Backpack dispenser for tea
Innovator: Mr. Sanket Panchal Innovation: Sanket Panchal About the Innovation Sanket Panchal noticed a common challenge faced by tea vendors at train stations, bus stops, tourist areas, and corporate buildings—limited space made it difficult to serve tea and handle payments efficiently. During a Summer School Camp at SRISTI, he worked on a solution and developed […]
Super Street Sweeper
Innovator: Sumanth Mudaliar Innovation: Super Street Sweeper Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OCQ3PiEFOg Innovation Super sweeper is mainly designed to solve the difficulties faced in the waste collection process like hygiene problem faced by the street workers and the inability of garbage trucks to reach narrow streets. The machine is designed in such a manner that it can […]
Cotton Ball Picker
Innovator: Natubhai R. Wadher Address: At. Po. Erawada, Ta. Patadi, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat, Pincode: 382750 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULU1FTrprc Innovator Profile Natubhai’s self-propelled, tractor-driven cotton boll picking machine is a game-changer for cotton farmers, automating the labor-intensive process of cotton harvesting. It does more than just pluck cotton bolls—it also separates and collects them for easy handling […]
Pressure Cooker Coffee Maker
Innovation: Pressure Cooker Coffee Maker Innovator: Shri. Mohammad Rozadeen, Bihar Rozadeen’s JP Ustad Coffee Cooker is a brilliant grassroots innovation that brings affordable coffee-making to small vendors and tea stalls. Rozadeen, from Motihari, Bihar, noticed that while people loved coffee at wedding parties, most didn’t drink it daily because it wasn’t widely available or was […]
Date Thinning Device
Innovator – Mr. Kasundra Narendrabhai Pravinbhai Address: Morbi, District- Morbi, Gujarat Background: Thinning In Date Palm Is An Important Operation But Also Highly Laborious Activity. Thinning Done Manually By Picking Individual Dates Which Also Time Consuming And Difficult. On An Average A Single Person Can Do Thinning In 18-22 Bunches A Day (1.5-2 Plants). Climbing […]
Low Cost Orchard Sprayer
Innovator: Dipakbhai Patel Address: Bhachau, District – Kutch, Gujarat Innovator Profile While Working As An Owner Of Motor Rewinding Workshop And Also As A Technical Person, Dipakbhai Discussed The Difficulties Faced By Local Farmers For Spraying The Pesticides In Particular Orchard Farming. The Main Points That Came Out Of The Discussions Were High Labor Cost, […]
Low Cost Groundnut Digger
Innovator: Shri Ramjibhai Chaudhary Address: Rapar, District – Kutch, Gujarat Innovator Profile While Working In The Field, Ramjibhai Observed The Difficulties Faced By Farmers To Dig The Groundnut From The Soil. He Often Used To Discuss With Them About These. The Main Points That Came Out Of The Discussions Were High Labor Cost And Lack […]
Only Curries, No Injuries: A Well-Cut Coconut
Coconut Cutting Machine by Mr. Senthil (Tamil Nadu) Problem Addressed: M. Senthil observed that people take out coconuts from the whole nuts harvested from trees using a crowbar. This is time consuming and has a high risk of injury while husking the coconut. He developed an iron cutter that can split the coconut in two-halves […]
Sowing Change: A Journey from a Soldier to an Agricultural Pioneer
written by Adeeba Hoor, Research Scholar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Jawaharlal Nehru University In the serene landscapes of Kisthwar, Jammu & Kashmir, a compelling tale of agricultural innovation and sustainability unfolds through the endeavours of Sunil, a former soldier in the Indian Army. After 17 years of army service, Sunil returned home […]
Solar Seed Drill-cum-Weeder: Better Soil with Less Toil
Solar Seed Drill cum Weeder by Bharatbhai Agrawat (Junagadh, Gujarat) Problem Addressed: Manual method of seed planting, results in irregular seed placement, spacing inefficiencies, and drudgery for the farmer, limiting the area sown. A Seed Sowing Machine was designed and developed to improve planting efficiency and reduce the drudgery involved in the manual planting method. […]
