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Anang Tadar: Giving a ray of hope to the visually-impaired with his device

Written by: Charu Thakur

(September 9, 2022) A chance encounter with a blind woman on his way to a nearby town made Arunachal Pradesh native Anang Tadar ruminate over the difficulties faced by visually-impaired people. Seeing her ask for directions made him question the daily struggles of people like her, leading the young innovator to come up with a plan to bring about a change in their lives. And the innovator managed to do that with Goggle for Blind – a smart goggle that’s capable of detecting the obstacles lying in front of the wearer. Such has been the impact that UNICEF has expressed interest in refining the prototype to make it market ready.

The 25-year-old from Nirjuli village of Papum Pare in Arunachal realised cane sticks aren’t the solution for the visually impaired, and that the problem goes beyond the obvious. Talking to Socio Story, he said, “In our day-to-day life we come across many obstacles and obstructions. Obstacles like electric poles, signboards, parked vehicles etc. which we do not have a problem overcoming as a normal person. But for the blind people, the very same obstacle is a significant problem. The simplest way to overcome these obstacles and avoid bumping into them is by using a cane stick. However, the cane sticks can only be used for detecting the obstacle lying below our knee. In most cases they fail to detect the overhang obstacles.”

Anang Tadar received National Grassroots Innovator Award from former President Ramnath Kovind

It struck Anang that he has to look for a substitute that delves deeper into the solution. He began researching and came across the principle of ‘echolocation’ which is used by bats – ultrasonic frequency waves are emitted from their mouth or the nose which get deflected the moment it senses an obstacle, and the bat hears the echo. Using the same principle for Goggle for Blind, the innovator replicated it for the prototype where the wearer is alerted in advance if there is an obstacle in front of them, and helps them easily navigate the environment without the worry of bumping into things.

Anang Tadar developed Goggle for Blind

So how exactly does it work? The goggle uses two ultrasound sensors on each of the lenses and an infrared sensor in the centre, which helps in identifying any obstacle within a distance of two metres. Coming from a humble background, the Global Indian used his pocket money initially to develop Goggle for Blind (G4B) and exhibited his prototype at various science fairs. It was at one of the events of Innovation Festival that National Innovation Foundation noticed his prototype, and helped him further develop it, refine it and even test it. The 2017 innovation won him National Grassroots Innovation Award and Traditional Knowledge Award 2019.

Anang, who is currently pursuing civil engineering from Dr CV Raman University, hails from a family of farmers in Arunachal Pradesh. As a youngster growing up in the village, he was always intrigued by technology and would disassemble every piece of a machine he could get his hands on. “Curiosity taught me everything I know now. I began to delve deeper into the realm of technology. By eighth grade, I had a good understanding of basic electronics. By the time I finished high school, I was interested in learning more about microcontrollers. Curiosity led me to discover my true calling,” the innovator told Successful Indian.

It was in 2016 that the innovator met the blind woman who inspired him to develop G4B. He is keen to reach out to as many visually impaired people with G4B and make a positive impact in their lives. “My objective is to assist visually impaired persons in leading comfortable lifestyles. I questioned volunteers in one of my studies if they’ve ever bumped into things or people. He explained that this is something that happens to them on a daily basis, and that they are occasionally injured. Every blind person should be able to use glasses, in my opinion. Once completed, I want the goggles to be inexpensive and accessible to everyone who needs or wishes to use them,” added the boy who took a year to build a prototype that could be tested.

But building the prototype wasn’t easy for this Arunachal native as “finance” and “support” were the key factors that proved to be a hindrance. Moreover, the knowledge gap and lack of professional understanding played a spoiler for him. But his determination and interest in technology helped him forge ahead. Despite the struggles, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awardee believes that passion takes one places. “Do what you love and follow your heart because where your heart is, there your treasure shall be.”

