MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641048396 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on April 16, for 'a solar powered multi-functional agricultural machine.'

Inventor(s) include Ravikumar V.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a solar-powered three-in-one agricultural machine (100) configured to perform weeding, seed sowing, and fertilizing operations in an integrated manner. The machine comprises a structural frame (101), a solar panel (102), a rechargeable battery (103), a charge controller (104), a microcontroller...