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This Brilliant Invention From IIT Delhi May Just Change The Way Blind People...
India is home to the largest population of visually challenged people in the World (2011 census). Visually challenged people face fundamental challenges in mobility, education, employment and an...
View ArticleA Water-powered Clock, A Foldable Charkha, Farm Equipment – This 82-Year Old...
Most of us would like to retire, kick back and relax in our early eighties. However, there are people like Annasaheb Bhavu Udgavi who still possess a child-like curiosity and the youthfulness of ideas...
View ArticleThis 15-Year Old Genius Boy’s Inventions Are So Good You’ll Be Amazed At How...
While most kids his age are hankering after that one extra hour of play, he’s up all night in his lab experimenting and innovating! His hard work and passion have helped him win over 15 awards for...
View ArticleRevolutionary Technology That Can Convert Plastic Waste Into Petrol And...
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun have invented a technology that can convert plastic waste into high-grade petrol, diesel or aromatics. What’s more, this new fuel will cost...
View Article16-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...
View ArticleThis Mobile App Ensures Better Safety From Gender Based Violence By Working...
Learn how the Pukar mobile app not only notifies your friends & family in case of an emergency but also informs the police control room for a quick intervention. Developed by IIT Delhi graduates,...
View ArticleMeet the Man who Designed a Sanitary Napkin that Costs Less than a Cup of Tea
These sanitary napkins cost just Rs.10 for a pack of 6. They are eco-friendly and manufactured locally by rural women. Know more about the technology and the man who made it all possible. Talking about...
View Article15-Year-Old Develops Ring to Monitor Body Movements of Parkinson’s Patients
Meet Utkarsh Tandon, an Indian American kid from California, who has invented something amazing. This high schooler has turned his science fair project into an actual ring for patients suffering from...
View ArticleTBI INNOVATIONS: Now Anyone Anywhere Can Get an ECG Report In 15 Seconds!
With India being the heart-disease capital of the world, this innovative, credit-card-sized ECG monitor has the potential to touch millions of hearts! Nearly 30 million Indians suffer from heart...
View ArticleThese 8 IISc Inventions Will Make You Proud of India’s Innovations in Science...
The Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru has come up with many useful innovations in science, technology and healthcare. These have made detecting heart conditions and malaria, purifying water, and...
View ArticleA Roundup of 10 Most Interesting Innovations From the Genius Pool of IITians
A device that converts pollutants to ink, a driverless bicycle for the disabled, a solar lamp the size of your palm: the IItians of India have come up with many inventions that make our lives simpler....
View ArticleRobotics, Woodwork, 3D Printing & More – 10 Places for Creative People to...
Makerspaces are collaborative work areas with tools and equipment where people interested in innovation and invention can come together to design, build, create, and engineer. It is open to all,...
View ArticleWith This Simple & Free Device, the Blind Can Identify Currency Notes and Not...
The Tiffy Template is a frugal invention to help the blind identify currency notes and avoid being short changed. Every blind person in India can get the Tiffy Template for free. A blind girl named...
View ArticleThis Indian Scientist Revolutionised the Field of Medicine But Was Forgotten...
India is the birthplace of several scientists who have left an incredible mark on the world – from the 6th century mathematician Aryabhatta to Nobel Laureate CV Raman. These individuals have been...
View ArticleThese 10 Transformative Inventions From 2016 Can Impact the Lives of Millions...
Inventions are not everyone’s cup of tea. They require observation, passion, patience, and perseverance. More than anything else, they need gumption and hard work. However, truly transformative...
View ArticleMeet BRABO, an Industrial Robot Entirely Conceptualized, Designed and...
An industrial robot made entirely in India. How cool is that! Meet BRABO, the BRAve RoBOt. According to TAL Manufacturing Solutions, the robot is the first Indian “conceptualized, designed and...
View ArticleHere’s How 6 Govt Schoolkids Built an Organic Pen That Turns Into Manure!
Necessity is the mother of invention. What happens when a certain invention has the power to become a necessity? In their fight against the use of use of use-and-throw plastic pens widely available and...
View ArticleThis School Dropout Mechanic’s Low Cost Farm Equipment Is a Boon to Farmers
Rajendra Lohar from Pachvara village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra has made a low-cost mini tiller and five more farming equipment which are proving to be a boon for the farmers. You will be...
