Inventions

Yuvraj Pawar from Maharashtra always had innovations on his mind. Today, he sells vintage electric cars that he’s built entirely on his own.

Health-tech startup BlueSemi, founded by Sunil Maddikatala, has launched Eyva, a non-invasive glucometer for diabetics that can provide results without any pricking or needles.

As Americans take a leaf from the Indian style of squatting on toilets, there are some like Utah-based Squatty Potty that have figured out a formula to turn this inherent knowledge into a million-dollar venture.

Scientists at Bengaluru's Indian Institute of Horticulture Research, have developed jackfruit juice, cookies, and chocolate.

Cutting the price of such generators from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10,000, these devices can even be used in remote villages.

"Mr Naidu is truly a man in a million - perhaps this is an understatement,” said Nobel Prize winner C V Raman about the prolific inventor behind India's first indigenous electric motor.

Gurtej Sandhu’s urge for enhancing the efficiency of technological devices has not only got him more US patents than Thomas Edison, but also a recognition for being all-time seventh most prolific inventor as measured by number of U.S. utility patents

Made from industrial waste and free from carbon dioxide, these energy-saving bricks are 23% stronger, 5% lighter and allow sunlight to pass while blocking heat and water.

Easily installable in homes, offices, petrol pumps and even cars, these ‘fireballs’ are equally effective on fires caused by liquids, gases and electrical short circuits. And the best part? No special training or skill is required to operate them!

The portable Operation Theatre, ideal for disaster prone and remote areas, can be packed into a backpack and carried by 2-3 people.