The DroneTech startup has helped the Kerala government design a drone capable of spraying sanitizers.
Kochi-based AI Aerial Dynamics has developed drones in order to fight Covid 19. Incubated in the maker village, the drone tech setup has helped the Kerala government largely, design a UAV capable of spraying sanitizers. It is also giving a hand in the thermal scanning of people. For a long time now, India was dependent on other countries to procure raw materials. But, as the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ or ‘Make In India' initiative gaining popularity, Indian startups are largely affected and are turning self-sufficient. Following their ideologies, Kochi-based AI Aerial Dynamics is manufacturing indigenous UAVs.
The DroneTech startup is offering its products at a better cost to consumers.
Artificial Intelligence for youth program was launched in May 2020 | RESPONSIBLE AI FOR YOUTH
The program aimed to empower youth to become AI-ready Ravi Shankar Prasad (Union minister of IT) has launched an AI portal program for youth to build skills on May 30, 2020. The government also launched a national program for the youth, ‘Responsible AI for Youth’ with an aim to provide the young minds of our country a great platform and empower them with an apt new-age tech mindset and access to required AI toolsets to make them digitally prepared for the future. It’ll also help reduce the skill gap while enabling youth to create meaningful social impact solutions and the development of solutions based on AI. It would also act as a one-stop digital platform for AI-related digital developments in India, investment funds in AI, sharing resource details of startups, companies, and educational institutions related to AI in India. It would enter its second phase soon.
Low-cost innovative check dams help 8,000 farmers save water & earn more in Jharkhand
Ajay Sharma, the founder of Sewa Welfare Society, has introduced check dams made using gunny bags, in the Khunti district of Jharkhand. The idea was conceived by him in 2018, and now has solved the water crisis, brought better yield to the farmers, and doubled their income. In this, farmers have arrested water in small streams, canals, and rivulets resulting in two crop harvests a year and resulting in more profit. So far, the check dams built under this initiative have benefitted about 8k farmers across 70 villages of the district. The concept was truly a game-changer for the rural economy with enormous benefits. It has even increased the water table of the region and brought social harmony in the region.
Common service center (CSC) established Grameen e-Stores, an eCommerce platform for rural areas during the pandemic | CSC Grameen eStore
PepsiCo India would start to sell snacks through CSC’s Grameen eStore. It has signed a pact with CSC to list its food products on the Grameen eStore in a bid to strengthen its presence in rural regions. This partnership will further boost their efforts to deliver consumer’s favorite snacks at their doorsteps in rural regions and encourage e-Entrepreneurship. They did this business for Rs 150 crores!
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