MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611025724 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on March 5, for 'iot-integrated smart waste monitoring and segregation system.'

Inventor(s) include Kurumaddali Hardhik; Prateek Dwivedi; Deeksha Sonal; Manoj Singh; and Vibhanshu Kumar.

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 an automated and intelligent solution for efficient waste management using artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and IoT connectivity. The system employs a camera module and an embedded edge AI unit to capture and analyze images...