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Indian Scientists Develop A Portable And Affordable Diagnostic Kit For A...
The diagnostic kit developed by a team from IIT Bombay will enable quick and easy detection of sickle cell anemia at rural and remote locations where advanced diagnostic technologies are not available....
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This Innovator Can Make The Most Amazing Machines With Limited Resources
Gurmail Singh Dhonsi, a fabricator cum mechanic par excellence, has developed a number of agricultural and heavy earth moving machines which have received national recognition. The Better India looks...
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This IIT-ian’s Innovation Is Helping Cotton Farmers In Vidarbha Double Their...
This is a part of a special series on social innovations made possible by the Marico Innovation Foundation. Muniyappa lost all his crops due to lack of sufficient water. The family had no other source...
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This eToilet Is Changing The Way Public Sanitation Works In India
This is a part of a special series on social innovations made possible by the Marico Innovation Foundation. Bincy Baby, a civil engineer and a management graduate by profession, always wondered why...
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He Hasn’t Been To College But He Invented A Water Cooler That Runs Without...
Arvind Bhai Patel (57), born in 1955 in the village of Vanch, 10 kms from Ahmedabad, always wanted to do something innovative. And that is what he did. Patel now has numerable technology licenses to...
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16-Year-Old Invents A Breath Enabled ‘TALKing’ Device To Help The Speech...
How frustrating it must be to not be able to speak out our thoughts or, rather, speak at all. People with speech impairment have to deal with this every single day. Arsh Shah Dilbagi wanted to make...
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A Simple Technology That Can Solve India’s Clean #Water Problem In Just Rs.3,000
Worldwide, around 10,000 people die every day due to lack of clean drinking water. The situation is alarming, but bio-sand filters offer a simple and affordable solution. This low cost model purifies...
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The Simple #Innovation That Is Changing The Lives Of Coconut Tree Climbers
Appachan was a school dropout but had a great ability to innovate things that could be used in day to day life. He saw the struggles faced by tree climbers, especially when it came to climbing the tall...
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He Designed A Shoe For The Visually Impaired That Vibrates To Show Them The...
Around 300 million people in the world are visually impaired and face difficulties every day in activities as basic as walking. Anirudh Sharma came up with an interesting idea to simplify their lives....
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When An Earthquake Hit Gujarat, He Invented “Mitticool”, A Clay Fridge That...
When Mansukh bhai suffered severe loss in the Gujarat earthquake, he got an idea to make a fridge out of clay. He invented “Mitticool” which runs without electricity and also preserves the original...
View ArticleSo You Think India Does Not Innovate? Watch This Video And Think Again..
Yes, we have all heard it umpteen number of times. “Innovation is not encouraged in India.” “The Indian education system just creates rote learners” “Indians are only good for back-end processing work”...
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The Man Who Is Bringing Back The Forgotten Herbs To Cure Several Diseases
A young and curious Ramaji Parmar would follow his father to the jungle to understand more about the herbs he used to treat various deseases. After his father’s demise, he followed in his footsteps and...
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She Was 12 Years Old When She Invented An Adjustable Walker To Help Climb Stairs
Moved by the difficulties her grandfather faced, Shalini Kumari invented a walker that ultimately landed her in NIF-India’s league of winners. A walker to help the physically weak climb stairs was...
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The Grocer’s Son Who Is Working With A Harvard Team On Detecting HIV With A...
Sultan Khetani could not afford to pay his school fees. Today, he is part of a Harvard team which has developed a technology to detect the HIV virus at diagnose stage. A grocer’s son, Khetani believes...
View ArticleHe Brought Rainwater From Rooftops To Water Taps And Changed 1000s Of Lives...
Many village folk in rural India still walk several kilometers to get clean drinking water. A running tap is still a dream and water-borne diseases still account for many deaths in these areas....
View ArticleThis Frugal Innovation By A Street Side Corn Roaster Will Blow Your Mind
When Mr. Madeshwaran, a street corn roasterin Bangalore , faced problems in continuously fanning the coal, he thought of a solution which could make engineers run for their money. Watch this video to...
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How Innovative Agricultural Techniques Are Helping Farmers In Jharkhand...
With various innovative techniques, farmers in Jharkhand have transformed their lives and some of them have even managed to double their yield. From incorporating Sustainable Integrated Farming Systems...
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A Lamp Which Is Also A Stove Is Solving Two Of Rural India’s Biggest Problems...
This amazing technology called “Lanstove” serves the purpose of a lamp and a stove at the same time. An environment-friendly device, this technology is putting kerosene to a better use. Know more about...
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#Innovation: These Amazing Modified Cycle Rickshaws Are Making The Task...
Dr. Rajvanshi saw the physical trouble rickshaw pullers go through and he invented these four electric rickshaws to simplify their work. Modifying the humble rickshaw, he made these amazing vehicles...
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Have You Heard Of A Bridge Made Of Paper That Can Take 80 Times Its Own Weight?
This amazing, portable paper bridge made from just paper and glue can take up around 80 times its self weight and can be successfully replicated for bigger projects. Here’s what the ingenious IIT Delhi...
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