Ahmedabad, Aug. 8 -- 'Vande Bharatam', the grassroots innovation and entrepreneurship initiative launched by Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, has selected its inaugural cohort from more than 26,000 applications across India.

According to a release, Vande Bharatam received applications from every State and Union Territory, with ideas spanning mobility, sustainability, technology, agriculture, defence, healthcare, manufacturing, education and other sectors. The cohort brings together innovators from varied regions, disciplines and backgrounds, united by the ambition to solve the nation's problems, build nation-building enterprises and create nationwide impact.

Created on the premise that talent is everywhere, even when opportunity is no...