Winner
Sustainable and Affordable Modular Structures Made of Agricultural Residues
Member: Kusum Saini (IIT Delhi)
Innovation: Modular biocomposite structures created from agricultural residues (stubble), providing an eco-friendly alternative to conventional synthetic construction materials.
First Runner Up
BIOBULB MKone
Team Members: Chinmoy Dan, Aryan Anand, Sudhanshu Kumar, and Ishika Roy (Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University)
Innovation: A carbon capture system using microalgae to reduce CO₂, NOX, and SOX emissions, improving air quality while generating biofuels and fertilizers to support sustainable living.
Smart Mobility
Winners
Autonomous Drone-Based Temperature-Controlled Medicine Delivery System for Remote and Emergency Healthcare
Team Members: Sumanto Roy, Anurag Biswas, Baibhab Adhikari, and Soumyadeep Das (Adamas University)
Innovation: Designed a temperature-regulated autonomous drone for medicine delivery, integrating vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities and innovative controllers to align with the ‘Made in India’ initiative. This solution is set to transform healthcare access in remote and emergency scenarios.
First Runner Up
RegenDrive Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)
Team Members: Sanya Vishwakarma and Aishwarya Chourasiya (IIT Bombay)
Innovation: Introduced an energy-efficient Autonomous Mobile Robot leveraging regenerative braking for 15-17% efficiency gains. Featuring advanced payload handling with a safe scissor lift mechanism and camera-based navigation, this innovation enables precise and sustainable warehouse automation.
Water and Sanitation
Winners
Harnessing Metal-Organic Frameworks and MXene
Team Members: Harish Kumar R, Mohammed Askkar Deen F, and Sulaiha Juvairiya (IIT Guwahati)
Innovation: Engineered a two-component system to tackle toxic dye compounds in textile effluents. Their biopolymer-based MOF adsorbent efficiently removes dyes, while the catalytically active MXene filter rapidly degrades desorbed dyes, advancing the purification of water streams.
First Runner Up
Aquafy Systems: Retro-Fit-table Multi-Stage Filtration with Auto-Cleaning and IoT Tech
Team Members: Harish Panda and Saraswat Das (Odisha University of Technology & Research)
Innovation: Developed a compact, IoT-enabled greywater treatment unit addressing high costs and inefficiency in water management. This solution integrates self-cleaning and advanced filtration features, offering affordability and scalability for sustainable water reuse.