Innovations

Green Innovations at IIT Campuses

The trend is changing with IITs in India becoming the hotbeds for path-breaking innovations. We showcase some of the best eco-friendly innovations at IIT campus

Solar Conduction Dryer – Boon for Dehydrating Farm Produce

Indian farmers require is a low-cost food preservation system that runs without power. IIT Bombay students developed Solar Conduction Dryer, an eco-friendly idea

Can We Convert Plastic Waste to Petroleum?

Some innovators in India have come up with interesting ideas to convert plastic waste to petroleum to deal with the massive amounts of plastic waste generated

From Wind with Love – Low Cost Windmills in India

A few rural innovators in India have invented some creative low cost windmills to harness the energy of wind and customize it for their purposes.

E-rickshaws in India – from ban to boon?

Electric rickshaws or E-rickshaws in India are emerging from a ban to offer an eco-friendly and silent transport alternative to polluting autorickshaws...

Ashudhinashak Clay Incinerators for Sanitary Napkins

Clay incinerators innovated by Swati Bedekar are eco-friendly and cheap, and hence are being installed in schools, hospitals, and homes.

Vertical Farming in India – Is this Hitech Idea Suitable for India?

Vertical farming, an ultra-modern way of urban agriculture could be the simple and eco-friendly innovation for meeting the food requirements of our future...

Green Computing – A Work in Progress

Green computing is a necessity in today’s world and must be adopted at every step from manufacture to disposal. Consumers too have to shoulder some responsibility towards green computing.