Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Ignited Mind children creativity and innovation Awards Final Result 2023

Sr. No. Name District Stateand UTs Class School Name Title Problem Idea Solution 1. Aditya Raj Chopra Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 10th DPS Indirapu-ram, Ghaziabad Revolutionizing LED Lighting: The G.LED Bulb for Sustainability and Cost-Efficiency Reduces carbon emissions and earn carbon credits, by reduced use of plastic and aluminumin LED lightening Industries. It also reduces replacementcost … Continue reading →

Padma Shri Awards(1)

(1) Daripalli Ramaiah SRISTI Samman 2015 Padma Shri 2017 Daripalli Ramaiah, a native of Khammam district of Telangana known as Chetla (trees) and Vanajeevi (forest being). Ramaiah, a recipient of SRISTI Samman in 2015 was conferred on Padma Shri award in 2017 for his invaluable contribution towards extending tree cover and for taking social forestry initiatives. Ramaiah proudly … Continue reading →

Another remarkable innovation of ‘hand free door handle’ to fight corona

Fortum, a clean energy company of Finland has come up with an amazing innovation to stop the spread of COVID-19. They have turned up with an idea of ‘Fortum Vipu’(Virus Prevention Unit), a sustainable hands-free door handle made up of recycled plastic. Covid-19 is highly contagious and has a high chance of spreading through palms … Continue reading →

Foot-operated hand washing machine to stop the spread of Covid-19

  The Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh has successfully designed a foot-operated water tap and liquid soap dispenser system to avoid the spread of the novel Coronavirus among people washing hands in public places. It is a well-known fact now that taps are capable of contributing a lot to the spread of the disease … Continue reading →

Celebrating freedom from inertia: story of a school teacher

There are many ways in which one can celebrate Independence Day.  One can pay tribute to those who sacrifice their lives for our freedom or continue to protect our freedom from various internal and external threats.   One can also celebrate the festival of independence by recognizing the outstanding achievers who are trying their best to … Continue reading →

SRISTI – UNICEF Summer Innovation School 2017

SRISTI Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions SRISTI –  UNICEF Summer Innovation School 2017 संवेदना   C R E A T I V I T Y से   F R O M सृजनशीलता  E M P A T H Y How about working together with other innovation champions  in designing empathetic innovative products, … Continue reading →

a legacy of inclusive grassroots innovation

What is common among Santosh Pachar, a lady farmer from Rajasthan, Paresh Panchal, a mechanic from Gujarat, Akash a tenth class student from Tamil Nadu, Shalini, a student from Patna and six other innovators from around the country?Hosted by The President of India as innovation scholar in residence along with two artists and writers at … Continue reading →

Why is hunger for innovation so low in Indian polity?

While reflecting on innovation ecosystem for national transformation a few days ago at an apex industrial association forum, I had to ask the industry representatives as to why were they so complacent in seeking ideas from outside? Many MNCs with even  a very large  market share and no imminent threat to their dominance seem more … Continue reading →

Twenty satellites in one launch: how does India make breakthroughs in space

I am just returning from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota from where India injected twenty satellites in a single launch at an extremely low cost. While interacting with scientists, visitors from IITs and other top institutions,   and young engineers, I tried to understand their motivation for persistent excellence. I also wanted understand the roots of … Continue reading →