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Zerocircle is turning seaweed into a dissolvable, low-cost alternative to single-use plastic, paving the way for sustainable packaging solutions.

Muneeb Amin Bhat, a 22-year-old from Zungalpora, Kulgam in Kashmir, started by finding security breaches in his friends' and neighbours' computers. Today, he is doing this for over 60 international organisations including Apple and NASA.

With the intention to improve TB detection in rural areas, Hyderabad-based startup Salcit Technologies has launched Swaasa, an AI software that analyses human cough to help detect lung diseases.

Nanda Kishore Reddy, a former techie with an IT company in Hyderabad, left his steady job at the start of COVID-19 pandemic to help his father, a farmer, maximise yields and profits growing spinach and English cucumber.

Farmers get fixed salaries every month and 10 per cent of the yield profits, thus making it a win-win model for all!

From growing a tomato plant in the balcony of his rented home in Bengaluru to becoming a full-fledged natural farmer, Rahul has come a long way. 

"After slogging for three long years, without a source of income, living off my parent's money, in my gloomy room, and not doing anything productive as such, I feel I have internal mental satisfaction. Yes, I am at peace with myself", writes Akand Sitra in the viral post that made him a Quora celebrity.

At 35 years and 274 days old, Satyarup Siddhanta became the youngest person in the world to scale the seven tallest peaks and seven volcanic summits in all continents.

He added how it was satisfying to see his name top the list but he believes that thousands of people have higher IQs. But are yet to be measured.

Graduating from VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bachupally, in 2016, the trio has designed the industrial AC helmet and is planning to utilise the same technology in the road safety space going forward.