An army of new-age founders is scripting a bold story, moving away from the clichéd gender narrative. What's helping them is their valuable higher education, a sizeable corporate stint, and the courage to be unapologetic
Udaipur-based Angirus makes sustainable, customisable, damp-proof high-quality bricks; made in a day from recycled waste
Jitesh Dadlani's technologies at Ishitva Robotic Systems segregate dry waste using automated AI-based machines, sorting 6 tonnes of plastic waste per hour
Ricron Panels creates construction material from low-value multilayered packaging waste with the help of their proprietary technology, saving 4 tonnes of carbon emissions
With patented technology, Padcare Labs has created a process called 'menstrual hygiene management' that takes care of recycling used sanitary napkins, from collection to processing
It has been 150 years since plastics came into being, today plastics refuse is a towering problem confronting India, but recycling solutions are few and underfunded
From Moglix to Purplle, some of India's bestknown unicorns are becoming dynamos of innovation by harnessing it to what their customers need
That the silkworm can breathe and stay alive inside the cocoon, a "fully closed system", fascinated Vivek Mishra, triggering the germ of an idea that eventually became FibroHeal Woundcare
At e-Trnl Energy, Apoorv Shaligram and Uttam Sen are building a tech that will achieve superior economics for cell manufacturing and allow them to create fast charging battery packs with lower levels of heating and longer lives
In a hyperconnected digital world, trust is critical and QNu Labs is enhancing that trust with its flagship products—a quantum key distribution and a post-quantum cryptography software.
Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-S, India's first privately built space rocket in November 2022. Founders Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka now hold the aspiration of one launch a day