View ArticleHere’s How India’s Own Rubik’s Cube Will Enter the Guinness World Records!
Do you enjoy solving a Rubik’s cube? Do you love the challenge it gives you? Well, try India’s indigenous Rubik cube, with a twist. The Edakoodam, a block of 6 pieces assembled in a specific manner,...
View ArticleMade By IIT Scientists, This Wearable Innovation Can Protect You From Air...
Recently, the dense pollution and smog enveloping New Delhi halted traffic on highways, forced schools to shut down and sent worried residents scurrying to buy air purifiers and masks. With the level...
View ArticleAfter Clocking 50000 Rides In Mumbai, India’s 1st Wheelchair Taxi Heads to Goa!
Sahana (name changed) is a resident of Gurugram, who like many of us, enjoys eating out and going window-shopping across markets and malls. However, unlike many of us, she needs to think twice before...
View ArticleBrilliant Startup Invents Amazing Driverless Truck, Impresses Anand Mahindra!
Saurabh Chandra, one of the founding members of Ati Motors, a Bengaluru-based startup, creating an all-electric autonomous cargo vehicle, is making heads turn. Founded in 2017 by Dr V Vinay, Saurabh...
View ArticleHubli Couple Invents Portable Device that makes Hearing Tests 80% Cheaper!
‘Are you deaf?’ How many times have you heard someone use this line or have used it yourself? Many of us would like to believe that the reason behind most “beg-your-pardon” requests is either poor...
View ArticleGenius! Husband Invents ‘Toilet Bed’ For Ailing Wife, Wins National...
This article is part of a series on innovations in support of the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon – organised by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and The Better India. Read more about the...
View ArticleLove Games? Meet the IIT Alumnus Behind India’s first ‘Triwizard Chess’ for 3...
Crinkled brows meditate and strategise in patient silence, against the mind that races ahead of the moves, tactfully manouvering the pawns to safety, or to kill. This is a typical setting of a game,...
View ArticleBrilliant! IIT-B Grad Designs A Portable Operation Theatre That Can Fit In A...
Eighteen people lost their eyesight immediately after cataract surgery under Telangana government’s flagship programme ‘Kanti Velugu’ in Warangal district in 2018, The Times of India had reported. This...
View ArticleUsing Own Savings, Two Friends Invent Container That Can Douse a Fire in Seconds
On 24 May this year, twenty-two students in Surat died when a coaching centre in the Takshashila Complex caught fire. It took nearly an hour for 19 firefighters and two hydraulic platforms to contain...
View ArticleEngineer Builds Cheap Transparent Concrete That Lowers Electricity Use in...
“If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8bn tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US,” reports The Guardian. The article...
View Article1200+ Patents: Meet Gurtej Sandhu, an Innovator With More US Patents Than...
India has had its share of illustrious scientists and inventors whose talents have been seen in all fields of science. Many of them have made significant contributions to scientific research in many...
View ArticleGD Naidu: How a School Dropout From Coimbatore Became India’s Edison
G D Naidu or Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, fondly remembered as ‘Edison of India’, is credited for initiating the industrial revolution in the country. During his lifetime, Naidu worked on several...
View ArticleIn One Week, IISC Scientists Develop Low-Cost Oxygen Generators to Fight...
With the aim to help hospitals fight the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the rural areas, a team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has developed a low-cost and...
View ArticleAfter Three Years Research, Scientists Develop Instant Jackfruit Juice &...
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. The humble jackfruit...
View ArticleThe $175m US Startup That Is Teaching The West How To Use The Indian Toilet
It was homemaker Judy Edwards’ constipation which led to the start of a $175 million venture — Squatty Potty. But Judy, who has come to be known as ‘Mama Squatty’ among her fans in the US, did not...
View ArticleInnovator’s Needle-Free Glucometer Gives Results in 1 Minute; Bags Rs 500 Cr...
“The fear of getting a blood test, even if it means a prick on the tip of your finger, is a cause of fear for many,” says Sunil Maddikatala, CEO and founder of Hyderabad-based BlueSemi. To find a way...
View ArticleFarmer’s Son Innovates 21 Devices & 9 ‘Vintage’ Electric Cars, Gets Orders...
Born to a farming family in Maharashtra’s Nimbhari village, 21-year-old Yuvraj Pawar has had an interest in machines from a young age. “In class 4, as part of a school competition, I made a floor...
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