India Innovation  

Seeing the children from his village struggling in the scorching heat as they walked or cycled long distances to school motivated Mantosh to create an e-cycle.

Two brothers in Ambedkar Nagar, UP tried to convert their old Maruti Suzuki Wagon R into a helicopter. While taking it to get painted at Akbarpur, it caught the police's attention resulting in the confiscation of their vehicle. 

In recognition of the innovative solution, the Infosys Foundation awarded Karibasappa the Aarohan Award in 2019. The ‘solar insect trap’ serves as a natural insect killer, significantly reducing the need for pesticides in the fields by 70 to 80 percent.

To address the struggles faced by the blind when no one is around to assist them at home, Abhishek created the ‘Andhe Ki Lathi.’ The cane features a buzzer that emits a sound signal when it detects a person or object in the person’s path. This feature alerts the blind person to move away from the obstruction.

Dungar Singh Sodha ventured into entrepreneurship to find a solution to the electricity problems in his village and successfully implemented his windmill model. This portable windmill, easily transportable to fields or farmhouses, is just of the right size.

Ravi Kaushik, a resident of Delhi, has invented a unique air purifier that cools down the air while cleaning it. After a thorough research, Ravi designed a blueprint for an economical air purifier. He was finally able to develop a product that was both efficient and within a low budget. The Airth AC purifiers cost around Rs 3,000.

Gudiya Devi, a resident of Lucknow, faced difficulties as a pregnant woman as she could not defecate in clean toilets and could not change her clothes in private spaces during her hospitalization. These problems prompted her to design a uniform that would alleviate such issues for the patients.

Vipin Kadam could only study till class 10 and yet he has created an innovative robot that serves to the needs of disabled people. His robot is called ‘Maa Robot,’ and it operates through voice commands. He did not possess any knowledge about robotics, however, finding a solution to the challenges his daughters faced, was enough to embark on the journey of creating a robot.

Abhishek Chaudhary got the idea of making an affordable crop protection solution when he pondered on how to prevent wild animals from causing damage to the fields. The device utilizes light and sound to instil fear in animals, prompting them to move away from the fields without any harm.  

Abhishek Chaudhary is a resident of Ramwapur village in Siddharth Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. This 19-year-old boy has invented a device called ‘Crop Security Alarm’ to prevent wild animals from entering the fields. Presently, he is making a new device that can be used to control the functions of vehicles like cars and bikes.

Rajpal Singh Narvariya had to discontinue his studies due to financial constraints but his curiosity drove him to explore the hidden cave of innovations he was meant to be known for. After making around 20 machineries, he has not abandoned his will to invent something new and continues on the path of creation.

Uttar Pradesh’s Rajkumar Mishra made paddy threshing machines in efforts to make his family’s financial condition better. He was awarded with a sum of Rs 1 lakh for making these machines, by the Grass Root Startup category at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University.

NITI Aayog will release the second edition of the India Innovation Index 2020 on 20 January in a virtual event