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Startup Mantra: A device that detects, kills silent invaders of agricultural fields

India, Jan. 31 -- It was the stem borer, an agriculture pest, that fuelled Mukund Choudhary, a tech engineer, and Maitree Dedhia, a design student, into action that would help farmers protect their cr... Read More


Making diagnostics easier for newborns

India, Jan. 24 -- Soon after graduating from IIT Kharagpur, Amrita participated in Pune Venture Center's program that allowed young engineers to work closely with doctors and observe healthcare delive... Read More


Startup mantra: Powering progress across pharma and life sciences

India, Jan. 10 -- Retirement is generally a time when people hang up their boots and sit back to enjoy their sunset years. But for Purna Chandra Ray, retirement set them off on another journey with a ... Read More


Startup Mantra: Millet snacking, minus the guilt

India, Jan. 3 -- It would seem rather impossible for a woman to juggle managing the home and looking after three young children. But the call of entrepreneurship can be really powerful. When Priyamvad... Read More


Startup Mantra: Wellness ECG for quantifying holistic well-being

India, Dec. 27 -- At 50, when most people start making retirement plans, Deepak Ambudkar left a well-paying job to start a new company, Energeiaa, that quantifies wellness, showing people a clear path... Read More


Powering tech education, the 'desi' way

India, Dec. 20 -- puneletters@hindustantimes.com Pune: As a student who had just completed his Master in Telecommunication from VJTI Mumbai, Pratap Pawar stepped out confidently with high hopes and ... Read More


How a scientist couple reinvented jaggery

India, Dec. 13 -- Dr Vishal Sardeshpande from IIT Mumbai and his wife, Madhavi Sardeshpande, a scientist at NCL, were troubled by the inconsistencies in a product that has been a staple in Indian home... Read More


Startup Mantra: Photonics bet pays off for Quanfluence

India, Dec. 6 -- Following in the footsteps of tech giants working on the next big wave that will hit the world, a start-up from Pune is also steadily working on quantum computing. Co-founder Sujoy Ch... Read More


Startup Mantra: Staq simplifies green building applications in realty industry

India, Nov. 29 -- The adoption of sustainability in real estate has been sluggish. While the country's first green building was built way back in 2005, the industry has been slow to pick up the added ... Read More


Making soil testing cheaper, faster and farmer-friendly

India, Nov. 22 -- Start-up | Agrotech solutions Pune Venture Center incubates, Saumya Rawat and Dhiraj Choudhary built a device that takes the lab to the field to help farmers test soil, cheaply, qui... Read More