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(April 23, 2022) He was 12 when the infamous Nirbhaya rape case shook the nation in 2012. People took to the streets asking for justice, and his mom was one among them. Curious about the protests and confused about the word rape, Siddharth Mandala joined his mom for one of the protests. “A 40-year-old woman came up to me, and told me not to be like rapists. I didn’t even know what rape meant back then. This was a catalyst for me. I ended up surfing the internet, asking my friends and teachers to get a grasp on this concept called rape. Understanding the gravity of the issue, I decided to do everything in my capacity to prevent sexual assault,” Siddharth tells Global Indian. This awareness led to the birth of Electroshoe, a small badge that can be clipped onto any footwear, or worn as a ring or pendant and can be easily activated during any threatening situation by pressing. “It pulls out two sharp pointers, mimicking stun gun’s mechanism, and pierces through clothing, and even skin to electrocute the attacker,” explains Siddharth who took two years to build a working prototype; and another three years to create a market-friendly

gh clothing, and even skin to electrocute the attacker,” explains Siddharth who took two years to build a working prototype; and another three years to create a market-friendly product by interviewing over 500 women across India and California.

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The Hyderabad born and raised reveals Electroshoe activates an alarm sound to alert nearby police stations and sends location to family members. “It can even sense angst in a conversation, and can raise alarm,” adds the entrepreneur. With a built-in solar plate, it recharges itself when exposed to sunlight. “The idea was that it should be something that women can carry with them easily all the time,” adds the 21-year-old.

An incident caused a shift

Born in 2000 to a businessman father and a criminal lawyer mother (now a homemaker), Siddharth loved to build things as a kid. And he found time to pursue his interest in his growing years. But the Nirbhaya rape case pushed him to put his innovative side to better use, and that’s how Electroshoe came into existence. But it was an uphill climb with many obstacles in the path. He taught himself programming and coding with the help of mentors from Linkedin and social media. While his prototype failed 17 times, he also faced electrocution twice. But Siddharth never gave up.

But things started to shift when he moved to the US to pursue further studies. “I grew up reading about startups in the Silicon Valley and wanted to be a part of that environment. But I realised it was more about finance and investment,” reveals Siddharth. Around the same time, he met Zach Latta, founder of the hack club, who told him that San Francisco was the place to be for his startup. “I dropped out of my college in California and lived homeless to fundraise for Electroshoe. My parents sold their house in India to send me to college in America. Hence, I didn’t tell them. I used to go to meetups and pitches for free food, where I tried to convince as many people as possible to help me out," reveals the young innovator who didn’t find much support from investors.

[caption id="attachment_15372" align="aligncenter" width="847"] Electroshoe[/caption]

An uphill task

But that didn't deter Siddharth who tried making “shoe attachments from greeting card sound chips that make a sound when you step on them” and tried to sell them in San Francisco. But he didn't know where he could meet women. “I tried standing outside Starbucks and selling them to women. That did not work. I realised that only two types of people will listen to me: My parents, friends, and people who are interested in me. So I went on dating apps. I’d go on dates and somewhere in the conversation would show the product and sell it to them. This is where we found the first 50 users,” reveals Siddharth who returned to India and worked on his product.

Siddharth, who is pursuing a degree in international relations and computer science from Claremont Mckenna College, spent six years turning a prototype into a product “that has gone through almost 30 iterations.” It is no secret that electric shock can often cause internal damage, even leading to cardiac arrest or trauma. However, Siddharth reveals, “We spent years creating the exact amount of voltage to ampere ratio that electrocutes lethally but not enough to kill a person." But he had to face a blow ahead of its launch owing to the Covid 19 pandemic. “We were very close to partnering with Telangana police but Covid first wave kicked in,” says the boy who has branched out his personal safety company to real estate and crypto.

[caption id="attachment_15376" align="aligncenter" width="631"] Siddharth Mandala working on Electroshoe[/caption]

Innovator-turned-activist

Apart from being an innovator and entrepreneur, Siddharth is also an activist who started a nonprofit Cognizance Welfare initiative with his friend Abhishek to spread awareness about rape. “Together we filled over 50 potholes in Hyderabad, we made underprivileged children build inexpensive GPS trackers to track their younger siblings and prevent human trafficking, we even helped a California-based non-profit adopt a village called Kanigiri in Andhra Pradesh and helped them build libraries and infrastructure,” beams Siddharth with pride, adding, “We even built an education class module and spent three months travelling to different cities educating young children about sexual assault and how to detect it very early.”

