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Brilliant! 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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