Innovations: The power of Ideas

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Updated May 1, 2014, 6:52 PM IST

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Thousands of companies, governments, and regular men and women are working to address some of India's seemingly intractable problems. We take a closer look atthe innovations that are transforming the lives of thousands.

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The solar microgrid set up by Mera Gao Power enables residents of Thigra village in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh to recharge their mobiles.

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Residents of the Old Vadaj slum in Ahmedabad queue up with their 'water ATM' cards to draw Sarvajal's safe drinking water.

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Harish Hande, in the Bannerghatta forestnear Bangalore,surrounded by the solar lamps his company SELCO manufactures.

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Students at Bunker Roy's 'Barefoot College' in Tilonia village of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

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Sudesh Menon, CEO of Waterlife, seated amid the waters of a lake in Hyderabad. His company keeps water purification plants functioning smoothly.

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Dr Chandrashekar Patil, part of Vaatsalya, which provides affordable health care, examining a patient in Hubli, Karnataka.

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An HMRI mobile health unit, which provides health care in remote locations lacking hospitals and clinics.

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Women in Chinchkeda village of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, mulching the cotton crop, a procedure required in precision farming.

Innovations: The power of Ideas

Innovations: The power of Ideas

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