar Malhotra left a flourishing banking career to follow his passion for food. He founded Chakh De Chole and created India's first-ever chhole kulche vending machine, bringing authentic street food with a modern twist. This is his story.

Frontier tech has the power to reshape economies, societies, and the future of work. Is India well-positioned to ride this wave of transformation? We meet the changemakers making this possible, while also looking towards other breakthroughs in this field.

Lucknow-based Aishwarya Bhatnagar and Prateek Rastogi run Greenday to promote innovative farming methods and biofortified seeds that benefit both farmers and consumers alike.

Naveen, like many other first-generation entrepreneurs, has turned to decentralised renewable energy (DRE) technologies from DD Solar Solutions. His solar atta chakki now helps him earn a stable income.

Founder of Harvested Robotics, Rahul Arepaka (22) built Rakshak, an AI-powered laser-weeding robot that combats weeds without harming the crops. He is now using it to help farmers earn more.