They are the finalists in the recently announced National Startup Awards 2020 in Education category.
Indian researchers develop low-cost tech to produce psychoactive...
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati says researchers have developed this low-cost membrane tech.
Microsoft, Accenture to nurture startups by social entrepreneurs
Microsoft and Accenture Labs will help social enterprise startups test and validate proof-of...
New tech to extend battery life in smartphones, electric cars
It is done by extending the life of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries powering them.
Now a India-Australia hackathon on circular economy
I-ACE will focus on identification and development of innovative solutions by bright-minded...
New battery tech can charge electric cars up to 90% in 6 mins
This research has laid the foundation for developing Li-ion batteries that can achieve quick...
Now AI can predict education outcomes based on social media posts
Russian researchers have used AI-based models to predict high academic achievers from lower ones
iDream Education bridges the digital divide for rural students
It works with students in rural areas providing Learning Tablets and smart learning devices.
Now nanofibrous bags to prevent seed storage losses
It a small step towards sustainable agriculture and food safety using nanotechnology.
New machine learning model to predict heartbeat issues
This model helps predict patients who are at risk of developing heartbeat irregularities.
New algorithm predicts likelihood of acute kidney injury
The algorithm analysed 7,122 patient encounters and was compared with the standard of care.
Google removes three apps for kids on data privacy issues
IDAC alerted Google that the three apps were in violation of Google’s developer policies.
EF Polymer builds eco-friendly polymers to support plant growth
They were recently the finalists in the National Startup Awards 2020 in the category of Agriculture.
WE Hub selects 89 start-ups for ‘Her&Now’ programme
The pitching process had close to 150 women entrepreneurs out of 600 applicants.
FB users can now approach Oversight Board against content removal
The oversight board was formed in May this year to offer a new model of content moderation.
Researchers use facial data to diagnose stroke with a smartphone
Testing the model researchers found that its performance achieved 79 per cent accuracy.
Evlogia is National startup awards finalist in Agriculture...
Evlogia's Leafy straws, made from fallen coconut palm leaves has received an Indian patent in...
Google search trends could help predict Covid spread
Looking at Google Trends data, they were able to identify predictors of hotspots.
Digital India awards 2020; Nominations begins Oct 22
This year the entire process for DIA 2020 is being done completely online!
Bioprime is finalist in National startup awards in Agriculture...
It is an agrobiotech startup focussed on helping farmers reduce crop losses and raise yields.
Fedo.ai and Knight Fintech selected for Accenture mentorship...
Fedo’s algo quantifies an individual’s risk for various diseases based on a photograph.
E Dharti portal to make land transfers simple with digitisation
This measure will help in updating the records of land-owning agency as well as give titles.
COVIRAP diagnostic tool makes Covid testing affordable
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has successfully validated ‘COVIRAP,’ the diagnostic...
ECG feature on Apple watch saves man’s life in India
Since Apple Watch allows the ECG function, one can check it on a more regular basis.
Siemens Healthineers to invest ₹1,300 crore in India innovation...
It will have centres of competence in data analytics, AI and immersive technologies.
Facebook’s AI based model can translate 100 languages
It has built the first data set with 7.5 billion sentences for 100 languages.
ICT Challenge for rural water supply receives good response
The mission focuses on service delivery rather than mere creation of infrastructure.
Anika Chebrolu wins $25K prize for potential Covid treatment
14-year-old Anika has also been conferred the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist”
New Cloud Innovation Centre to focus on Citizen Services
It will bring together government stakeholders, startups, and local organisations to innovate.
This hand-held device can read cancer biomarker like blood sugar
The device would measure an antigen that indicates the degree to which cancer is present.
60-70 polluting power plants to be closed in the next two years
Power plants of Badarpur and Sonipat in Delhi-NCR have already been shut down.
Bharat Biotech & Washington Univ developing nasal vax for...
Bharat Biotech has entered into an agreement with Washington University’s School of Medicine.
Villgro wins national startup award under Incubators category
Villgro provides end-to-end intensive business support to early-stage social enterprises.
Genrobotic wins national startup 2020 award for Bandicoot
Bandicoot is the first manhole cleaning robot to eliminate need for human workers.
Bodhami wins national startup award 2020 in Special Category
Bodhami is an online personalized learning platform driven by AI.
Google Lens expands; can now help you identify things faster
If you are learning a new language, Lens can translate more than 100 languages.
National Science & Tech infra to be made available for...
The S&T infrastructure network would now reach out to more beneficiaries.
Grand Challenges 2020 brings together scientists and policymakers
Approximately 1600 people from 40 countries will participate in this annual meeting.
SnPC wins national startup award for its brick laying machine
Mobile Brick Making Machine, is the first of its kind which lays down bricks while on the move.
Taraltec wins national startup award 2020 for Urban Services
Taraltec Reactor, can be retrofitted to borewell hand pumps to provide safe drinking water.
Highway Delite wins national startup award in Tourism category
It offers real-time location-based verified highway services information .
Indian student gets patent for electric vehicle battery charging
Devansh is currently pursuing his law degree at the Jindal Global Law School.