The Mumbai startup introduced modern practices to traditional Kolhapuri shoemaking process that enabled craftspeople to make scalable products Pratik Ghosh Desi Hangover artisan. “When you leave a Desi Hangover store, you don’t walk out with just a shoe, but also a story,” claim the founders of the sustainable D2C brand....

The Gujarat-based startup transforms agricultural waste of hemp into textile grade fibre that can significantly reduce the industry’s carbon footprint Pratik Ghosh Determined to become a fintech entrepreneur, Shreyans Kokra had gone to the US to acquire a professional degree. The turning point came when a case study as part...

The company aims to bring together different stakeholders in the waste management ecosystem on one platform to encourage recycling and traceability The startup has digitized the operations of 200-plus waste collection centres. Pratik Ghosh Call it serendipity, if you will: The day we spoke to Chandrashekar Bhat, the co-founder and...

Developed by Nurithm Labs, the app addresses the problems of access and accuracy in clinical diagnosis for dermatological disorders/diseases, including skin cancers and oral cancers Dr. Ambika Dixit, Dr. Somesh Gupta (AIIMS), Vikas Chouhan, Dr. Jyoti Mathur, Lavina Rajput (AIIMS Scientist), Merwin Rodrigues, Sharad Kumar Pratik Ghosh Skin tech has...

Co-founders Samrat, Greeshma Unnikrishnan, Mahesh Kumar Rathor, and Binil Jacob The startup’s Cilika product line, integrated with tablet or smartphone, can capture, record, share, and transmit images and videos to make diagnostics more accessible Pratik Ghosh When MedPrime Technologies, a healthtech startup, recently raised seed capital with Social Alpha leading...

By incentivising the housekeeping staff of hotels, restaurants and cafes, the Jaipur-based startup builds a financially viable business model to address the challenge of waste segregation The startup plans to enlist 350 bulk waste generators as clients in the next 6 months and provide a stable income opportunity to at...

The startup’s off-grid cooling solutions are aimed at women entrepreneurs running dairies, fruit-pulp processing units, and small retail outlets By Pratik Ghosh Members of Maitree Mahila Dairy and Agriculture Produce Company are happy at the way DD Solar refrigerators helped them cut down on electricity bills and milk spoilage “You...