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Siddharth, who has come a long way, advices youngsters to “get started and build something already. Even if it’s broken, miscalculated, and consumes most of your time, do not worry. These things usually take time, however, the key is to put something out and let the world see it and show you the path.”

An innovator at heart, he has designed a hardware wallet and a mobile app that can protect people, and their funds safe in the crypto space. "When I was in California, people in the NFT and crypto space were being kidnapped and beaten to share their private crypto keys. Once shared, even police can't trace down the funds. So the wallet acts like additional security feature," concludes Siddharth who loves working out in his free time.

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Anika Puri: The Indian-American teen helping spot elephant poachers in real time with her device

(November 2, 2022) A chance visit to a market in Mumbai during her India trip some four years led Anika Puri to a shocking visual - rows of ivory jewelry and statues. For decades, the ivory trade has been illegal globally, and elephant hunting is prohibited in India since the 70s. However, coming across a market that had unabashedly displayed ivory products took Indian-American teens by surprise. "I was quite taken aback. Because I always thought, 'well, poaching is illegal, how come it is still such a big issue?" the New York resident told Smithsonian Magazine. The revelation changed her outlook towards poaching and led the innovator to invent a device that could spot elephant poachers in real time with 91 percent accuracy. That visit to the Mumbai market led Anika to research and look up statistics on the internet, and the results were startling. She learnt that Africa's forest elephant population declined by 62 percent between 2002 and 2011. Not just this, the rapidly diminishing habitat and pressures from human activity have had a dramatic effect on the elephant population in India. In 2017, the Union Environment Ministry reported that there were 27,312 elephants on average in India, which

res from human activity have had a dramatic effect on the elephant population in India. In 2017, the Union Environment Ministry reported that there were 27,312 elephants on average in India, which was a decline from the 29,576 elephants recorded as the mean figure in 2012. She knew that she had to do something to protect the species from poachers.

[caption id="attachment_23684" align="aligncenter" width="703"] Anika Puri invented ElSa to spot elephant poachers in real time[/caption]

Though drones are currently used to detect and capture the images of poachers, Anika realised that they aren't accurate enough. It was after watching a handful of videos of elephants and humans that she noticed that the two differed vastly in terms of their movement, especially their speed, their turning patterns, and other motions. "I realised that we could use this disparity between these two movement patterns to increase the detection accuracy of potential poachers,” the innovator added.

This initiated a two-year-long journey of building ElSa (Elephant Saviour), a low-cost prototype of machine-learning software that can observe and analyse the movement patterns of humans and elephants in thermal infrared videos. The Indian-American teen says that ElSa is four times more accurate than the existing detection methods, and its software is even compatible with low-cost cameras, thus eliminating the need for high-resolution thermal cameras. So how does it work? She revealed to the magazine that ElSa uses a $250 FLIR ONE Pro thermal camera with 206*156 pixel resolution that plugs into an off-the-shelf iPhone 6. The camera and the iPhone are later attached to the drone, which helps the system produce real-time inferences as it flies over wildlife parks identifying if the objects below are humans or elephants.

[caption id="attachment_23685" align="aligncenter" width="609"] Anika Puri won the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication[/caption]

This project led her to the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest international preschool STEM competition, and also won her the $10,000 Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication. The Global Indian was thrilled and honored to share the stage with teens who "enjoy science and research."

It was right after her ninth grade that her love for artificial intelligence blossomed when she was selected for Stanford AI Lab's summer program. Her initial enthusiasm was based on AI's "limitless possibility for social good" but she soon discovered that since data is collected and analysed by humans, it does contain human biases. "It can reinforce some of the worst aspects of our society. What I realised from this is how important it is that women, people of color, all sorts of minorities in the field of technology are at the forefront of this kind of groundbreaking technology," she added. As a result, she founded a nonprofit mozAlrt, a nonprofit which inspires girls and other underrepresented groups to get involved in computer science using a combination of music, art, and AI.

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During one AI conference, Anika met Elizabeth Bondi Kelly, a Harvard computer scientist, who was then working on a wildlife conservation project using drones and machine learning. The teenager approached her with the idea of catching animal poachers using movement patterns, and soon Kelly became her mentor for the project. It was under her guidance that Anika started working on the prototype which the innovator says has 91 percent accuracy.

