Innovation

India is advancing early disease detection through AI diagnostics, portable TB tests and digital pathology. Here are six proven Indian innovations that improve diagnosis speed, accuracy, and access nationwide.

Maharashtra has partnered with startup Infusory to introduce offline AR learning in 121 tribal schools, helping students visualise science, maths, and more.

After sewage contaminated drinking water in Indore, an IIT-M startup is using robots and AI to detect pipeline leaks before disasters strike.

When her farmer father’s onions kept rotting in storage, engineer Kalyani Shinde built Godaam Sense — an IoT solution now helping farmers save up to 25% of India’s onion harvest.

Indian startups are turning everyday waste into valuable products — from flower petals to plastic. These innovations are building a circular economy and creating green jobs.

From Manipur’s Thanga village, Bijiyashanti Tongbram turns lotus stems from Loktak Lake into handwoven, sustainable fabrics while creating steady livelihoods for 30 women.

From drones monitoring farmlands to biofertilisers nurturing the soil, these farmer-led innovations are transforming Indian agriculture.

In a small village in Karnataka, students are being taught by Shiksha — a humanoid robot built by a young teacher who refused to accept outdated learning methods.

Mumbai’s Angad Daryani turned his battle with asthma into innovation — creating Praan, a made-in-India filterless air purifier that cleans even the most polluted spaces without costly filters.

A unique initiative under Project Chetna is using QR code lockets to reunite missing children and vulnerable adults, including those with Alzheimer’s.