India, March 25 -- An Indian-origin teenager in the US turned down a $300,000 (around Rs.2.8 crore) offer to drop out of high school and instead continue building his AI startup aimed at helping farmers.

According to a report by Business Insider, 16-year-old Rudrojas Kunvar, based in Germantown, Maryland, received the lucrative offer from a venture capitalist last year. "It was definitely a rough couple of weeks of contemplating. That's a lot of money," Kunvar said, recalling the decision.

Kunvar is the founder of Evion, a free AI-powered crop analysis tool that uses images captured by basic camera drones. The system analyses the images to generate a crop health map, helping farmers identify which areas need water or fertiliser.

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