Anika, who is currently studying electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has plans to expand her movement pattern research to other endangered animals, including rhinos. The innovator is keen to implement her software in national parks in Africa.

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Alay Shah: The Indian-American teen invented an eye-tracking test to detect brain disorders

(October 26, 2022) Failures are nothing but stepping stones to success, and Indian American Alay Shah couldn't agree more. The 18-year-old, who made it to the top ten at the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search for designing an eye-tracking algorithm that can detect neurological diseases, had to face criticism, especially at the beginning of the journey. But not one to be deterred, the teen remained unfazed and focused on his research which led him to make an impact by developing a diagnostic tool. "I decided to stick with it because it was something I believed in. A lot of times, you're met with failure, but that one success can completely change everything," Shah told Forbes. The success came in for this Texas resident after years of perseverance, however, it was worth every bit of it, for he developed a tool to test eye movement as a low-cost, non-invasive method to quantifying deep brain function. In the intervening years, he not only wrote the software but also built the hardware and conducted clinical testing on Dementia, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and ADHD patients. "Besides allowing us to perceive our surroundings, eye movements also act as a window into our mind and a

ilt the hardware and conducted clinical testing on Dementia, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and ADHD patients. "Besides allowing us to perceive our surroundings, eye movements also act as a window into our mind and a rich source of information about the brain's functions and health. This combined assessment of neurological and psychological health is known as a neuropsychological evaluation, and it proves exceedingly valuable for diagnosing cognitive issues," he said in a statement.

[caption id="attachment_23460" align="aligncenter" width="743"] Alay Shah is an Indian-American inventor.[/caption]

Inspiration in surprising places

The inspiration came while watching a football match. In ninth grade, Shah noticed that after a player took a hard hit on the field, the medical professional did a quick eye test on the sidelines, to check for a possible concussion. It struck him that if doctors could make a preliminary diagnosis in a noisy and stressful situation like a football match, a similar eye test could also be used to diagnose other mild traumatic brain injuries. That's when he decided to build a portable and inexpensive tracking device that could detect neurological abnormalities.

However, there was a big problem - Shah had no idea how to build it. First, he enrolled in online programs at MIT's OpenCourse Ware to get a grip on the principles of computer science and artificial intelligence. This led him on a four-year research journey - a collective of independent study, input from teachers and professionals, and testing on neurological patients. "By just jumping into something as difficult as an eye tracker was, and kind of scrapping it together, by the time it was finished, I learned a lot," the teen added.

Designing the prototype

After years of upgrading his skill sets, he built a headset, which according to Forbes, points two cameras directly into the eyes and a sensor that captures an image of the entire face. It needed a set of algorithms to process the data, something he later developed. "I took a look at the current eye tracking standard and I used a combination of a set of intelligent algorithms to redefine eye tracking at its core," explained the teenager.

[caption id="attachment_23461" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Alay Shah was among the top ten at the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.[/caption]

While one algorithm helps track the eye's position more accurately than many existing systems, the second called gaze estimation generates a set of points that estimate where the person is looking. It helps identify patterns and allows for categorisation of different types of movement. "This is how I know Parkinson’s patients have tremors, or ADHD patients may have trouble tracking dots that are moving in a line," the teen said.

Put to the test

While the device was ready, his next hurdle came in the form of testing on real people. Not the one down to challenges, he began cold calling and developed a pitch deck to pitch his ideas to private neurological practices convincing them to test his easy-to-use diagnostic eye-tracking tool. It took persistence, but he was eventually successful in testing the tool on nearly 200 patients with dementia, Parkinson's, and other disorders.

The tool helped him bag a position in the top 10 at the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search. The teenager believes his "communication skills" is the key to his success. Along with the technical and low-cost projects, he understands the power of soft skills.

Shah is also the founding member of the Association for Young Science and Innovators - a student-led nonprofit created to help young scientists pursue success with support from more experienced student scientists. He also mentors fellow student scientists with their research projects and helps them increase their ability to communicate effectively about their research during judging interviews. Along with this, he is also the founder of the Get Back to Work Initiative which helps fundraise to assist families in India whose primary breadwinner, due to illness or accident, needs new vocational or medical equipment, such as wheelchairs.

Shah, who is making an impact, has a piece of advice for youngsters. "Don’t listen to people who say it can’t be done. If you believe it’s there, then something is there. Don’t let others' preconceived notions limit innovation. Science is always moving and one success, big or small, can change everything."

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Leena Rafeeq: UAE-based Indian develops AI app to detect eye diseases

(May 31, 2024) 12-year-old Dubai-based Kerala native Leena Rafeeq made headlines when she developed an AI-based app Ogler Eyescan to detect eye diseases and conditions. Interestingly, she was only 10 when she developed the app which is capable of detecting various eye conditions through a unique scanning process. "Using advanced computer vision, and machine learning algorithms, Ogler can analyse various parameters such as light and colour intensity, distance, and look-up points to locate the eyes within the frame range. It also identifies any light burst issues and if the eyes are positioned exactly inside the scanner frame," she said. [caption id="attachment_38056" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Leena Rafeeq[/caption] Using AI to create an impact A self-taught coder, the Global Indian built the app using machine learning algorithms and computer vision systems, thus leading to 70 percent accuracy in diagnosing potential eye conditions like arcus, melanoma, pterygium, and cataracts. "This app was developed natively with SwiftUI without any third-party libraries or packages, and it took me six months of research and development to bring this innovative app to life," she added. It was a year after the invention of the AI app that she submitted it to the app store. During her development journey,

hms and computer vision systems, thus leading to 70 percent accuracy in diagnosing potential eye conditions like arcus, melanoma, pterygium, and cataracts. "This app was developed natively with SwiftUI without any third-party libraries or packages, and it took me six months of research and development to bring this innovative app to life," she added. It was a year after the invention of the AI app that she submitted it to the app store. During her development journey, Leena expanded her expertise in areas such as eye conditions, computer vision, algorithms, machine learning models, and advanced Apple iOS development features, including sensor data processing, augmented reality (AR), CreateML, and CoreML. As of now, the app exclusively operates on iPhones from the 10th model onward, running iOS 16 or higher.

How it began

Leena's interest in programming and developing websites developed at a very young age. At the age of six, she was able to create a website from scratch for her school science exhibition. "My parents, who are both coders, are the reason I started gravitating towards coding. I created my first webpage at the age of six, and soon started teaching my younger sister Hana coding and programming," she recalled.

After toying with any ideas, she finally zeroed in on developing an app that aids in diagnosing diseases for users of any age. "This introduced me to Ogler Eye Scan, a program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to thoroughly scan your eyes and enable you to diagnose eye problems," she said. Explaining the benefits of the app, she revealed that it is capable of both - a comprehensive eye scan as well as disease detection. "The four disorders that our app can currently diagnose are melanoma, arcus, pterygium, and cataract. Additionally, it can perform a comprehensive scan that can detect all of these disorders at once. Using your GPS position, the app also lets you browse for eye hospitals in the area," Leena said. Moreover, that app can check pupil distance as well as compare previous scan results with the latest ones. She is glad that her app can help identify eye conditions at an early stage.

Expanding her horizons

The co-founder of Misrai, Leena is trying to be at the forefront of AI with her innovations. "With a passion for technology that ignited at the age of five, I've journeyed from early coding experiments to SOTA innovations in the field of Gen-AI and Pred-AI. At Misrai, I'm currently dedicated to developing a base model prototype for an intelligent, efficient, and compact AI model. This project encapsulates my vision of making AI more accessible and impactful in various industries."

However, it's the development of Ogler Eyescan that she calls her proudest achievement so far. "It's a testament to my commitment to creating tools that define how we interact with technology," says the teenager who loves reading and watching films.

[caption id="attachment_38058" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Leena Rafeeq with her sister Hana[/caption]

She is glad to have found a strong support system in her parents who are also her inspiration. "They have been encouraging throughout my journey, providing me with fresh concepts and business initiatives I might pursue."

AI is the future

As a young software developer, she believes programming and coding are the fundamental building blocks defining the future. "People will likely begin conversing with machines and progress to artificial intelligence. To live an inviting lifestyle and thrive in the upcoming years, it's crucial to know how to code and program because robots may replace many jobs."

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Angad Daryani: Infusing ‘praan’ into the environment by cutting down air pollution

(June 2, 2024) Blue skies, no masks, and clean air - that's how entrepreneur Angad Daryani and his clean tech startup Praan vision the world. An inspiration that he found while growing up with asthma in the heart of Mumbai. Each year, he would move to the hills during Diwali to breathe clean air. His constant struggle with air pollution in a country that comprises the 21 most polluted cities in the world was nothing short of a nightmare. But it wasn't until he shifted to the US for his higher studies that Angad's idea of making a change started taking shape after he realised that the air was more breathable. He wanted his family and friends to breathe the same clean air, but without dislocating them. That's when Praan started to take its form, a startup that doesn't clean up the atmosphere, instead, it creates localised hotspots of clean air in places that require it the most. "All I wanted to do was to figure out if at all it was possible to improve outdoor air quality, without government policy, without changes in consumer behaviour in short term, and to create a healthier environment through the private sector. Sounds

in short term, and to create a healthier environment through the private sector. Sounds crazy and unrealistic. Definitely was. Until we made it realistic," the entrepreneur said.

[caption id="attachment_20965" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Angad Daryani is the founder of Praan.[/caption]

It was during his second year at the Georgia Institute of Technology while working on Project Breathe that it dawned upon him that while his parents' generation grew up excited for a bright future, the youngsters his age were reading about animals going extinct or water and air pollution. The apprehension of an uncertain and bleak future led him to bring about a change, and he found the solution in filter-less technology that took three years to prototype and develop. "At Praan, we believe that any technology built to tackle climate change or public health catastrophes should be a net positive. Hence, we spend our time building filterless, adaptable, and affordable devices which solve the problem at scale. Our technologies adapt to changing weather conditions and ensure that all captured pollutants are recycled," reads Praan website.

The low-cost and AI-based outdoor air purification systems come with a fan that pulls in polluted air, and filtered particles settle down in a collection chamber. Once filled, it notifies the customer who can empty it and put it back again, which according to the 23-year-old is a "30-second process." It was the challenging infrastructure requirement that prompted Angad to look at a solution that needed near zero maintenance. That's when the idea of filter-less technology came in. "We remove pollution from the air without any replaceable filters. So, there is no maintenance cost in owing these devices. Our mission is clean air for all. Our hardware has to be low cost," the Global Indian added.

What began as a project at Georgia Tech has now taken the form of a company that's growing and expanding, with the help of engineers, designers, and volunteers. Two years since its inception, the startup deployed its first product in India in June 2019 and has been working on improving it with better manufacturing quality and research. In February 2022, Praan secured $1.56 million in funding from Social Impact Capital which understands the need for a solution to the problem of air pollution that kills over 70 million people every year.

While Praan has catapulted Angad into the league of deep tech startup entrepreneurs, he has always been a keen learner. As young as eight, he made his first robot and by the time he turned 13, he had built his prototype of RepRap 3D printer. A self-learner who credits the internet for learning, dropped out of school in Class 9 as he "didn't want to rote learn concepts anymore" and started home-schooling. By 16, he was running two companies (Shark Kits and Makers Asylums) "which create products that engender curiosity and innovation." The entrepreneur and his team also developed a Virtual Brailler (in collaboration with MIT Media Labs) that converts any PDF document into braille.

But it is Praan that's helping Angad create the right impact with his work. Currently, the startup has found schools and industrial sites as its initial customers. So how does it work? Praan leases the hardware to its customers for a fixed price per month per device, which is then placed in strategic locations keeping in mind the architecture of the street, airflow, and pollution dynamics. "We have a process where we study the site and the pollution dynamics, we are able to analyse it in software, place our devices in the software as we place them in the real world, understand the impact, optimise it, and then install our hardware in the real world," he told YourStory. Praan aims to create hyper-local zones in places like malls, hotels, schools, and gardens with its flagship product Mach One.

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With one office in California and another in Mumbai, Praan is now planning to expand through B2B deployments. "Climate problems can only be solved through deep-tech and hardware, and one has to change the world to deploy these solutions. Praan has taken the government, businesses, storytellers, and the best team along this journey to solve this problem together. Activism doesn't solve problems. The action does," the entrepreneur wrote on Medium.

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